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.

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.

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

BRUSSELS — Donors at a European Union-led conference on Monday pledged 5.8 billion euros ($6.3 billion) to help Syria. The pledges at the Brussels gathering were less than last year's 7.5 billion euros in grants and loans, as EU officials pointed to US aid cuts as a major contributing factor.

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.