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.
Europe’s Secretive Deportation Scheme Uncovered

Europe’s Secretive Deportation Scheme Uncovered

The document, obtained under a freedom of information request, reveals a planned mechanism to facilitate the “non-voluntary return of migrants.”

March 15, 2023
No More Revolving Doors: EU To Send Ex-MEPs To ‘Cool Off’

No More Revolving Doors: EU To Send Ex-MEPs To ‘Cool Off’

MEPs-turned-lobbyists will have a harder time getting back to business under the new rules aimed to curb corruption in Brussels in the fallout of Qatargate.

March 15, 2023
NGOs Concerned As EU Prepares ‘Foreign Agents Law’

NGOs Concerned As EU Prepares ‘Foreign Agents Law’

Those previously hailing the reform as a step against right-wing populism are now flustered by the notion that they too will undergo the same scrutiny of their revenue sources.

March 14, 2023
Commission: SVB Collapse Poses No Risk to EU

Commission: SVB Collapse Poses No Risk to EU

“The name of the game is containment now,” German MEP Markus Ferber said, referring to the fear that’s spreading faster than the actual problem.

March 14, 2023
Russian Agents Arrested for Plotting Insurrection in Moldova

Russian Agents Arrested for Plotting Insurrection in Moldova

Undercover investigation helped crack down on the conspirators, just two days after the White House warned the plot was underway.

March 13, 2023
How the Council of Europe Rewrites the Past

How the Council of Europe Rewrites the Past

“Asking the Council of Europe to institute reform and correct direction is really like asking the proverbial fox to guard the hen house,” Dr. Joanna Williams, the author of the report argued.

March 11, 2023
EU Countries Call for Stricter Asylum Rules

EU Countries Call for Stricter Asylum Rules

Legal bottlenecks allow migrants to apply for asylum in multiple member states, but the Commission promises that the problem will be addressed in the upcoming Immigration and Asylum Pact.

March 11, 2023
MCC Brussels: A World of Conflict Awaits

MCC Brussels: A World of Conflict Awaits

“Europeans, you’ll have to change your sneakers to military boots in the coming decades,” a senior security expert said at the conference aimed to decipher the geopolitical shift of the coming decades.

March 10, 2023
Poll: U.S. Remains Divided on Who the Enemy Is

Poll: U.S. Remains Divided on Who the Enemy Is

Democrats see Russia as the devil, Republicans don’t, indicating how ‘America First’ transformed into a modern anti-war movement.

March 10, 2023
Swiss President Doubles Down on Weapons Ban

Swiss President Doubles Down on Weapons Ban

In contrast to Bern’s apparent reluctance to allow arms exports to Ukraine, a recent poll showed that half the country supported more flexible rules regarding neutrality.

March 10, 2023
NATO: Ammo Consumption in Ukraine Is ‘Unsustainable’

NATO: Ammo Consumption in Ukraine Is ‘Unsustainable’

Another €2 billion was pledged under EU Foreign Affairs chief Josep Borrell’s three-step plan to solve the ammunition problem, involving significant production overhaul.

March 9, 2023
European Youth Rejects Mass Surveillance Aimed at Protecting Minors

European Youth Rejects Mass Surveillance Aimed at Protecting Minors

The Commission aims to make the regulation mandatory for all email and messaging apps currently in use. According to critics, Chat Control would effectively mean “the end of privacy of digital correspondence” in the EU.

March 8, 2023