budapest hungary foreign ministry summon u.s. envoy david kostelancik plan fund rural media outlets hungary budapest consider political intervention ahead election due early next year unite state say monday would devote 700,000 fund rural media outlets hungary help train equip journalists defense independent media see subject grow pressure intimidation hungarian prime minister viktor orban increase media control legal change regulatory step takeovers outlets business sector associate move alarm western partner ahead elections due april 2018 widely expect win ministry foreign affairs trade summon u.s. charg affaires ask explanation tell consider political intervention u.s. department state ahead elections spokesman tamas menczer say email response u.s. program offer technical financial assistance media outlets well increase local international exposure small grant tool use fund may 2018 election due organisation security cooperation europe intergovernmental human right media freedom watchdog say media pluralism decline hungary hungary summon u.s. envoy media fund plan