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.
Switzerland Closes Italian Borders Ahead of Migrant Wave

Switzerland Closes Italian Borders Ahead of Migrant Wave

EU Parliament proposes restricting member states’ rights to control their own borders.

September 25, 2023
Catholic Priests Bless Same-Sex Couples at Cologne Cathedral

Catholic Priests Bless Same-Sex Couples at Cologne Cathedral

Event signals Synodal Path’s open defiance of the Vatican

September 24, 2023
WHO’s Pandemic Treaty Negotiations Run Short on Time

WHO’s Pandemic Treaty Negotiations Run Short on Time

Global framework would create mandatory pandemic regulations for all UN member states

September 23, 2023
Bruegel: EU Commission’s New Debt Rules “Unrealistic”

Bruegel: EU Commission’s New Debt Rules “Unrealistic”

New rules aim to make member states more resilient in the face of economic crises and increasing debt sustainability across the bloc.

September 23, 2023
100 NGOs Argue Against Holding Elections in Ukraine

100 NGOs Argue Against Holding Elections in Ukraine

Zelensky suggests West fund 2024 election while human rights organizations fear wartime elections could destabilize the country

September 22, 2023
Ukraine Fires Transgender Spokesman for Anti-Russian Rant

Ukraine Fires Transgender Spokesman for Anti-Russian Rant

Ashton-Cirillo branded Russians “rabid devils”; vowed to hunt down “Russian propagandists”

September 21, 2023
Proposed Schengen Rules Would Mandate Open Internal Borders

Proposed Schengen Rules Would Mandate Open Internal Borders

MP Charlie Weimers: Proposal undermines sovereignty of member states

September 20, 2023
Dead in the Water: EU Audit Reveals Issues with Offshore Green Strategy

Dead in the Water: EU Audit Reveals Issues with Offshore Green Strategy

Offshore energy targets could risk marine environment and increase dependence on China to the tune of €800 billion

September 20, 2023
Germany Plans Energy Subsidies Without Brussels’ Consent

Germany Plans Energy Subsidies Without Brussels’ Consent

Berlin set to bend EU rules to cut soaring prices

September 19, 2023
Von der Leyen’s Ten-Point Plan To Solve Italy’s Migration Crisis

Von der Leyen’s Ten-Point Plan To Solve Italy’s Migration Crisis

“We decide who comes to the European Union. … Those who do not have the right cannot remain,” the Commission chief promised.

September 18, 2023
MEPs Vote To ‘Upgrade Democracy’ by Weakening Member States

MEPs Vote To ‘Upgrade Democracy’ by Weakening Member States

The liberal-green initiative would give more legislative power to the European Parliament, scrap unanimity in the Council, and establish EU citizenship complete with voting rights, universally set at age 16.

September 15, 2023
EP Adopts Electricity Market Reform, Rejects Pro-Nuclear MEPs

EP Adopts Electricity Market Reform, Rejects Pro-Nuclear MEPs

Over 180 MEPs attempted to stop the vote for a chance to include the nuclear energy subsidies that the socialist rapporteur removed from the Commission’s original proposal.

September 15, 2023