Tamás Orbán

Tamás Orbán is a political journalist for europeanconservative.com, based in Brussels. Born in Transylvania, he studied history and international relations in Kolozsvár, and worked for several political research institutes in Budapest. His interests include current affairs, social movements, geopolitics, and Central European security. On Twitter, he is @TamasOrbanEC.
AfD Challenges “Right-Wing Extremist” Designation in Court

AfD Challenges “Right-Wing Extremist” Designation in Court

The latest attack on the party has already backfired, prompting “a new record” in membership applications.

May 5, 2025
‘Choose Europe’: EU To Spend Half a Billion To Steal U.S. Scientists

‘Choose Europe’: EU To Spend Half a Billion To Steal U.S. Scientists

Ursula von der Leyen portrayed Washington’s intention to fix the leftist bias in U.S. higher education as an attack on scientific research itself.

May 5, 2025
Kyiv Backpedals on Zelensky’s May 9th “Threats” to Foreign Leaders

Kyiv Backpedals on Zelensky’s May 9th “Threats” to Foreign Leaders

Zelensky was only warning about possible Russian false-flag attacks, the country’s embassy in Bratislava claimed in response to PM Fico’s “anti-Ukrainian” remarks.

May 5, 2025
Nationalists Double Votes in Romania’s Do-Over Election

Nationalists Double Votes in Romania’s Do-Over Election

The ruling establishment parties failed to advance by a tiny margin—which many believe was the real reason behind the original election being annulled.

May 5, 2025
‘Future of the Party’: EPP Elects Weber ‘Loyalist’ as New Secretary General

‘Future of the Party’: EPP Elects Weber ‘Loyalist’ as New Secretary General

Dolors Montserrat knows what’s expected of her: carrying out Weber’s centralizing vision and never questioning his authority.

April 30, 2025
Salvini Praises Hungary’s ICC Exit as “Sovereign and Courageous”

Salvini Praises Hungary’s ICC Exit as “Sovereign and Courageous”

The international court “lost its impartiality,” Hungary argued, while Brussels warned that ‘disloyalty’ to common external security policies violates EU law.

April 30, 2025
Why Weber’s Power Grab Won’t Solve the EPP’s Legitimacy Crisis

Why Weber’s Power Grab Won’t Solve the EPP’s Legitimacy Crisis

At the end of the day, parties are accountable to their voters, and not to some supranational structure lacking the very demos it claims to represent.

April 30, 2025
EPP Pushes for the Same Migration Strategy Hungary Was Fined For

EPP Pushes for the Same Migration Strategy Hungary Was Fined For

After years of blocking tougher migration rules, Brussels’ establishment scrambles to copy the very policies it condemned.

April 29, 2025
EU Ombudsman Delays Probe into Missing Docs on Romania’s Election Annulment

EU Ombudsman Delays Probe into Missing Docs on Romania’s Election Annulment

The Ombudsman’s office assigned an investigator to the case who is conveniently on leave until the new elections conclude.

April 28, 2025
Austrian Freedom Party Triples Its Vote Share In Historic Vienna Election

Austrian Freedom Party Triples Its Vote Share In Historic Vienna Election

The nationalist FPÖ is now the second-largest party in the capital, switching places with the center-right ÖVP, which fell to last place after losing half its support.

April 28, 2025
Brussels Crowns Itself ‘Anti-Fascist City’—While Ignoring Antifa Attacks

Brussels Crowns Itself ‘Anti-Fascist City’—While Ignoring Antifa Attacks

Nothing says tolerance like cheering censorship and ignoring street mobs.

April 28, 2025
MEPs Condemn Antifa Intimidation Campaign Against Brussels Think Tank

MEPs Condemn Antifa Intimidation Campaign Against Brussels Think Tank

Far-left activists vandalizing businesses that hosted MCC Brussels “recalls the worst images of political persecution in Stalin’s Russia,” MEP Jorge Buxadé noted.

April 25, 2025