24/04/2025 (Agence Europe) – A federal judge in Washington has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate US public media abroad overseen by the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), including Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN). Judge Royce Lamberth ordered the US government to reinstate USAGM employees and resume payment of subsidies, suspended in March. The freeze on funding for Radio Free Europe, which was also affected by the Trump administration’s decision, had already been lifted following a court ruling in March (see EUROPE 13613/14). At the European Parliament’s plenary session in early April, MEPs reiterated the importance of protecting the independent press. According to Irena Joveva (Renew Europe, Slovenia), the aim was to not “lose the information battle with authoritarian regimes”. (Original version in French by Florent Servia)