On 9 September 2014, BHRT announced that they had submitted an application to the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. On 30 October 2014, it was announced by an official BHRT press release that participation was still in jeopardy due to the financial difficulties. EBU granted them a deadline extension until 14 November 2014 to make a final decision regarding their participation. On 17 November 2014, BHRT announced that they would not be competing in the 2015 contest, having not secured the necessary funds to finance their participation. On 24 November 2015 BHRT announced that they would return to the contest in 2016.