Open Society
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Ireland wins award for community sponsorship of refugees
- Social Affairs
- October 10, 2019, 20:01
Ireland has been named the first ever winner of an international award for promoting community sponsorship as means of providing housing to refugee fa(...)

Soros foundation in Turkey to close following Erdogan comments
- Europe
- November 26, 2018, 20:16
George Soros’s Open Society Foundation said on Monday it would cease operations in Turkey, days after president Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the billi(...)

European Parliament votes to rebuke Hungary
- Europe
- September 12, 2018, 17:13
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán suffered a stinging rebuke from his European political allies on Wednesday when the EU’s parliament voted for the first time to(...)

Amnesty decision spurs move to set up electoral commission
- Politics
- August 1, 2018, 01:37
It all comes back to the legislation. The lack of clarity in the Electoral Acts around funding, foreign donations and the definition of political pur(...)

Hungary’s ‘Stop Soros’ Bill seeks to criminalise NGOs helping migrants
- Europe
- May 29, 2018, 17:00
The United Nations refugee agency has joined growing international criticism of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban’s bid to criminalise non-govern(...)

Soros foundation quits Hungary to escape ‘unprecedented’ tactics
- Europe
- May 15, 2018, 10:13
A major foundation funded by liberal philanthropist George Soros is closing its regional headquarters in Hungary, due to what it calls “an increasingl(...)

T-Mobile to buy Sprint in €21.5bn merger
- Technology
- April 30, 2018, 11:02
T-Mobile US has agreed to acquire Sprint for $26.5 billion (€21.5 billion) in stock, a wager that the carriers can team up to build a next-generation (...)

Kosovo’s Roma still endure prejudice and aftermath of toxic UN camps
- Europe
- February 24, 2018, 05:01
While in Kosovo’s capital, Pristina, people were preparing to celebrate a decade of independence this month, in the northern city of Mitrovica it was (...)

New guide aims to help borrowers in mortgage distress
- Personal Finance
- February 1, 2018, 07:07
A guide aimed at helping borrowers in mortgage distress and those facing eviction to fight for their rights has been published by the Centre for Housi(...)

Soros group accused Sipo of mischaracterising Amnesty grant
- Politics
- January 28, 2018, 11:38
The George Soros-funded organisation behind a controversial €137,000 donation to Amnesty International Ireland has accused the Standards in Public Off(...)