The Dutch public broadcasting corporation (NPO) announced that the country will not participate in Eurovision 2027, for the second consecutive year, in protest of Israel's participation. The decision was made following the withdrawal of broadcaster 'AVROTROS,' which announced in August that it would not participate in the contest, arguing that 'the event is no longer neutral, now that one of the participating countries is involved in a large-scale military conflict' – an allusion to Israel.