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 Calls for More Social Media Fact Checking

EU Calls for More Social Media Fact Checking

Commission VP Věra Jourová urged that AI-generated information be labeled as such, and that restrictions be put on AI technology from being used to generate disinformation.

June 5, 2023
Musk: Twitter To Publish All Government Censorship Requests

Musk: Twitter To Publish All Government Censorship Requests

The announcement appears to be a swing at the EU’s new anti-disinformation efforts, as well as a bid to clear Musk’s name after a backlash over an increased compliance rate with removal requests.

June 5, 2023
Spain Calls for Total EU Ban on Encrypted Messaging

Spain Calls for Total EU Ban on Encrypted Messaging

Fifteen member states are in favor of extending the EU’s upcoming surveillance law to end-to-end encryption, while Spain would outright ban it in the entire EU.

June 3, 2023
Historic ‘ASAP’ Ammo Deal Approved by the European Parliament

Historic ‘ASAP’ Ammo Deal Approved by the European Parliament

The €500 million subsidy plan to boost domestic defense production—part of the wider €3 billion arms procurement scheme—can now be finalized during the Council’s upcoming July summit.

June 2, 2023
EU Parliament Adopts Resolution To Block Hungary’s Council Presidency

EU Parliament Adopts Resolution To Block Hungary’s Council Presidency

As all leftist parties and the center-right EPP voted to support the unprecedented measures, 67 conservative MEPs took Hungary’s side, asking the Commission not to give in to the left’s politically motivated blackmail.

June 1, 2023
Poland Vows To Fight Against “Mandatory Solidarity”

Poland Vows To Fight Against “Mandatory Solidarity”

“Let [Western Europe] do these social experiments on their own citizens, with their own money, and leave Poland out of it,” MEP Kosma Złotowski told the EuroCon, as Warsaw pledges to resist migrant quotas.

June 1, 2023
Parliament To End Cooperation if Hungary Assumes Council Presidency

Parliament To End Cooperation if Hungary Assumes Council Presidency

“We should strip this presidency of all glitter and glamor,” the mostly leftist coalition argued, saying that they can’t let Orbán become “face of the European Union.”

May 31, 2023
Brits Resist the WHO’s Coming Power Grab

Brits Resist the WHO’s Coming Power Grab

The planned Pandemic Treaty is scheduled for approval next year, and would enable the WHO to mandate lockdowns, vaccine passports, and even crackdowns on ‘misinformation.’

May 31, 2023
Commission Hides New Vaccine Contract from Public

Commission Hides New Vaccine Contract from Public

There is something shady about the EU’s new deal with Pfizer. Albeit at a higher price, EU countries will have to pay for fewer COVID-19 vaccine doses, but the Commission refuses to say exactly how many.

May 30, 2023
Democratization Canceled: Erdogan Wins Turkish Run-ups

Democratization Canceled: Erdogan Wins Turkish Run-ups

The opposition’s democratization plans might be postponed, but analysts say that since President Erdoğan only won by a narrow margin, he may end up adopting some of the liberal reforms himself.

May 29, 2023
Commission Adviser Calls Europe Blind to Chinese Influence

Commission Adviser Calls Europe Blind to Chinese Influence

Western Europe is especially bad at spotting foreign propaganda, Ivana Karásková said, urging the EU to adopt its ‘foreign agents law,’ despite the backlash it generated among global, leftist NGOs.

May 28, 2023
EU Council President Atones for Overspending by Spending More

EU Council President Atones for Overspending by Spending More

After being accused of taking too many private flights, Michel wants to buy carbon credits to fly even more. Because Europeans care more about pollution than their taxes being spent unnecessarily, right?

May 27, 2023