The European Union has agreed to provide emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat after the Trump administration stopped grants to the pro-democracy media outlet, accusing it of promoting a news agenda with a liberal bias.
Its lawyers have been fighting the administration's decision in court.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc’s foreign ministers had agreed to a €5.5 million contract to "support the vital work of Radio Free Europe."
The "short-term emergency funding" is a "safety net" for independent journalism, she said.
Kallas said the EU would not be able to fill the organisation's funding gap around the world, but that it can help the broadcaster to "work and function in those countries that are in our neighbourhood and that are very much dependent on news coming from outside."
She said that she hoped the 27 EU member states would also provide more funds to help Radio Free Europe in the long term.
Kallas said the bloc has been looking for "strategic areas" where it can help as the United States slashes foreign aid.
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But like why weren’t they funding this already