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EU to sustain Radio Free Europe with emergency funding after Trump cuts

US President Donald Trump's administration accused Radio Free Europe of promoting a liberal bias and labeled its content as 'propaganda' when it cut funding [David W Cerny/Reuters]

The European Union plans to step in to help save longtime media outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) after United States President Donald Trump’s administration abruptly stopped funding it.

The bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, told reporters after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Tuesday that 5.5 million euros ($6.2m) will be provided to “support the vital work of Radio Free Europe”.

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