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.
Hungarian Justice Minister Resigns To Lead Conservative Shift in EU Elections

Hungarian Justice Minister Resigns To Lead Conservative Shift in EU Elections

“If we look at the success of the Spanish Vox or the Fratelli d’Italia, we can see that the stigmas attached to sovereigntist parties are in vain: voters choose according to their own perception of reality,” Varga said, announcing the 2024 election bid.

June 29, 2023
Electoral Reform: EU Council Rejects the Parliament’s Attempted Power Grab

Electoral Reform: EU Council Rejects the Parliament’s Attempted Power Grab

The European Parliament’s electoral reform package, meant to make EU elections more democratic is anything but, the EU Council agreed.

June 28, 2023
Germany To Deploy Permanent Military Presence in Lithuania

Germany To Deploy Permanent Military Presence in Lithuania

The sudden decision to deploy 4,000 troops has nothing to do with Wagner potentially regrouping in neighboring Belarus, the German Defense Ministry insists.

June 27, 2023
PM Orbán: Not All EU Money Should Go to Ukraine

PM Orbán: Not All EU Money Should Go to Ukraine

“Today, the EU needs the Balkans more than the other way around,” the Hungarian prime minister said during his trip to Serbia and Bosnia, signing strategic partnerships and advocating for the region’s rapid EU accession.

June 25, 2023
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