Italy: Meloni Highlights Soros’s Involvement in International Politics

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was asked about the threat that Elon Musk’s activity poses to the independence of nations, particularly in Europe. She responded that it is rather the financial tycoon George Soros who is really endangering the sovereignty of nations.
Ms. Meloni answered questions from the media about Elon Musk’s influence on European democracies and on her own leadership. The Prime Minister was quick to point out that she considers George Soros, not Elon Musk, to be the real threat to the sovereignty of nations.
The Italian leader asked: “Is the problem that Elon Musk is, let’s say, influential and rich, or that Elon Musk is not left-wing?” According to NDTV, Mrs. Meloni explained that while Mr. Musk merely expresses opinions, Mr. Soros uses his wealth to interfere in the domestic politics of different countries, which she said destabilizes nations.
She also said that the sovereignty of a country is compromised “when billions are spent to influence political decisions by paying politicians.”
She added that “the problem arises when wealthy individuals use their resources to fund political parties, associations, and representatives around the world to influence the decisions of nation states. That is not what Musk is doing. That is what George Soros is doing, and it is dangerous interference in the affairs and sovereignty of nation states.”
Asked about Mr. Musk’s alleged role in the German elections, Mrs. Meloni responded by recalling Germany’s interference in the Italian elections. “Mr. Musk is expressing his opinion. You may like it or not, but when I’m told there’s a risk of interference, I wonder why there hasn’t been outrage when other wealthy people have done the same,” she said.
Elon Musk: Target of the Left
Elon Musk has been attacked on the Old Continent, especially from left-wing circles, for his support for Donald Trump. In addition, Musk has accepted a position in Trump’s new administration as co-director of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Vivek Ramaswamy.
Elon Musk’s role as a figure seeking to influence policy, and his support for conservative lines, has sparked strong reactions from various quarters. But Mrs. Meloni stressed that his activism cannot be equated with the actions of people like Soros, whose influence, according to her, poses a real risk to democratic stability.
Mr. Puppinck’s Rreports
Mr. Gregor Puppinck, Director of the European Centre for Law and Justice, had already proven these claims by Mrs. Meloni. He published a report in February 2020 showing that a large proportion of judges at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) come from the Open Society Foundations NGO network, led by Mr. Soros.
Valeur Actuelles summarizes: “These judges have repeatedly judged cases brought to the ECHR by their former organization, a conflict of interest situation that calls into question the impartiality of the European human rights protection system.” No satisfactory response could be given.
In a new 2021 report, Mr. Puppinck, who continues to highlight the growing influence of certain NGOs and foundations in international organizations, demonstrates, with supporting evidence, how private interests have infiltrated the highest level of protection of human rights on a global scale: the United Nations Human Rights Council.
“In the era of globalization,” he writes, “decision-making centers are moving away from peoples and their historical capitals to concentrate in a few new capitals of global governance.… By moving, the nature of power changes. It wants to be rational and global and therefore detaches itself from the expression of the (supposedly irrational) will of particular peoples,” explains Mr. Puppinck.
Most States are only local actors, limited and without great means; some companies and private foundations are global actors with considerable resources. These NGOs and international organizations are complementary: “NGOs allow international organizations ‘above ground’ to extend their action ‘on the ground’; in return, international organizations translate the messages of NGOs into political and institutional terms.”
Private actors “gave 1.4 billion dollars to UNICEF in 2020, more than 1 billion dollars to the WHO in 2017, 540 million dollars to the High Commissioner for Refugees in 2020, 77.5 billion million dollars to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 2019, or $69 million to UNESCO in 2020,” notes Valeurs Actuelles. No international organization escapes this funding, which comes from a limited number of foundations (Gates, Ford, Open Society, McArthur, Oak, etc.) and companies (notably Microsoft).
(Sources : InfoCatolica/Valeurs Actuelles – FSSPX.Actualités)
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