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EU to Give Radio Free Europe 5.5 Million Euros After Trump Funding Freeze

The European Union agreed on May 20, 2025, to provide 5.5 million euros to support Radio Free Europe after U.S. Grant freezes.
The funding follows a March 2025 Trump administration decision to stop U.S. Federal grants to the outlet as part of government downsizing.
The EU described the 5.5 million euro pledge as short-term emergency funding to maintain independent journalism in countries like Russia, Belarus, and Iran.
Kaja Kallas, the EU's top diplomat, announced that the union's foreign ministers have approved funding aimed at sustaining the essential activities of Radio Free Europe, a broadcaster with a 75-year history that operates in 27 languages.
The emergency grant aims to keep the mission alive amid fears the U.S. Funding cut could cause the outlet to shut down and reduce free media access in authoritarian regions.

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The emergency funding would not cover Radio Free Europe across the globe, but only in select European and Asian countries. The pro-democracy outlet's funds were cut off by the Trump administration.

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