Dutch public broadcaster to boycott ‘no longer’ neutral Eurovision
- AVROTROS says escalating international conflicts are undermining the event’s neutrality and fuelling divisions.
- The public broadcaster in the Netherlands has announced it will not participate in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest because the event can “no longer be considered neutral” due to ongoing divisions over the war in Gaza.
- “It is undeniable that international conflicts are increasingly affecting the Contest, undermining its neutral character.
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- AVROTROS says escalating international conflicts are undermining the event’s neutrality and fuelling divisions.
- The public broadcaster in the Netherlands has announced it will not participate in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest because the event can “no longer be considered neutral” due to ongoing divisions over the war in Gaza.
- “It is undeniable that international conflicts are increasingly affecting the Contest, undermining its neutral character.
Sources: Al Jazeera