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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lorne Cook

EU debates ways to keep Radio Free Europe afloat after Trump orders staff cuts at US-funded media

Belgium EU Foreign Ministers - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

European Union government ministers on Tuesday debated ways to keep Radio Free Europe afloat after the Trump administration stopped grants to the pro-democracy media outlet over the weekend.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty started broadcasting during the Cold War. Its programs are aired in 27 languages in 23 countries across Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East.

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