Government Spokesperson won’t admit how much financial help he received from George Soros

According to his CV, government spokesperson Zoltán Kovács received a Soros and several CEU scholarships. Atlatszo.hu asked Kovács how much financial help he actually got, but the spokesperson did not give an answer, even though the government is urging everyone to clarify how much financial support they have received from foundations back up by Soros.

In 2014 the government stated that George Soros (in Hungarian Soros György) is behind all the non-governmental organizations that are providing scholarships to students to study abroad. The Government Control Office investigated those scholarships which were provided by the EEA and Norway Grants, and it was stated many times that these scholarships are all part of an international conspiracy through which Soros is working towards overthrowing Fidesz.

Government spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told ATV on 20 May, 2016 that the government found a connection between the current migration crisis and Soros. Kovács has received many CEU scholarships (the Central European University was founded by Soros in 1991), and he also spent a year studying at the Queen’s College in Oxford through a Soros/Foreign & Commonwealth Office Scholarship.

Atlatszo.hu asked Kovács how much financial support he has received through Soros and CEU scholarships. In his response Kovács said that he won the scholarships by applying to them, and the received money does not count as a public fund, so he does not feel the need to reveal the exact numbers.