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.
Hungary Outraged as Zelensky Suggests Soldiers Could Target Orbán

Hungary Outraged as Zelensky Suggests Soldiers Could Target Orbán

The row erupted as Hungary blocks a €90 billion EU loan while pressing Kyiv to restore Russian oil flows through Druzhba.

March 5, 2026
Germany Scraps Bürgergeld in Welfare Crackdown

Germany Scraps Bürgergeld in Welfare Crackdown

The reform comes amid growing political tensions over rising numbers of foreign welfare recipients and concerns about incentives to work.

March 5, 2026
Facebook Removes Hungarian Pro-Government Newspaper Pages Weeks Before Election

Facebook Removes Hungarian Pro-Government Newspaper Pages Weeks Before Election

Political interference? Facebook has suspended Hungarian right-wing outlets weeks before the national election.

February 27, 2026
EU Elites Force Woke Ideology Through the Courts

EU Elites Force Woke Ideology Through the Courts

Europe’s cultural and political disputes are increasingly being settled by judges in Luxembourg rather than by elected national governments, speakers at the MCC conference said.

February 27, 2026
German Court Blocks Intelligence Agency From Branding AfD ‘Confirmed Extremist’

German Court Blocks Intelligence Agency From Branding AfD ‘Confirmed Extremist’

A court in Cologne found no clear evidence that the AfD’s overall political direction amounted to an “anti-constitutional tendency.”

February 26, 2026
“The Perversion of Aid”: How the EU’s NGO Funding Model Fuels Political Activism

“The Perversion of Aid”: How the EU’s NGO Funding Model Fuels Political Activism

Speakers at a Budapest conference argued that former U.S. and current EU funding programmes overtly promote progressive causes instead of traditional development goals.

February 24, 2026
One Year On, Merz Faces Restless CDU and Rising AfD

One Year On, Merz Faces Restless CDU and Rising AfD

Excuses for failure: at the CDU’s national party congress, Friedrich Merz defended his record, his debt U-turn, and his refusal to cooperate with the AfD.

February 20, 2026
Nawrocki Vetoes Tusk’s Judicial Reform as Poland’s Rule-of-Law Clash Deepens

Nawrocki Vetoes Tusk’s Judicial Reform as Poland’s Rule-of-Law Clash Deepens

The Polish president’s veto inflames tensions with Warsaw’s ruling coalition.

February 20, 2026
Judicial Activism or Justice? Italy Must Pay for Protecting Its Borders

Judicial Activism or Justice? Italy Must Pay for Protecting Its Borders

A Sicilian court has ordered the government to pay €76,000 to the German NGO Sea-Watch for the 2019 seizure of its migrant rescue vessel.

February 19, 2026
Hungarian Opposition Leader Embroiled in Drug Scandal as Western Allies Roll Out Red Carpet

Hungarian Opposition Leader Embroiled in Drug Scandal as Western Allies Roll Out Red Carpet

A new scandal involving drugs and a secret recording has engulfed Hungary’s main opposition challenger.

February 13, 2026
Poland Backs EU Arms Loans; PiS Warns Country Trades Sovereignty for Debt

Poland Backs EU Arms Loans; PiS Warns Country Trades Sovereignty for Debt

The Law and Justice opposition says the loans could leave Polish defence firms sidelined.

February 13, 2026
EU Court Says Hungary Funds Were Unlawfully Released in 2023

EU Court Says Hungary Funds Were Unlawfully Released in 2023

Hungary may lose €10 billion as the EU heaps political pressure on the Orbán government ahead of the April 12th elections.

February 12, 2026