Hungary has been invited to return to the Eurovision Song Contest, public service media provider Duna Media has announced on a social media page.
The post said the public media's interim management has secured a significant discount on the participation fee and a deadline extension from the contest's organizers.
András Horváth, public media's interim director general, has held talks with Eurovision organizers and indicated that participation is a strategic decision that must be made by the public media's permanent leadership once it is in place, the post said.
An agreement has been reached on a substantial reduction in the public media's entry fee, and the organizers have offered a goodwill extension until December 7 for the submission deadline, it added.
The final decision on participating in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest will be made by the public media's permanent management after approval by the Independent Public Media Body, the post pointed out.
Hungary participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 17 times between 1994 and 2019, reaching the final on 14 occasions.
In 2019, Hungarian officials – under the fourth Orbán government – announced the country’s withdrawal, claiming to pay more attention and resources to Hungarian pop music.
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