Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012
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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be the tenth edition of the contest, and will take place in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. The host city and dates for the contest have yet to be decided. Dutch broadcaster AVRO
AVRO (broadcaster)
AVRO is a Dutch public broadcasting association operating within the framework of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep system.-Television programmes:* Andermans veren...

 will be the host broadcaster for the event. For the second time the Netherlands will play host to the contest. This is the first time in the history of the contest that a country will have hosted twice, with the last time being in 2007
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the fifth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the Ahoy' indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 8 December. The host country was chosen by the European Broadcasting Union on 13 July 2006. The host city was...

, when the contest was held in the city of Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

.

The show will be hosted by Ewout Genemans
Ewout Genemans
Ewout Genemans is a Dutch television producer, presenter, singer and actor.Genemans presents Nederland 3 and his television production company 'No Pictures Please' produces several television programmes.-Biography:...

.

Possible debuts

- In July 2011, the EBU confirmed that Italian broadcaster RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...

 were interested in making a debut at the 2011 edition
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 will be the ninth edition of the contest, and will take place in Yerevan, Armenia at the recently renovated Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex...

. But a delay in negotiations meant that this would not be the case, and that Italy would certainly secure a place in 2012, if their desire to participate was still on the agenda. - San Marino RTV had originally planned to debut in the 2011 edition of Junior Eurovision, but later withdrew their application in order to concentrate on their preparation for Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijan's win in the 2011 Contest with Ell & Nikki's song "Running Scared". The two semi-finals will be held on 22 May and 24 May 2012, with the final on 26 May 2012,...

 instead. However, Alessandro Capiccioni, the Head of San Marinese delegation, told ESCDaily.com in an interview that they hope to make their debut in 2012.

Possible withdrawals

- According to Andy from ESCKaz, Moldova brought a small delegation in Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...

, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

 for the 2011 contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 will be the ninth edition of the contest, and will take place in Yerevan, Armenia at the recently renovated Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex...

. He believes that, because of big financial costs and low interest, they may withdraw from the following edition.

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