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Soros’s influence in Europe has also faced setbacks. In 2018, his Open Society Foundations announced they could no longer operate freely in Hungary—a key political battleground—after Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government passed what became known as the “Stop Soros Law.” This legislation imposed hefty fines and criminal penalties on NGOs suspected of undermining national security, particularly through aiding migrants and refugees.
Orbán’s government also expelled Soros’s Central European University from Budapest, citing a refusal to renew its accreditation. These actions sharply limited Soros’s presence in Hungary, forcing his NGOs to relocate operations to more receptive environments like Berlin.