As in 2024, the EBU's official representative for the Eurovision Young Musicians Amelie Rossignol-Farjon announced that a maximum of eleven countries may participate in the contest. There is space for ten broadcasters from other countries alongside the host country's broadcaster.[12]
As of October2025,[update] five countries confirmed their intention to participate in the contest. Portugal is set to return after last participating in 2014.
Latvia–On 6 June 2025, Latvian broadcaster LSM confirmed it is considering returning to the contest.[23] On 29 September 2025, head of the culture department of LSM Ieva Rozentāle[lv] was listed among the people "involved" in the contest in a presentation shared via Instagram post by the official account of the head of music department at AMPTV and producer of the contest in 2026, Anushik Ter-Ghukasyan.[24] Latvia last took part in 2002.
Norway–On 17 October 2025, the press department of the Norwegian broadcaster NRK confirmed that, for the first time since 1986, it would not participate in the contest. Ragnhild Veire, head of NRK Klassisk explained, the broadcaster decided to withdraw because it prefers to focus on further developing its national contest Virtuos[no], which has served as the Norway's national final for the Eurovision Young Musicians since 2006. NRK Klassisk has stressed that "by this decision it wants to implement a broader initiative aimed at promoting Norwegian classical music talent, providing young musicians in the country with an even stronger platform for their development".[25]
Switzerland–On 19 October 2025, the public relations department of the Swiss German-language broadcaster SRF announced that, after consulting with the broadcaster's multimedia music team, it can confirm that no decision had yet been made regarding Switzerland's participation in the 2026 contest, and that it was not yet clear whether the German-language SRF or the SRG SSR, which brings together all language broadcasters in Switzerland, would be responsible for possible participation.[26]
Active EBU member broadcasters in Croatia,[27][28]Slovenia[29] and the United Kingdom (BBC)[30] confirmed their non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.
↑ Dzene, Violanta (6 June 2025). ""Bērnu Eirovīzija" bez Latvijas jau 14 gadus: organizatori atklāj iespējas atgriezties konkursā"[Latvia has been absent from Junior Eurovision for 14 years: organizers reveal possibilities for returning to the contest]. Jauns.lv[lv] (in Latvian). Retrieved 4 October 2025. Tāpat tas min, ka Latvija ir apsvērusi un joprojām apsver iespēju piedalīties citā "Eirovīzijas" konkursā – "Eurovision Young Musicians", kuru kopš 1982. gada organizē Eiropas Raidorganizāciju apvienība jaunajiem mūziķiem vecumā no 12 līdz 21 gadam.[It also mentions that Latvia has considered and is still considering the possibility of participating in another Eurovision contest – Eurovision Young Musicians, which has been organized by the European Broadcasting Union since 1982 for young musicians aged 12 to 21.]
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