Radio Free Europe, funded by the U.S. Congress, has announced it will close in Romania and Bulgaria at the end of March.
In Romania he site was reopened in 2018 to combat disinformation and promote a free press. Thomas Kent, the president of REL/RL, emphasized the importance of broadcasts made by local journalists to support democratic values.
The closure was announced on Friday by Elena Vijulie Tanase, the head of the Romanian service.
In October 2025, Europa Liberă as it is known in Romanian was the most cited news source in Romania. In 2025, the Hungarian version of the station closed in November after a visit from Donald Trump ally Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House.
Trump suspended funding for Radio Europa Liberă/Radio Liberty in March of last year.
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