The Netherlands will take part in the European Song Contest next year and Joost Klein, who was disqualified this year following a dispute with a camera woman, is favourite to be the Dutch entry, the Parool reported on Monday.

There had been doubts about whether the Netherlands would participate, following Klein’s expulsion which ended with a police investigation and no charges.

Broadcaster AvroTros had said it wanted assurances from the European Broadcasting Union about changes in the way the contest is run and the divisions now appear to have been “ironed out”, the Parool said.

The contest will take place in Basel in Switzerland next year.

A number of other countries had also called for changes in the way the competition was run, in particular backstage where the contestants are constantly followed by cameras.

The EBU’s rules would not allow them to ban Klein from taking part. He was one of the favourites to win this year but has not yet commented on reports that he could be back again in 2024.