The costs of Merkel’s surrender to Hungarian and Polish extortion
The EU budget and covid-19 fund compromises German Chancellor Angela Merkel reached with Hungary and Poland are the worst of all possible worlds
Experts & Staff
George Soros
Remarks delivered at the ECFR virtual Annual Council Meeting 2020
Perpetual bonds are the best – and, perhaps, only – way to raise the one or two trillion euros that the European Union needs to fight the coronavirus and climate change
George Soros: “I am proud of the enemies I have”
From Putin to Trump, to Viktor Orban and Xi Jinping, several world leaders accuse the Hungarian magnate of wanting to bring them down. In Spain, his main enemy is Vox
The crisis of a lifetime
Only one thing is certain about the post-pandemic world: there is no way back to the globalised economy that preceded it. Everything else is up for grabs, including the rise of China, the fate of the United States, and the survival of the European Union
How to Save Europe
Keynote speech at ECFR's Annual Council Meeting in Paris 29 May. 2018. Check against delivery.
The new Russia, the new Ukraine, and Europe’s future
The future of the EU depends on helping the new Ukraine stand up to a resurgent Russia
George Soros Q&A part 2
In the second of two podcasts, George Soros answers journalists' questions on everything from leaving the European single currency to the situation in Ukraine…
George Soros Q&A part 1
In the first of a short series of podcasts, George Soros answers journalists' questions on everything from austerity to the euro crisis, and Japanese…
True Europeans now need a ‘Plan B’
In an article for the Financial Times, George Soros argues that European leaders now need to search for an alternative to the crisis that has spread across Europe. This 'Plan B' for Europe will be a European solution, rather than the national solutions that so many are looking for.
The euro crisis could lead to the destruction of the European Union
George Soros gave a public speech on the euro crisis in Berlin on 23 June. In his speech, Mr Soros argued that the euro crisis could lead to the destruction of the European Union, setting in motion a “downward spiral” as member states struggle to reduce public deficits. He said delicate manoeuving is required, with German leadership. You can download the full transcript of the speech here in English, German and French
Articles
The costs of Merkel’s surrender to Hungarian and Polish extortion
The EU budget and covid-19 fund compromises German Chancellor Angela Merkel reached with Hungary and Poland are the worst of all possible worlds
Remarks delivered at the ECFR virtual Annual Council Meeting 2020
Perpetual bonds are the best – and, perhaps, only – way to raise the one or two trillion euros that the European Union needs to fight the coronavirus and climate change
George Soros: “I am proud of the enemies I have”
From Putin to Trump, to Viktor Orban and Xi Jinping, several world leaders accuse the Hungarian magnate of wanting to bring them down. In Spain, his main enemy is Vox
The crisis of a lifetime
Only one thing is certain about the post-pandemic world: there is no way back to the globalised economy that preceded it. Everything else is up for grabs, including the rise of China, the fate of the United States, and the survival of the European Union
How to Save Europe
Keynote speech at ECFR's Annual Council Meeting in Paris 29 May. 2018. Check against delivery.
The new Russia, the new Ukraine, and Europe’s future
The future of the EU depends on helping the new Ukraine stand up to a resurgent Russia
True Europeans now need a ‘Plan B’
In an article for the Financial Times, George Soros argues that European leaders now need to search for an alternative to the crisis that has spread across Europe. This 'Plan B' for Europe will be a European solution, rather than the national solutions that so many are looking for.
The euro crisis could lead to the destruction of the European Union
George Soros gave a public speech on the euro crisis in Berlin on 23 June. In his speech, Mr Soros argued that the euro crisis could lead to the destruction of the European Union, setting in motion a “downward spiral” as member states struggle to reduce public deficits. He said delicate manoeuving is required, with German leadership. You can download the full transcript of the speech here in English, German and French
Peripheral care should be the central concern
Unless the G20 summit comes up with practical measures to support the less developed countries, markets are going to suffer another sinking spell
Europe?s Russia problem
The European Union must develop a united policy on a hostile Russia, writes George Soros
Podcasts
George Soros Q&A part 2
In the second of two podcasts, George Soros answers journalists' questions on everything from leaving the European single currency to the situation in Ukraine…
George Soros Q&A part 1
In the first of a short series of podcasts, George Soros answers journalists' questions on everything from austerity to the euro crisis, and Japanese…
In the media
The FT reports from inside November's ECFR Council meeting in Warsaw