Zoltán Kottász

Zoltán Kottász is a journalist for europeanconservative.com, based in Budapest. He worked for many years as a journalist and as the editor of the foreign desk at the Hungarian daily, Magyar Nemzet. He focuses primarily on European politics.
Patriots for Europe Group Condemns Hungary’s “Lex Orbán” as Attack on Democracy

Patriots for Europe Group Condemns Hungary’s “Lex Orbán” as Attack on Democracy

Hungary’s proposed prime ministerial term limits represent a dangerous precedent according to the conservative grouping.

May 22, 2026
Anything But AfD: CDU Opens Debate on Cooperation With Far Left

Anything But AfD: CDU Opens Debate on Cooperation With Far Left

Senior CDU figures are signalling openness to cooperation with Die Linke in eastern Germany, ignoring the right-wing AfD that keeps surging in the polls.

May 21, 2026
Tusk Government Hunts Ex-Minister Ziobro After He Flees to U.S.

Tusk Government Hunts Ex-Minister Ziobro After He Flees to U.S.

Polish prosecutors are preparing an extradition request for former conservative justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who fled to New York on a journalist visa.

May 21, 2026
Hungarian Government Pushes Constitutional Changes To Block Orbán Comeback

Hungarian Government Pushes Constitutional Changes To Block Orbán Comeback

Hungary’s new administration has unveiled constitutional amendments that include permanently barring Viktor Orbán from returning as prime minister.

May 21, 2026
Belgian Broadcaster Accused of Hiding Sensitive Migration-Related Data

Belgian Broadcaster Accused of Hiding Sensitive Migration-Related Data

A political storm has erupted in Belgium after VRT reportedly withheld sensitive data from a major social attitudes survey.

May 20, 2026
Farmers Outraged as New Hungarian Government Opens Door to Ukrainian Grain Imports

Farmers Outraged as New Hungarian Government Opens Door to Ukrainian Grain Imports

Hungarian farmers have accused the country’s new pro-Brussels government of abandoning domestic agriculture.

May 20, 2026
EPP Immunity Case: More Political Bias in European Parliament

EPP Immunity Case: More Political Bias in European Parliament

Mainstream political groups are protecting one of their own from prosecution while taking a far tougher line against conservative and right-wing lawmakers.

May 18, 2026
“Christian Bastards”: Is the Modena Attacker More Than Just a Mentally Ill Man?

“Christian Bastards”: Is the Modena Attacker More Than Just a Mentally Ill Man?

Italian authorities say there is no evidence of organised terrorism behind the Modena car-ramming attack, but ministers warn that mental illness alone cannot explain the assault.

May 18, 2026
AfD MP Meets Pope Leo After Party Excluded From German Catholic Event

AfD MP Meets Pope Leo After Party Excluded From German Catholic Event

As the AfD reaches record polling numbers in Germany, the party’s exclusion from major public events is becoming harder to justify.

May 18, 2026
Sudeten German Congress Ignites Political Storm in Czech Republic

Sudeten German Congress Ignites Political Storm in Czech Republic

Czech lawmakers have urged organisers to cancel the first-ever Sudeten German congress on Czech soil, reviving bitter disputes over post-war expulsions.

May 15, 2026
New Hungarian Government Officially Formed and Ready To Capitulate to Brussels 

New Hungarian Government Officially Formed and Ready To Capitulate to Brussels 

Hungary’s new government has formally taken office while signalling a dramatic break with Viktor Orbán’s sovereignist policies.

May 12, 2026
41% of Muslim Youths in Vienna Place Sharia Above Austrian Law

41% of Muslim Youths in Vienna Place Sharia Above Austrian Law

Researchers described findings on religion and social attitudes among young Muslims as “very worrying.”

May 12, 2026