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Lithuania's public broadcaster said it is not considering pulling out of the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest over Israel's participation, setting itself apart from broadcasters in Ireland and the Netherlands that have announced boycotts.
Lithuanian Radio and Television, known as LRT, said it would continue to follow the position of the European Broadcasting Union, or EBU, the organization responsible for running Eurovision, according to Lithuanian news agency BNS.
"LRT adheres to the position of the European Broadcasting Union and is not currently considering the possibility of withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest," the broadcaster said.
LRT added that decisions concerning the organization of the contest are made by the EBU and that, as a member, it respects decisions reached collectively within the organization.
Despite the boycott announcements elsewhere in Europe, LRT has already started preparing for the 2027 contest and invited artists to apply for EUROVIZIJA.LT, Lithuania's national selection process for Eurovision.
Ireland's national broadcaster RTE and Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS have said they will boycott the 2027 competition because of Israel's participation.
Their decisions follow a broader dispute that also affected the 2026 contest, when broadcasters from the Netherlands, Iceland, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia did not take part. Spain, Ireland and Slovenia also declined to broadcast the event.
Lithuania stayed in the 2026 competition, where its representative Lion Ceccah finished 22nd in the Vienna final with the song "Solo quiero mas."
The 2027 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to take place on May 15 in Burgas, a Black Sea city in Bulgaria.
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