Dutch Broadcaster Confirms Boycott of Eurovision 2027 Over Israeli Participation
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS confirmed it will boycott Eurovision 2027 due to Israel's participation, citing geopolitical tensions and contest neutrality concerns. The final decision on Dutch participation rests with NPO, which could choose another broadcaster. The Netherlands last competed in 2025 and has a long Eurovision history with five wins.
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- Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS confirms boycott of Eurovision 2027 over Israel's participation.
- AVROTROS cites Middle East tensions and loss of contest neutrality as reasons for boycott.
- European Broadcasting Union's new rules on geopolitical crises criticized as insufficient by AVROTROS.
- NPO, the Dutch public broadcasting association, holds final say on Netherlands' Eurovision participation.
- Netherlands last competed in Eurovision 2025, finishing 12th with Claude's "C’est La Vie."
- The country has participated 65 times and won Eurovision five times, most recently in 2019.
The Dutch public broadcaster AVROTROS announced it will boycott the Eurovision Song Contest 2027 in Burgas, rejecting recent reports of a return to the competition. Despite earlier claims by journalist Jordi Prestiahdan in De Telegraaf that the Netherlands would rejoin Eurovision, AVROTROS confirmed the country will remain absent in protest against Israel's participation. The broadcaster stated that Eurovision no longer aligns with its values of reliability, independence, and humanity, citing ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the involvement of a country engaged in a large-scale military conflict. AVROTROS also criticized the European Broadcasting Union's new rules, which allow barring countries in geopolitical or military crises from hosting Eurovision, saying the measures do not restore the contest's neutrality or independence. However, the final decision on the Netherlands' participation lies with NPO, the Dutch public broadcasting association, which could select a different broadcaster to represent the country, leaving open a potential return without AVROTROS. The Netherlands last competed in Eurovision 2025 in Basel with Claude's "C’est La Vie," finishing 12th with 175 points. The country has participated 65 times since being a founding member in 1956 and has won five times, most recently in 2019 with Duncan Laurence's "Arcade."
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