Jean-Claude Juncker is to meet George Soros, Hungarian – American billionaire in Brussels next Thursday to talk about the newly adopted Hungarian law on higher education institutions and “to discuss the ongoing issues in Hungary” – said Mina Andreeva, spokesperson of the European Commission last Friday at a press conference. She told the press that the Commission will be represented by Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the Commission on Wednesday at the plenary of the European Parliament where the topic will be situation of Human Rights in Hungary.

No news about any meeting between Juncker and elected Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pushed through a bill that critics say is aimed at shutting down a university founded and financed, by George Soros, such as the Central European University, Bloomberg reported.

In his weekly interview on state radio, Mr. Orban said that Central European University’s status, which allowed it to operate in Hungary while issuing an American degree, gave it an unfair advantage over Hungarian counterparts. He called the way the university operated a “fraud,” adding that “in Hungary, one cannot be above the law — even if you’re a billionaire,” a clear reference to Mr. Soros.

Reactions from Budapest:

Szilárd Németh, vice-president of Fidesz and vice-whip of the Fidesz parliamentary group in the Hungarian Parliament stated: “Fidesz is sure that George Soros is lobbying in Brussels against the will and interests of Hungarian people and would like to put pressure on the Hungarian Government to change its migration policy.”

Mr. Németh also commented that “without any doubt Soros would like to discuss with the president of the European Commission on how to put Hungary aside and open the borders, because protected borders are in the way of his plan”.

He said one of the main goals of Soros’s trip to Brussels might be to convince MEPs from the European Peoples’ Party to initiate the exclusion of Fidesz from the parliamentary group. However, Fidesz is hopeful that EPP will resist the desinformation campaign and pressuring of Soros.