For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest , it needs to be an active member of the European Broadcasting Union ( EBU ) . It is unknown whether the EBU issue invitations of participation to all 56 active members like they do for the Eurovision Song Contest . At a press conference held during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 , the former contest Executive Supervisor , Vladislav Yakovlev , announced that broadcasters in Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania had expressed interest in participation . Additionally , during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest press conference held in Stockholm during the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 , Jon Ola Sand confirmed that the EBU was in contact with a number of broadcasters regarding participation including Belgium , France , Germany and Spain
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016