Steve Bannon plans European populist alliance via new non‑profit "The Movement"

Steve Bannon plans European populist alliance via new non‑profit "The Movement" The passage reveals a concrete plan by a former senior Trump adviser to coordinate right‑wing parties across Europe through a newly created nonprofit, suggesting potential foreign political influence operations and fundraising channels. It names specific actors (Bannon, Salvini, Orban, Matteo Salvini) and institutions (European Parliament, Freedom Caucus) and hints at strategic data analysis and fund‑raising, which are actionable leads for investigators. However, the document is a forwarded email without hard evidence of money flows or illegal activity, limiting its immediacy. Key insights: Bannon is establishing "The Movement" in Brussels as a nonprofit think‑tank to unite European right‑wing parties.; Goal is to capture up to one‑third of the European Parliament in the 2019 elections.; The initiative is framed as a counter‑weight to George Soros' Open Society funding of NGOs.