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.
The Greens’ Alleged Russian Agent Prompts Spy Scare in EU Parliament

The Greens’ Alleged Russian Agent Prompts Spy Scare in EU Parliament

Concerned Latvian MEPs argue that the Greens must bear responsibility for a spy exposed in their ranks.

January 31, 2024
Former Deputy Minister Claims Polish PM Will Approve EU Migration Pact

Former Deputy Minister Claims Polish PM Will Approve EU Migration Pact

Conservatives accuse government of misleading Poles; will it pay billions to Brussels under the migrant relocation scheme?

January 31, 2024
Albanian Supreme Court Greenlights Meloni’s Asylum Deal

Albanian Supreme Court Greenlights Meloni’s Asylum Deal

Rome’s plan to process up to 36,000 migrants a year in Albania is closer to becoming a reality.

January 30, 2024
Meloni Kickstarts Grand Plan To Curb Migration by Boosting African Economies

Meloni Kickstarts Grand Plan To Curb Migration by Boosting African Economies

Human traffickers “invest in desperation, we invest in opportunities,” the Italian PM said. The initial €5.5 billion is just the beginning of Rome’s “Mattei plan.”

January 30, 2024
Hungary and Ukraine Edge Toward Solution to Minority Dispute

Hungary and Ukraine Edge Toward Solution to Minority Dispute

Foreign ministers discussed Hungarian diaspora’s language rights in Ukraine—and began preparing a future Orbán-Zelensky summit.

January 29, 2024
EU Still Undecided on Defunding UN Agency Over Hamas Links

EU Still Undecided on Defunding UN Agency Over Hamas Links

Fourteen countries pulled their contributions after it was revealed that the agency’s staff participated in the October 7th massacre, but the Commission is still just “drawing lessons.”

January 29, 2024
EPP Chief: Europe Must Get Ready for War

EPP Chief: Europe Must Get Ready for War

Saying Trump won’t protect Europe, centre-right bloc president joined the Eurocrats who want to turn the EU into a defense union with its own nuclear shield.

January 26, 2024
European Commission Regrets Being “Legally Obliged” To Unblock Some Hungarian Funds

European Commission Regrets Being “Legally Obliged” To Unblock Some Hungarian Funds

Leftist MEPs still threaten legal action to make the EU keep blackmailing Budapest.

January 25, 2024
Report: 2024 Election Will Be a Battle of 5 ‘Crisis Tribes’

Report: 2024 Election Will Be a Battle of 5 ‘Crisis Tribes’

EU’s foreign and security policy think tank predicts voting patterns based on issues—not party loyalties.

January 23, 2024
Warsaw: EU Greenlights the Release of Frozen Polish Funds

Warsaw: EU Greenlights the Release of Frozen Polish Funds

Poland’s leftist leadership and EU loyalties seem to be enough for Brussels to unblock its funds—despite the blatant and ongoing abuse of power by Tusk’s government.

January 23, 2024
“You’re Big Brother:” EU Parliament Votes To Make Hate Speech an EU Crime

“You’re Big Brother:” EU Parliament Votes To Make Hate Speech an EU Crime

“You don’t want a debate, you want an inquisition!” MEP Patricia Chagnon snapped as the leftists adopted what’s essentially a blank cheque for silencing any dissenting opinion.

January 18, 2024
Ever-Closer Union: Brussels Plots Federalist Reforms

Ever-Closer Union: Brussels Plots Federalist Reforms

A Polish MEP described the proposals as the creation of a European “superstate on the ruins of nation-states”

January 18, 2024