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.
Spanish Nationalists Urge EPP To Reject Ribera’s Commission Bid

Spanish Nationalists Urge EPP To Reject Ribera’s Commission Bid

The social democrats are ready to back conservative Italian Raffaele Fitto in exchange for Ribera again, but VOX warned that the EPP will become “irrelevant” if it accepts the deal.

November 19, 2024
Romanian PM: With Bulgaria, We Will Fully Join Schengen From January 2025

Romanian PM: With Bulgaria, We Will Fully Join Schengen From January 2025

Hungary will host a meeting between interior ministers on Friday, expected to finalize the decades-long negotiations.

November 19, 2024
EU Commission Deadlock: Spanish Center-Right Demands Socialist Candidate Be Replaced

EU Commission Deadlock: Spanish Center-Right Demands Socialist Candidate Be Replaced

“The European Commission cannot be the hiding place of a minister who owes a lot of explanations to the people,” the PP leader said, referring to Teresa Ribera’s mismanagement of the recent deadly floods in Spain.

November 18, 2024
Patriots Pick Spanish VOX Leader as Party President During First Congress

Patriots Pick Spanish VOX Leader as Party President During First Congress

“The future belongs to patriots,” Abascal said, pledging “a frontal and total response to globalism.”

November 18, 2024
‘No to Conservatives’: Socialists Walk Away From Negotiation Table on EU Commissioners

‘No to Conservatives’: Socialists Walk Away From Negotiation Table on EU Commissioners

Talks between the EU Parliament’s two largest parties broke down, with the S&D set to reject both Italy’s Raffaele Fitto and Hungary’s Olivér Várhelyi.

November 14, 2024
Ukraine Could Rapidly Build Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Reduces Aid

Ukraine Could Rapidly Build Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Reduces Aid

Kyiv has the means to produce “hundreds” of small warheads, report says.

November 14, 2024
Far-Left Mob Tries to Shut Down French Leader’s Brussels Book Launch

Far-Left Mob Tries to Shut Down French Leader’s Brussels Book Launch

Protesters threw bottles and firecrackers outside the Bardella event at one of the last remaining refuges of free speech in the city.

November 14, 2024
‘No Decision This Week’: Várhelyi’s Commission Confirmation Delayed for the Third Time

‘No Decision This Week’: Várhelyi’s Commission Confirmation Delayed for the Third Time

Rumor has it that the EPP and S&D’s tentative deal involves curtailing the Hungarian commissioner’s portfolio.

November 13, 2024
‘Militant Democracy’ and ‘Transitional Justice’: How Liberals Destroyed Polish Rule of Law

‘Militant Democracy’ and ‘Transitional Justice’: How Liberals Destroyed Polish Rule of Law

The EU-backed authoritarian takeover of public life in Poland is meant to be a blueprint for other ‘post-conservative’ countries, speakers at an MCC Brussels event warned.

November 13, 2024
Radical MEPs Accuse Italy’s EU Commission VP Pick of ‘Whitewashing Neo-Fascists’

Radical MEPs Accuse Italy’s EU Commission VP Pick of ‘Whitewashing Neo-Fascists’

Fitto’s confirmation hearing demonstrated—yet again—just how partisan and ideologically-driven the European Left is.

November 12, 2024
Leftist Judges Block All Italian Offshore Asylum Processing Until Summer 2025

Leftist Judges Block All Italian Offshore Asylum Processing Until Summer 2025

Italian court ordered return of second group of migrants from Albanian processing center.

November 12, 2024
Leftists Delay Approval of Hungary’s Conservative Commissioner Again

Leftists Delay Approval of Hungary’s Conservative Commissioner Again

MEPs are bent on either rejecting Olivér Várhelyi or “dismantling” his portfolio.

November 12, 2024