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- 摘要
- 四名知情人士表示，美国国务院于8月21日通知国会相关计划
- 消息人士称，拨款中包含300万美元用于追踪与移民和媒体相关的“民主倒退”
- 三名知情人士表示，拨款预计将于9月底敲定
华盛顿/柏林，8月31日（路透社）——据四名了解这笔拨款计划的人士透露，唐纳德·特朗普政府计划拨款400万美元支持欧洲右翼媒体，这是该地区为保守主义事业工作的民间社会组织获得的至少2500万美元一揽子拨款的一部分。
这些拨款可能加剧特朗普政府与欧洲各国政府之间的紧张关系，其中一些欧洲国家已经指责华盛顿干涉其国内政治。
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美国国务院民主、人权和劳工局（DRL）表示，这笔拨款旨在加强跨大西洋联系并促进言论自由。此时正值欧洲多国未来几年将举行选举之际，而特朗普政府公开支持欧洲的民粹主义右翼和极右翼政党。
据这些要求匿名讨论该计划的人士透露，国务院已于8月21日通知国会其划拨这些资金的意向。
这些人士称，其中300万美元被指定用于“记录和分析欧洲与大规模非法移民、独立媒体环境以及超国家实体的立法议程相关的民主倒退”。
他们补充说，另外100万美元用于组建一个独立记者联盟，报道欧洲的国家主权、自然权利和宗教自由等议题。
路透社无法确定哪些组织或记者可能获得拨款。
国务院发言人表示，民主、人权和劳工局不会为政党提供资金，特朗普政府仍致力于在全球范围内捍卫民主和人权，包括在欧洲。
欧盟委员会没有立即回应置评请求。
聚焦保守派声音
特朗普政府已基本摒弃了美国传统上推动民主和人权的做法，转而专注于经济和贸易问题。
它还一直在有选择地推动相关事业，特别是那些与右翼政客以及其认为的网络上保守派声音被压制相关的事业。
大约1000万美元的拨款已通过国务院7月和8月发布的三份面向申请者的公告公开。8月21日的拨款通知属于额外的至少1500万美元拨款计划，使欧洲相关工作的拨款总额至少达到2500万美元。
这笔拨款引发了一些欧洲国家首都的强烈反对。
法国外交部长让-诺埃尔·巴罗7月在X平台上就拨款公告发表评论称：“法国和欧洲各国不会容忍任何外国干涉其选举进程的企图，无论其来自何方。”
欧洲拨款是国务院总额近1.8亿美元的更大拨款提案的一部分，该提案包含多个项目，包括为记录南非少数族裔社区的“虐待行为”提供拨款，以及支持民间社会在巴西对抗“司法越权和审查制度”。
该拨款一揽子计划包含众多用于传统民主促进的拨款，重点针对中国和朝鲜等压迫性政府。
三名了解相关工作的人士表示，这笔拨款预计将于9月底敲定。
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Trump administration plans $4 million for right-wing media in Europe, sources say
2026-08-31T22:19:06.283Z / Reuters
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- Summary
- State Department notified Congress on Aug 21 of plans, four people familiar say
- Package includes $3 million to track “democratic backsliding” tied to migration and media, sources say
- Funding expected to be finalized by end-September, three people familiar say
WASHINGTON/BERLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to spend $4 million to bolster right-wing media in Europe, part of a package of at least $25 million for civil society groups working on conservative causes in the region, according to four people familiar with the funding.
The grants risk deepening tensions between the Trump administration and European governments, some of which have already accused Washington of interfering in their domestic politics.
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The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) says the funding is meant to strengthen transatlantic ties and promote free speech. It comes as European countries prepare for elections over the next couple of years, and as the Trump administration openly backs Europe’s populist right-wing and far-right parties.
The State Department notified Congress of its intent to allocate these funds on August 21, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans.
Three million dollars were earmarked for a program to “document and analyze democratic backsliding in Europe as it relates to mass and illegal migration, the independent media landscape, and legislative agendas by supranational entities,” according to the people.
Another $1 million aims to create a consortium of independent journalists covering issues including national sovereignty, natural rights, and religious freedom in Europe, they added.
Reuters could not determine which organizations or journalists are likely to receive grants.
A State Department spokesperson said that the DRL does not fund political parties and that the Trump administration remains committed to defending democracy and human rights around the world, including in Europe.
The European Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
FOCUS ON CONSERVATIVE VOICES
The Trump administration has largely moved away from the traditional U.S. promotion of democracy and human rights, focusing instead on economic and trade issues.
It has also been advocating for selective causes, particularly those linked to right-wing politicians and what it sees as a muzzling of conservative voices online.
Around $10 million of funding has already been made public through three State Department notices for applicants in July and August. The August 21 funding notification is part of an additional at least $15 million, bringing the total grant amount to Europe-related work up to a minimum of $25 million.
The funding has prompted a backlash from some European capitals.
“France and the Europeans will not tolerate any attempt at foreign interference in their electoral processes, regardless of where it comes from,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot wrote on X in July, in response to the funding announcements.
The Europe grants are part of a bigger funding proposal from the State Department totaling nearly $180 million that includes a mix of programs, including grants on documenting “abuses” against South African minority communities and supporting civil society to counter “judicial overreach and censorship” in Brazil.
The funding package includes numerous grants for traditional democracy promotion focusing on oppressive governments such as China and North Korea.
The funding is expected to be finalized by the end of September, three people familiar with the efforts said.
Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk in Washington and Paul Carsten in Berlin; Additional reporting by Gabriel Stargardter in Paris; Editing by Don Durfee and Sanjeev Miglani