On 4 December 2012 , RTVS announced its withdrawal from Eurovision Song Contest 2013 , and on 9 September 2013 it announced that it would n't return at Eurovision Song Contest 2014 . It had also been announced that Slovakia would not return at Eurovision Song Contest 2015 , citing financial constraints and an incompatibility between the contest and the programming goals of RTVS . However RTVS returned to the Eurovision Young Dancers in 2015 , with RTVS explaining that the return of Slovakia to EYD supported domestic production and promoted national culture at a European level . RTVS announced on 28 September 2015 that Slovakia would not participate in the 2016 contest . RTVS ' PR manager , Juraj Kadáš , explained on 12 April 2016 that Slovakia 's absence from the contest since 2012 was not due to poor results , but rather the cost associated with participation . On 24 October 2016 , RTVS confirmed that they would not return to the contest in 2017 . On 2 June 2018 , RTVS confirmed that they would not return to the contest in 2019 . On 5 June 2019 , RTVS confirmed that they would not return to the contest in 2020 due to a lack of interest from the Slovak public
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest