Dutch public broadcaster AVROTROS has announced that it will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2027 in Burgas.
What to know
- AVROTROS says it will not participate in Eurovision 2027.
- The broadcaster has returned the Dutch participation decision to the NPO.
- The NPO has not yet announced the final Dutch 2027 position.
- Song Contest Radar does not mark the Netherlands as definitively withdrawn while that decision remains pending.
In its statement, AVROTROS said its decision reflects concerns about the Contest's neutral and apolitical character amid continuing geopolitical tensions. The broadcaster said the latest EBU changes did not provide enough confidence for AVROTROS itself to return in 2027.
The decision does not yet provide a final answer on the Netherlands as a country. AVROTROS has informed the NPO and returned responsibility for the Dutch participation decision to the national public broadcasting organisation. The NPO will determine how the Netherlands proceeds for 2027.
Song Contest Radar therefore marks the Netherlands as 'NPO decision pending' rather than definitively withdrawn. The participant tracker will be updated when the NPO or EBU publishes an authoritative next step.
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Last verified: 2 September 2026.
