According to the Center for Fundamental Rights, between 2016 and 2023, Soros directed approximately $89.5 million (34.5 billion forints) to Hungarian civil society groups. The report highlights that $17 million of this funding was allocated in 2022, the year of Hungary’s parliamentary elections, raising serious concerns about external interference in domestic politics.
The Center for Fundamental Rights reports that Hungary has been disproportionately targeted by Soros’s financial network. While the OSF provided an average of $19 million per country in Europe and the post-Soviet region, Hungary received nearly double that amount. The report underscores that this financial influx was not neutral assistance but a deliberate strategy to undermine Hungary’s sovereignty and pressure its government to conform to progressive, globalist policies.
The Center for Fundamental Rights details how the funding has been funneled into organizations that actively promote mass migration, gender ideology, and political activism—issues that the Hungarian government opposes. The report finds that many of these NGOs work in close coordination with Brussels and international actors to exert pressure on Hungary’s national policies.
According to the Center for Fundamental Rights, at least 153 organizations in Hungary have benefited from Soros’s financial support. These groups are not merely civic organizations but highly politicized entities engaged in lobbying, media influence, and strategic litigation against Hungary’s policies.
The report further warns that the funding was channeled toward international advocacy efforts aimed at isolating Hungary within the European Union. The Center for Fundamental Rights asserts that these efforts are part of a broader strategy to paint Hungary as an "illiberal democracy" and create international pressure to force policy changes in favor of open borders, gender ideology, and federalized EU governance.
The Center for Fundamental Rights reveals that the OSF has played an outsized role in shaping political discourse across Central and Eastern Europe. Between 2016 and 2023, $1.4 billion was directed toward organizations in the region, with particularly large sums allocated to Ukraine, Moldova, and the Western Balkans. The report suggests that Soros’s funding is not merely philanthropic but a geopolitical tool used to influence political outcomes in key strategic areas.
Despite public statements that OSF would reduce its European activities, the Center for Fundamental Rights finds that Soros’s network continues to exert significant influence. The report notes that rather than withdrawing from Hungary, Soros has adapted his funding model, working through new channels to sustain his influence.
The Center for Fundamental Rights underscores the serious implications of foreign financial interference in Hungary’s democratic processes. The report warns that Soros’s funding strategy is not about supporting civil society but about manipulating public discourse and undermining national sovereignty.
In response, the Hungarian government has implemented measures to increase transparency in NGO financing, ensuring that foreign-funded political activism is properly scrutinized. The Center for Fundamental Rights argues that without such safeguards, Hungary risks becoming a battleground for externally driven ideological agendas that do not reflect the will of its people.
As tensions between Hungary and Soros-backed networks continue to escalate, the Center for Fundamental Rights calls for greater awareness of the hidden mechanisms of political influence operating under the guise of philanthropy. The findings serve as a wake-up call for European nations concerned about sovereignty, national identity, and democratic integrity.