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.
Commission: Only One in Five Failed Asylum Seekers is Returned

Commission: Only One in Five Failed Asylum Seekers is Returned

Failing to return migrants “hampers our system and erodes trust,” the Commissioner said, urging members to ramp up deportations.

March 17, 2023
Socialist Victory Signals Leftist Shift in Lithuania

Socialist Victory Signals Leftist Shift in Lithuania

In just two years, the LSDP went from 9% to 17%, winning the first round of Lithuania’s local elections. But the second round may favor the conservative TS this Sunday.

March 17, 2023
Millions Wasted: EU Countries Call for Reviewing Pfizer Deal

Millions Wasted: EU Countries Call for Reviewing Pfizer Deal

It is “irrational” to buy more vaccines, Bulgaria argued, as it prepares to destroy more vaccines, now expired, than it had administered.

March 16, 2023
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