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.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that it was sad to hear that the U.S. was withdrawing funding for Radio Free Europe but that the EU cannot automatically come in with funding.

The US president signed an executive order on Friday to stop funding the American global broadcaster, following criticism from Elon Musk.

BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday reaffirmed the European Union's (EU) commitment to supporting Syria's recovery and political transition. Delivering a speech at the 9th Brussels Conference on Syria, von der Leyen emphasized that the path to reconciliation and recovery remains long.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union and its partners have pledged 5.8 billion euros ($6.3 billion) for Syria and its neighbours, said the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Monday. "The EU and its partners just pledged 5.

By Amina Ismail BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Donors at a European Union-led conference on Monday pledged 5.8 billion euros ($6.3 billion) to help Syria's new authorities as they struggle with humanitarian and security problems after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.