The European Stability Initiative (ESI), backed by George Soros and lead by Gerald Knaus, did not hold back at all during the coronavirus; in April 2020 they waged fresh attacks on Hungary. This time, they took issue with the “oppression of the opposition” and that Hungary received too much money from the EU.
The number of mentions in the press clearly proves that the George Soros network can, within just a few days, flood half the world’s media—barely an exaggeration—with their allegations.
Meanwhile, Knaus turned his Twitter page into a battlefield, posting dozens of times in 2020 April about how much EU money Hungary will be receiving during the pandemic.
It is important to acknowledge that this social media platform is not commonly used in Hungary, however, it is one of, if not the, main forum for European decision-makers and liberal-globalist journalists.
Knaus topped off his “cut funds from Hungary” campaign with his thoughts in the liberal magazine, Der Spiegel; a magazine mind you, that a few years ago was embroiled in a fake news scandal and that has lost a significant number of subscribers in the past years. The ESI director also considered it important to “enlighten” some of his friends with his writing, among whom notably the Soros-organization, ECFR, was tagged. He not only tagged the Berlin office, but the Head of the Office, Jana Puglierin herself. This instance isn’t unique: on April 18, 2020, Knaus again recommended the Soros-backed ECFR Berlin office in his Spiegel article. An informant familiar with these practices likened it to when a lobbyist submits a receipt of their client’s public representation.
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Strangely enough, on April 2nd this past year, Knaus shared his joy in an online post celebrating the various liberal-right-wing parties that requested the expulsion of Fidesz from the European People’s Party (so-called “true Europeans”)—and he tagged the ECFR Berlin Office here too. A similar instance occurred earlier on March 30th. According to our Fidesz source, the correlation between Knaus’ pursuits in expelling the Hungarian governing party from the EPP along with Herman van Rompuy and Donald Tusk’s actions was not necessarily a coincidence.