 Soros's Open Society Foundations also donated a total of £303,000 to two pro-EU organizations, the European Movement UK and Scientists for EU, and a center-right think-tank, Bright Blue.In 2018, Soros highlighted that Europe faces major challenges, in particular, that related to immigration, austerity, and nations leaving the political block.He holds that Europe is facing an existential crisis, in view of the rise of populism, the refugee crisis and a growing rift between Europe and the United States.