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.
Anti-Meloni Takes Charge of Italian Opposition

Anti-Meloni Takes Charge of Italian Opposition

Woke, bisexual, socialist: Elly Schlein is the polar opposite of Meloni and is set to radically reform the failing Democratic Party.

February 27, 2023
Germany’s Migration Reforms Designed To Attract African Workers

Germany’s Migration Reforms Designed To Attract African Workers

A more encouraging family policy would be a better alternative to solving the demographic crisis, a German MEP told The European Conservative.

February 25, 2023
Dutch Governing Party Advocates Accepting Pedophilia and Teaching It in Schools

Dutch Governing Party Advocates Accepting Pedophilia and Teaching It in Schools

Promoting “virtual child pornography” might even decrease the risk of child abuse, the social-liberal D66’s youth organization believes.

February 24, 2023
Vetoes and Objections: Tenth Sanction Package Still in the Works

Vetoes and Objections: Tenth Sanction Package Still in the Works

Enforcing sanctions requires “a lot of discipline,” said the bloc’s foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, as a dozen countries rejected the EU’s proposed measures against circumvention.

February 23, 2023
Biden Meets Leaders of the Bucharest Nine To Discuss “Next Steps”

Biden Meets Leaders of the Bucharest Nine To Discuss “Next Steps”

The B9 looks forward to “increased U.S. military presence” in the region, said Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at the group’s special summit.

February 23, 2023
UN Security Council Briefed on Progress of Nord Stream Investigation

UN Security Council Briefed on Progress of Nord Stream Investigation

The current inquiry revealed the damage was done by “powerful explosions due to sabotage,” but no perpetrators have been identified so far.

February 23, 2023
Sanctions Enforcement HQ Proposed in Brussels

Sanctions Enforcement HQ Proposed in Brussels

Sanctions are a “fundamental part of the EU’s geopolitical toolbox,” Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra said.

February 22, 2023
Putin Pulls Back From Nuclear Treaty, NATO Allies Concerned

Putin Pulls Back From Nuclear Treaty, NATO Allies Concerned

Russia’s decision demolishes the post-Cold War infrastructure essential to limiting nuclear arms.

February 22, 2023
Japanese PM Pledges $5.5 Billion Financial Aid for Ukraine

Japanese PM Pledges $5.5 Billion Financial Aid for Ukraine

Two-thirds of Japanese believe in supporting Ukraine, even if that’s economically harmful to them, as PM Kishida vows to ramp up financial aid.

February 21, 2023
Kyiv To Boycott OSCE Over Russian Presence in Vienna

Kyiv To Boycott OSCE Over Russian Presence in Vienna

Twenty members urged Austria to ban Russians from attending the Parliamentary Assembly, even if that decision would violate international law and the country’s own neutrality.

February 21, 2023
Biden Visits Kyiv for the First Time Since Russia’s War on Ukraine

Biden Visits Kyiv for the First Time Since Russia’s War on Ukraine

The U.S. president announced another half a billion dollars worth of military aid on his historic trip to war-torn Ukraine.

February 20, 2023
“Pan-European” Arms Shipments Drive the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council

“Pan-European” Arms Shipments Drive the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council

One million shells proposed under a joint EU procurement scheme, according to recommendations by Estonian FM Urmas Reinsalu ahead of Monday’s meeting in Brussels.

February 20, 2023