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Dutch EUDC 2026

July 26 - Aug 1 · In person, Utrecht, The Netherlands · BP

Part of the European Universities Debating Championship (EUDC) series →

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The field

Premier

One of the strongest fields in the circuit. Multiple nationally-ranked teams attend.

Based on the 2025 edition. This year’s field isn’t rated yet.

183 teams (2025), 185 teams (2024), 160 teams (2023), 153 teams (2022)

Motions

Dutch EUDC 2026 (2026)16 motions
  • R1This House Supports the expectation that our loved ones accept us as we are.
  • R2This House Believes That the digitisation of the illegal drug trade* does more harm than good. *e.g. encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram and Signal, payment in cryptocurrencies, reliance on darknet market platforms, etc
  • R3This House Prefers the Dutch Model over the Nordic Model.
  • R4This House, as Western governments, Regrets their support for Kosovo independence after the 1999 NATO intervention.
  • R5This House Prefers art that depicts societal tragedies through allegories (The Yellow Wallpaper, Animal Farm, The Platform) over art that depicts societal tragedies explicitly (Schindler's List, Apocalypse Now, 12 Years a Slave).
  • R6This House Hopes for the rise of energy-intensive facilities that use behind-the-meter generation in the European Union.
  • R7This House Believes That psychiatric deinstitutionalisation did more harm than good.
  • R8This House Believes That Andy Burnham should call an immediate general election.
  • R9This House Prefers the institutional model to the project model for the public funding of research.
  • PDQThis House Opposes the belief that loyalty is a virtue.
  • EQFThis House Believes That LGBTQ+ Pride month* does more harm than good. *e.g. pride parades, other pride events
  • QFThis House Regrets the centrality of individual redemption* to religions. *the ability of an individual to attain salvation or spiritual reconciliation despite their moral failings or sins.
  • ESFThis House, as the government of the UAE, Regrets its pivot away from Saudi Arabia.
  • SFThis House Prefers market-based systems over bank-based systems.
  • EFThis House Regrets the cultural dominance of sport.
  • GFThis House Believes That American frontier AI firms* should cease all cooperation with the US military. *e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta

What gets set here

Social & Identity25%
Philosophy19%
Economics19%
Politics19%
Technology13%
Law & Crime13%

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You vs this tournament

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  • Social & Identity · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Philosophy · 19% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 19% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 19% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Technology · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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