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.
Italy-Led Coalition Pushes for Renewed EU Relations With Assad To Speed Up Deportations

Italy-Led Coalition Pushes for Renewed EU Relations With Assad To Speed Up Deportations

After the recent right-wing electoral streak, there’s never been a greater will to clamp down on migration across Europe.

October 16, 2024
EU Commission May Be Ready To Budge on Migration as Pressure Grows To Increase Deportations

EU Commission May Be Ready To Budge on Migration as Pressure Grows To Increase Deportations

Von der Leyen’s new strategy embraces external migrant centers and increased deportations —things Brussels scoffed at conservatives for suggesting in the past.

October 15, 2024
Polish PM “Demands” EU Green Light To Suspend Asylum Rights

Polish PM “Demands” EU Green Light To Suspend Asylum Rights

Will the EU establishment let its key ally Donald Tusk get away with far stricter migration policies than the ones it punished the previous conservative government for?

October 14, 2024
Democrat-Led Washington Silent on SpaceX’s Historic Breakthrough

Democrat-Led Washington Silent on SpaceX’s Historic Breakthrough

Described as the world’s greatest engineering feat since the moon landing, the achievement received no congratulations from the Biden/Harris White House.

October 14, 2024
EU Appeals Court Order To Release COVID Vaccine Contracts

EU Appeals Court Order To Release COVID Vaccine Contracts

The Commission is fighting to hide both the unlawfully classified documents and von der Leyen’s ‘Pfizergate’ texts, flouting transparency rules.

October 10, 2024
Timetable for Commissioner Candidates’ Parliamentary Hearings Revealed

Timetable for Commissioner Candidates’ Parliamentary Hearings Revealed

The five executive vice presidents and the foreign affairs chief will be questioned by MEPs last, after every other commissioner candidate has been approved or rejected.

October 10, 2024
Spanish Patriot MEP Stripped of Earmarked Vice-Chairmanship—Again

Spanish Patriot MEP Stripped of Earmarked Vice-Chairmanship—Again

Once more the centrist EPP has sidelined Europe’s third-largest group for political reasons, siding instead with “losers co-responsible for the misery, failure, and corruption we see.”

October 8, 2024
Patriot Leaders Rally Behind Salvini As Migration Trial Looms

Patriot Leaders Rally Behind Salvini As Migration Trial Looms

At the historic rally in Pontida, leaders from Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain united to advocate for border protection.

October 7, 2024
Lacking Volunteers, Poland Could Scrap Planned ‘Ukrainian Legion’

Lacking Volunteers, Poland Could Scrap Planned ‘Ukrainian Legion’

The defense ministry admitted that Kyiv ‘misled’ Warsaw by suggesting that thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Poland were ready to sign up and fight.

October 3, 2024
Croatian President Blocks Military Participation in NATO Ukraine Mission

Croatian President Blocks Military Participation in NATO Ukraine Mission

Zoran Milanović also rebuked the government for committing troops without his consent.

October 3, 2024
Patriots for Europe Group Welcomes Two New MEPs From Poland

Patriots for Europe Group Welcomes Two New MEPs From Poland

With the members of the National Movement, the European Parliament’s third largest group now controls 86 seats.

October 3, 2024
Czech Government Shaken by Departure of Junior Coalition Partner

Czech Government Shaken by Departure of Junior Coalition Partner

PM Fiala’s remaining four-party coalition now only has a narrow parliamentary majority and is unlikely to stop the Patriots’ resurgent ANO from taking back control next year.

October 2, 2024