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.
Commission to Ukraine: No Minority Rights, No EU Membership

Commission to Ukraine: No Minority Rights, No EU Membership

Only two out of seven criteria have been fulfilled for accession talks to begin. Corruption and the lack of fundamental minority rights remain among the biggest concerns of Brussels.

June 24, 2023
Greek Right’s Election Prospects Are Excellent, Despite Migrant Shipwreck

Greek Right’s Election Prospects Are Excellent, Despite Migrant Shipwreck

Despite accusations of negligence on the part of the Greek authorities, the conservative New Democracy is likely to secure one of the strongest right-wing majorities in the nation’s history.

June 23, 2023
Former Tavistock Staff Go Private To Keep Transitioning Children

Former Tavistock Staff Go Private To Keep Transitioning Children

The new clinic will likely “employ the ideological ‘gender affirmative’ approach that led to diagnostic overshadowing at the Tavistock and put vulnerable children at risk,” the director of Transgender Trend told The European Conservative.

June 23, 2023
EU Wants To Use Russia’s €200B Frozen Assets To Rebuild Ukraine

EU Wants To Use Russia’s €200B Frozen Assets To Rebuild Ukraine

Poland, Slovakia, and the Baltics would go all in, but Western European countries are still unsure how to stay clear of violating international law with the move.

June 22, 2023
NATO Considers Picking Romania as Ukraine’s F-16 Training Site

NATO Considers Picking Romania as Ukraine’s F-16 Training Site

Still no pledges in sight to deliver a single aircraft to Kyiv, but the training of UAF pilots could begin as soon as the fighter jet coalition reaches an agreement on the location.

June 22, 2023
West Promises EU Membership and Public-Private Partnership to Rebuild Ukraine

West Promises EU Membership and Public-Private Partnership to Rebuild Ukraine

Foreign investments will rebuild a “cleaner, greener, more modern” Ukraine, “that is a member of the EU,” von der Leyen said, even though Ukraine only completed two out of the seven criteria to begin the accession process.

June 22, 2023
Brussels Concerned About Polish Referendum on Migration Pact

Brussels Concerned About Polish Referendum on Migration Pact

Holding the vote on the same day as the general election would ensure sufficient turnout to give Warsaw something tangible to fight back against the migration edict.

June 21, 2023
Stoltenberg: NATO’s Running Out of Bullets

Stoltenberg: NATO’s Running Out of Bullets

“Our weapons and ammunition stocks are depleted,” the NATO chief said, expecting all members to recommit to the 2% GDP defense spending rule at the upcoming Vilnius Summit in July.

June 21, 2023
No Agreement on EU Electricity Reform Bill

No Agreement on EU Electricity Reform Bill

Poland’s security is overly dependent on coal, France wants to keep its cheap nuclear energy, and Germany wants them to have none of those things in order to save the planet and make money. Not an easy question.

June 21, 2023
EU Proposes a €66B Budget Hike to Finance Geopolitical Ambitions

EU Proposes a €66B Budget Hike to Finance Geopolitical Ambitions

Ukraine will receive the biggest share in “financial support with loans and guns,” Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn said, adding that in the future, the EU “will have to pay more on our global interests.”

June 20, 2023
Hungary: Even Leftists Reject the EU Migrant Quotas 

Hungary: Even Leftists Reject the EU Migrant Quotas 

Nearly all right-wing voters and 58% of leftists reject the EU’s plan to redistribute migrants between member states, as PM Orbán says Hungary has “no intention of implementing” the mechanism at all.

June 20, 2023
New Drone Footage Points to Russia Behind Dam Explosion

New Drone Footage Points to Russia Behind Dam Explosion

Ukrainian drones captured footage of the explosive-laden car on the dam days before the dam burst. However, based on recent satellite pictures, the vehicle appears to still be there, perfectly intact.

June 20, 2023