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George Soros Hands Reins of $25bn Empire to Son Alex

US billionaire philanthropist George Soros has handed over the running of his $25bn financial and charitable empire to his son Alex. The Hungarian-born financier said his son had "earned it", in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Alex is the...

George Soros Cashes Out on Elon Musk’s Tesla

Billionaire George Soros cashed out on Elon Musk's Tesla's impressive stock-market rebound this year by selling his entire stake in the first quarter. According to regulatory filings, Soros Fund Management, the financier's hedge fund, liquidated all Tesla shares acquired since...

Prosecutor Orders Probe Following Kotzias Lawsuit

Supreme Court Prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou has ordered an investigation following a lawsuit filed by former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias for defamation and dissemination of false news against him. Kotzias resigned last month after a rift with Defense Minister Panos Kammenos...

Varoufakis: Soros Asked Tsipras to Fire Me

Yanis Varoufakis, no stranger to provocative statements, is in the news again following a television appearance in Greece on Monday. Speaking on Skai TV, Varoufakis claimed that investor George Soros had asked Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to fire Varoufakis...

Vienna’s Greek Deputy Mayor Asks for the Transfer of Central European University to Austrian Capital

Vienna's Deputy Mayor Maria Vasilakou asked for the transfer of the Central European University (CEU) from Budapest to Vienna after the Hungarian government decided its closure. CEU was founded in 1991 by Hungarian-American investor and businessman George Soros. On Tuesday,...

Italy’s Foreign Minister Asks for Change of Dublin Rules for Italy and Greece

The 52nd Munich Security Conference has just been completed and the topics that dominated this year’s conference were terrorism, the Middle East, and the refugee/migrant crisis. Present were Prime Ministers, Secretaries of State and Defense from most advanced and developing...

Soros Says EU in Throes of Collapse and Greek Problem Has No Solution

Speaking on Bloomberg from Davos, George Soros said that the European Union is facing an existential crisis and that the refugee crisis is leading to the collapse of the European Union. He also commented on the ongoing Greek debt drama...

George Soros: Greek Economy will Never Recover within Eurozone

"Greece will never recover as long as it is a member of the Eurozone," said well-known investor George Soros, adding that the country will never be able to repay its debt under current conditions. In an interview with Wirtschaftswoche magazine,...

George Soros: Greece is a Problem Mishandled from the Beginning, Grexit 50-50 Now

Greece was mishandled from the beginning and now the chances of leaving the Eurozone are 50-50, said billionaire investor George Soros. In an interview to Bloomberg Television due to be aired on Tuesday, Soros said that after recent developments, the Greek issue is...

George Soros Opens Solidarity Center in Greece

The Guardian featured an article today about George Soros and the opening of his “Solidarity Center” in Thessaloniki, Greece, the first of many he plans to open in order to help Greeks who were hit the worst by the...