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.
Palm Sunday Massacre: EU, U.S. Mull Next Steps in Ukraine

Palm Sunday Massacre: EU, U.S. Mull Next Steps in Ukraine

​​The U.S. might ramp up sanctions on Russia, while Merz would let Kyiv bomb the Kerch Bridge with German Taurus missiles.

April 14, 2025
EU ‘DOGE’? Patriots Propose Anti-Corruption Body in EU Parliament

EU ‘DOGE’? Patriots Propose Anti-Corruption Body in EU Parliament

It would be a real smoking gun if the EU elite were to reject the democratic oversight of foreign interference, NGO lobbying, and systemic corruption.

April 10, 2025
Greece Threatened With Losing Frontex Funds Over Migrant Pushbacks

Greece Threatened With Losing Frontex Funds Over Migrant Pushbacks

Greece has the highest number of open cases of alleged human rights violations against illegal migrants, yet has avoided infringement actions faced by conservative governments.

April 10, 2025
Bucharest “Coup”: Romanian ‘Kamala’ Dropped by Her Own Party

Bucharest “Coup”: Romanian ‘Kamala’ Dropped by Her Own Party

USR leader Elena Lasconi refuses to drop out of the presidential race, despite her entire party pulling their support at the last minute.

April 10, 2025
Patriots Demand “Full Disclosure” of NGO Contracts After Auditors’ “Shocking” Report

Patriots Demand “Full Disclosure” of NGO Contracts After Auditors’ “Shocking” Report

“It’s time for the EU Commission to assert the democratic values that it constantly holds others to account for,” the Patriots’ statement reads.

April 9, 2025
Antifa ‘Hammer Girl’ and Her Accomplice Escape Justice Once Again

Antifa ‘Hammer Girl’ and Her Accomplice Escape Justice Once Again

Brussels is doing its best to protect the Italian MEP charged with violently assaulting innocent passersby in Budapest because they looked like ‘Nazis.’

April 9, 2025
Polish MEPs Rebel Against EPP’s Supposed ‘Rightward Shift’ Under Weber

Polish MEPs Rebel Against EPP’s Supposed ‘Rightward Shift’ Under Weber

For Tusk’s KO, upholding the cordon sanitaire is more important than trying to uphold an image of a ‘center-right’ party.

April 8, 2025
EU Transparency Shattered: Auditors Expose Billions in NGO Secrets

EU Transparency Shattered: Auditors Expose Billions in NGO Secrets

Lending its weight to the Patriots’ arguments, the court ruled that finding transparent information on how NGOs are granted taxpayer funds was “practically impossible.”

April 8, 2025
“Zero-for-Zero”: EU Offers To Slash All Tariffs To Appease Trump

“Zero-for-Zero”: EU Offers To Slash All Tariffs To Appease Trump

Both Brussels and member states prefer talks over retaliation, at least for now.

April 7, 2025
Romanian Presidential Race Enters Final Stretch: Who’s Leading the Polls?

Romanian Presidential Race Enters Final Stretch: Who’s Leading the Polls?

Pro-EU candidates are vying for the second spot, each armed with wildly different opinion polls to push others to withdraw.

April 7, 2025
Bypassing Brussels: Ministers Float Parallel Defense Fund

Bypassing Brussels: Ministers Float Parallel Defense Fund

The UK may back the plan as a quieter route into European defense, avoiding the appearance of a Brexit betrayal.

April 7, 2025
EU Parliament Blocks Motion Condemning Treatment of Women Under Sharia Law

EU Parliament Blocks Motion Condemning Treatment of Women Under Sharia Law

Left “so afraid of fundamentalists” that it cannot confront the influence of Islamism in Europe

April 3, 2025