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.
Short a Dozen Votes, von der Leyen May Turn to Greens To Secure Reelection

Short a Dozen Votes, von der Leyen May Turn to Greens To Secure Reelection

The Commission chief has no choice but to give in to socialists’ blackmail and forge an even more leftist coalition in Brussels—the opposite of what Europe voted for.

July 3, 2024
PM Orbán: Patriots for Europe Parliamentary Group Ready by Next Week

PM Orbán: Patriots for Europe Parliamentary Group Ready by Next Week

“Another four or five days and many people will be surprised,” the Hungarian PM said, promising to make his new right-wing alliance the largest conservative force in Brussels “very soon.”

July 2, 2024
Courted by Conservatives, von der Leyen Meets With Greens Instead

Courted by Conservatives, von der Leyen Meets With Greens Instead

The European Commission chief will need the backing of one or both groups to be guaranteed reelection, but in public, Meloni’s ECR is being sidelined again.

July 2, 2024
WEF Rocked by Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Allegations

WEF Rocked by Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Allegations

The organization’s outgoing executive, Klaus Schwab, was allegedly one of the main drivers of its “toxic workplace” culture.

July 2, 2024
EU Countries Rebuked for Not Doing Their Green Homework

EU Countries Rebuked for Not Doing Their Green Homework

Nearly all member states failed to submit their long-term climate policy plans, despite their “legal obligations,” the Commission warns.

July 2, 2024
Polish Government Divided Over Same-Sex Unions

Polish Government Divided Over Same-Sex Unions

Promising same-sex unions during the campaign allowed PM Tusk to scoop up a larger share of the leftist vote, but delivering on that promise would alienate many of his primary, center-right voters.

July 1, 2024
Le Pen’s ID Group Potentially Rebranding by Merging with Orbán’s Patriots

Le Pen’s ID Group Potentially Rebranding by Merging with Orbán’s Patriots

Inside sources indicate this may have been the plan all along: to create the third largest bloc in the European Parliament.

July 1, 2024
Von der Leyen Nominated for Second Term, Despite Meloni’s Opposition

Von der Leyen Nominated for Second Term, Despite Meloni’s Opposition

Brussels’ center-left coalition is built on “lies and deceit,” Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán said while his party set out to create its own parliamentary group of like-minded Central European parties.

June 28, 2024
Poland and Baltic States Lobby for EU-Funded ‘Iron Curtain’ Against Russia

Poland and Baltic States Lobby for EU-Funded ‘Iron Curtain’ Against Russia

“Extraordinary measures need to be employed” on the EU’s eastern borders, the four countries argue, asking for at least €2.5 billion for a 700-km defense line.

June 27, 2024
EU To Sign Long-Term Security Agreement With Ukraine

EU To Sign Long-Term Security Agreement With Ukraine

The pact—committing the EU to supply financial support, arms deliveries, and military training to Kyiv indefinitely—is to be reviewed every ten years.

June 27, 2024
‘Backroom Logic’: Meloni Threatens To Derail von der Leyen Nomination Deal

‘Backroom Logic’: Meloni Threatens To Derail von der Leyen Nomination Deal

“No true democrat can accept” a select few deciding for everyone else, the furious Italian PM said.

June 26, 2024
AfD: No ‘Imminent’ Decision About New ‘Sovereignist’ Group

AfD: No ‘Imminent’ Decision About New ‘Sovereignist’ Group

Many in the party still actively seek agreement with Marine Le Pen’s ID group instead, a senior party official told The European Conservative.

June 26, 2024