{"id":1844850,"date":"2023-02-13T08:34:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T13:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1844850"},"modified":"2023-02-13T08:39:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T13:39:32","slug":"european-union-handing-3-5-million-to-george-soros-open-society-foundations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-union-handing-3-5-million-to-george-soros-open-society-foundations\/","title":{"rendered":"European Union Handing $3.5 Million to George Soros&#8217; Open Society Foundations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feuropean-union-handing-3-5-million-to-george-soros-open-society-foundations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1844850&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GettyImages-1240879563-e1676212433629-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The European Union has confirmed that it is handing over $3.5 million to George Soros\u2019 Open Society Foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">V\u011bra Jourov\u00e1, the vice president of the European Commission, has confirmed that it is providing over $3.5 million in funding to the Open Society Foundation in order to aid its campaign efforts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Started by Hungarian billionaire George Soros \u2014 himself infamous for breaking the Bank of England by shorting sterling as a currency speculator in 1992, nevermind his subsequent massive political lobbying efforts \u2014 the NGO has repeatedly been accused of meddling in the affairs of various EU nations, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n previously denouncing the leftist philanthropist as being \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2020\/11\/21\/hungarian-prime-minister-soros-is-one-of-the-most-corrupt-people-in-the-world\/\">One of the most corrupt people anywhere in the world<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>The EU, despite the bad reputation of its founders, has survived. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/E-9-2022-003534-ASW_EN.html?fbclid=IwAR35u9FAq_ycs-9q9VWCQxtaSmVWbpTp1iwoKN2FyMSoaIpn0V_2g_X1C74\">Confirmed<\/a> that it is in active cooperation with the Open Society Foundation, which is set to receive over \u20ac3.3 million (~$3.53 million) in grants from the bloc for the operation of two projects falling under the so-called \u201cCitizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme\u201d. The handover of taxpayers\u2019 cash by the EU is remarkable given how the Open Society Foundation already has such incredibly deep pockets, thanks to its billionaire founder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">The Open Society Foundation is part of these projects. \u201craise awareness on rights and values through support to civil society organisations\u201dAs well as to promote \u201cEU values\u201d In Bulgaria, Czechia and Slovakia.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>These two projects, which are expected to last 36 months each, were reported to have been started in January.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hungarian Prime Minister: &#8220;Soros Is One Of the Most Corrupt People In the World&#8221; ahref=&#8221;https:\/\/t.co\/H8XbYGRHGt&#8221;>https:\/\/t.co\/H8XbYGRHGt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1330137638179921920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the funding was announced in a then little-heeded written answer from the European Union last month,\u00a0Romanian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Cristian Terhes is the latest political figure to speak out against the cash. He told Breitbart London on Monday the EU\u2019s continued decision to hand funds to \u201chuman rights destroyers\u201d It is clear that the bloc requires reform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSoros Open Europe Foundation frequently meets and lobbies the European Commission for the promotion of anti-nation, anti-family, anti-life, anti-fundamental rights policies across EU,\u201d the\u00a0Christian Democratic National Peasants\u2019 Party representative said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">\u201cThe fact that his organisation got three million euros out of taxpayers\u2019 money from his eurocrat puppets is another confirmation why the EU needs a deep reform; where the states will take back decision-making powers from these unelected and accountable bureaucrats,\u201d He said that power is essential. \u201cbrought back to the people\u201dHe identifies billionaires such as Bill Gates or George Soros as being part of this group, and it is not just left to big money lobbyists.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Jorge Buxad\u00e9 \u2014 a senior figure within Spain\u2019s populist VOX party \u2014 also denounced the decision, taking to social media last month to <a href=\"https:\/\/europeanconservative.com\/articles\/news\/soros-foundation-received-e3-3-million-in-eu-funding-as-vox-questions-catalan-links\/\">Get out of the way<\/a> at tHe EU\u2019s handing over of funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlobalism and destruction of nations in its purest form, financed with your money,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jorgebuxade\/status\/1615782332413382657\">Write<\/a> In response to the EU funding of the Open Society Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard also accused EU of hypocrisy for funding the Soros-backed organization. He compared the NGO to Russian election meddling, which the EU has always been keen to denounce.<\/p>\n<p>The Open Society Foundation was active in the past <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensocietyfoundations.org\/newsroom\/statement-catalan-referendum\">denied<\/a> Play \u201cany role, financial or otherwise, in supporting the Catalonian independence movement\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">Buxad\u00e9 is far from the only politician with a bone to pick with Soros, with many others across Europe having in the past expressed their displeasure at the apparent meddling of the billionaire and the organisations linked to him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGeorge Soros is one of the most corrupt people in the world; he has plenty of politicians in his pocket who now want to blackmail Hungary and Poland for access to EU funds,\u201d Hungarians Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2020\/11\/21\/hungarian-prime-minister-soros-is-one-of-the-most-corrupt-people-in-the-world\/\"><\/a> The 2020 left-wing philanthropist.<\/p>\n<p>Both men are accused of corruption. Soros for his part said of the Hungarian Prime Minister \u2014 a particular target for his scorn, perhaps in part because Soros is a born Hungarian and it may be the European country he has least influence in \u2014 that:\u00a0\u201cOrb\u00e1n has constructed in Hungary an elaborate kleptocratic system to rob the country blind\u2026 The amount by which he has enriched his family and friends is difficult to estimate but many of them have become exceedingly wealthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Peter Caddle on twitter:<\/span><\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peter_caddle\"><span>@Peter_Caddle<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London&#8217;s Facebook Page:<\/span><\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union has confirmed that it is handing over $3.5 million to George Soros\u2019 Open Society Foundation. V\u011bra Jourov\u00e1, the vice president of the European Commission, has confirmed that it is providing over $3.5 million in funding to the Open Society Foundation in order to aid its campaign efforts. 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