In line with RFE/RL’s changing priorities, as of 4 May, “RFE/RL Newsline” substantially reduces its coverage of the eight Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European states — Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Estonia, and the Czech Republic — that became full-fledged members of the European Union on 1 May, and also of Croatia and Bulgaria. This means that domestic political and economic developments in those countries will no longer be reported on a daily basis. RFE/RL will, however, continue to report on topics of importance to their broadcast region, including security concerns and NATO-related issues, as well as human rights and minority issues.
