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\n European Union government ministers are discussing ways to keep the pro-democracy media outlet afloat after the Trump administration stopped its grants over the weekend.
\n ADVERTISEMENTNow that Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty (RFE\/RL) has fallen victim to sweeping funding cuts by US President Donald Trump’s administration, the future of the pro-democracy media outlet is unclear.RFE\/RL started broadcasting during the Cold War, and has played an important role reporting across Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East eve since. Its programmes are aired in 27 languages in 23 countries.The outlet has also provided critical coverage in Ukraine, especially after Russia labelled Voice of America and Radio Free Europe “foreign agents”, adding RFE\/RL to the list of “undesirable organisations” in 2024.Two trademark projects of RFE\/RL in Ukraine \u2014 Crimea Realities and Donbas Realities \u2014 have also provided key sources of information about the Russian-occupied territories.Yet on Friday night, shortly after Congress passed its latest government funding bill, Trump instructed his administration to reduce the functions of several agencies to the minimum required by law.These included the US Global Media Agency, a budget-funded government organisation that oversees outlets including Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Asia, and Radio Marti, which broadcasts Spanish-language news to Cuba.\u201cThe cancellation of Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty\u2019s grant agreement would be a massive gift to America\u2019s enemies,\u201d the network\u2019s President and CEO, Stephen Capus, said in a statement in reaction to the move.Keeping Radio Free Europe afloatThe Czech Republic, which has hosted Radio Free Europe for 25 years, although its corporate headquarters is in Washington, is leading the push to keep the network alive. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsk\u00fd has urged the EU to step up and support RFE\/RL itself. After he raised the issue during Monday’s gathering of foreign ministers in Brussels, EU government ministers debated ways to keep RFE\/RL afloat on Tuesday.Sweden\u2019s European Affairs Minister Jessica Rozencrantz insisted on the need to ensure that \u201cRadio Free Europe really continues to be an important voice for freedom and democracy, especially in those places where it is most needed\u201d.\u201cSweden encourages all countries and the (European) Commission to really look into what we can do in terms of financing, to make sure that we continue to have a strong Radio Free Europe,\u201d she told reporters in Brussels ahead of the meeting.On Monday, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas recalled the influence the network had on her as she was growing up in Estonia, which was part of the Soviet Union when she was a child.\u201cIt is sad to hear that US is withdrawing its funding,\u201d Kallas told reporters, after chairing a meeting of EU foreign ministers.\u201cComing from the other side of the Iron Curtain, actually it was (from) the radio that we got a lot of information,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, it has been a beacon of democracy, very valuable in this regard.\u201dBut coming up with funding may prove difficult.ADVERTISEMENTOn whether the EU can “fill the void the US is leaving”, Kallas said that \u201cthe answer to that question is not automatically, because we have a lot of organisations who are coming with the same request”.Still, Kallas added that \u201cthere was really a push from the foreign ministers to discuss this and find the way\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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