Dutch pull out of 'no longer neutral' Eurovision

The Netherlands will not participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria, the state broadcaster has said, citing divisions over the situation in Gaza. It's the second time the country is boycotting the event.

Netherlands withdraws from ‘no longer’ neutral Eurovision

The Netherlands will not participate in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, its broadcaster has said, adding that the event can “no longer be considered neutral” given divisions over the Gaza war. “It is undeniable that international conflicts are increasingly affecting the contest, undermining its neutral character. The Eurovision Song Contest has therefore become a platform for division,” said Taco Zimmerman, director general of AVROTROS, in a statement from the broadcaster on Monday. The...

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Dutch state broadcaster pulls out of 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, citing Gaza war

According to AVROTROS Director-General Taco Zimmerman, "It is undeniable that international conflicts are increasingly affecting the Contest, undermining its neutral character."

Netherlands to continue Eurovision boycott and says event can ‘no longer be considered neutral’

Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS said it will not participate in next year’s song contest as ‘one of the participating countries is still involved in a large-scale military conflict’.

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AVROTROS is again boycotting the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027, the Dutch public broadcaster announced on Monday.

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