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Hungarian MEP: 'We took democracy for granted' (www.dw.com)

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cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/1485767

cross-posted from: https://metawire.eu/post/153637

Klara Dobrev is head of Hungary's opposition Democratic Coalition and former vice president of the European Parliament. DW spoke to her about the rise of illiberal democracy in Europe and current politics in Hungary.

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The Economist Democracy Index (en.wikipedia.org)

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EU looks at the possibility of funding Radio Free Europe (www.brusselstimes.com)

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Kallas and the foreign ministers of the 27 EU Member States discussed the potential financial gap for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty at their monthly meeting in Brussels.

The Estonian politician, who grew up behind the Iron Curtain, described as “sad” the news that the US government is withdrawing its financial support for the radio station, which she called a “beacon of democracy.”

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was founded in the early years of the Cold War to promote democratic values to listeners in Eastern Bloc countries and the Soviet Union.

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