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.
EU Commission Welcomes Polish Liberals’ Power Grab Plans

EU Commission Welcomes Polish Liberals’ Power Grab Plans

Dismantling the previous conservative government’s work is considered sufficient to unlock Poland’s frozen funds and end its ‘rule-of-law’ dispute in just a few months, according to the Commission.

February 20, 2024
Von der Leyen Seeks Second Term as European Commission President

Von der Leyen Seeks Second Term as European Commission President

The incumbent still needs to be nominated by the majority of member states, whose negotiations could yield surprising results.

February 20, 2024
PM Orbán: 2024 is the Year To ‘Make Europe Great Again’

PM Orbán: 2024 is the Year To ‘Make Europe Great Again’

The Hungarian PM on European elections: ”The new Right should not be an alternative to Europe, but a European alternative.”

February 19, 2024
German Media Giants Launch Massive Campaign Against ‘Far-Right’

German Media Giants Launch Massive Campaign Against ‘Far-Right’

Over 500 organizations participate in the campaign against “right-wing extremism” while the government is quietly giving out hundreds of millions of euros to silence right-wing voices online.

February 15, 2024
Left Demands Rule-of-Law Procedure Against Greece Over Alleged Migrant Mistreatment

Left Demands Rule-of-Law Procedure Against Greece Over Alleged Migrant Mistreatment

The coast guard personnel are not “monsters” as framed by NGOs, a Greek MEP responded to the accusations, but “modern-day heroes” who save 60,000 migrants from the sea every year.

February 14, 2024
‘Weimar Triangle’ Wants To Lead Europe’s Security Revival

‘Weimar Triangle’ Wants To Lead Europe’s Security Revival

Trump prompts Paris, Berlin, and Warsaw to rethink their old alliance to rebuild Europe’s “military might,” while Brussels jumps at the chance to advocate for a European army.

February 13, 2024
Poll Predicts French Populist Right’s Record Surge

Poll Predicts French Populist Right’s Record Surge

Two sovereigntist parties could command 39% of the vote between them, far ahead of Macron’s coalition.

February 12, 2024
National Conservatives Court Hungary’s Fidesz—With Strings Attached

National Conservatives Court Hungary’s Fidesz—With Strings Attached

Meloni and other leaders in the European Parliament’s conservative bloc want Orbán to join them “to save Europe,” but on one condition: changing course on Ukraine.

February 12, 2024
EU Leaders Panic After Trump Puts Them in Their Place on NATO Defense Spending

EU Leaders Panic After Trump Puts Them in Their Place on NATO Defense Spending

Just weeks ago, Dutch PM Mark Rutte said Trump “was completely right in forcing us to live up to [our NATO] commitment,” in Davos.

February 12, 2024
EU-Turn: Brussels Finally Recognizes Nuclear Power as “Strategic” For Green Goals

EU-Turn: Brussels Finally Recognizes Nuclear Power as “Strategic” For Green Goals

The EU now aims to deploy subsidized reactors by 2030—despite Commission president saying the opposite last year.

February 8, 2024
Police Investigate Migrant ‘Promo Video’ Shot Aboard German NGO Ship

Police Investigate Migrant ‘Promo Video’ Shot Aboard German NGO Ship

SOS Humanity, which got €790,000 from Berlin last year, appears complicit in creation of video for human smuggling website.

February 8, 2024
EU Takes Legal Action Against Hungary’s Defense of Sovereignty Law

EU Takes Legal Action Against Hungary’s Defense of Sovereignty Law

Brussels’ claim that the law violates freedom of expression is just a pretext for another violation of Hungarian sovereignty.

February 7, 2024