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.
Bundestag Circumvents Own Rules To Deny AfD Deputy Speaker Position

Bundestag Circumvents Own Rules To Deny AfD Deputy Speaker Position

Mainstream parties in Germany continue to ignore the will of millions of voters by upholding the anti-AfD firewall.

March 3, 2025
Liberal German Court Halts Deportation of ISIS Terrorist

Liberal German Court Halts Deportation of ISIS Terrorist

Recent cases in Germany have revealed that the authorities are more concerned about the security of migrants than the well-being of their own citizens.

February 28, 2025
Polish High Court Berates IKEA for Imposing Leftist Ideologies on Employees

Polish High Court Berates IKEA for Imposing Leftist Ideologies on Employees

The ruling settles the case of a former employee fired for criticising the Swedish company’s LGBT advocacy.

February 28, 2025
Germans Should Get Used to Terror Threats, Authorities Say

Germans Should Get Used to Terror Threats, Authorities Say

Business as usual in Merz’s Germany as carnival season kicks off with the latest warning from the Islamic State.

February 27, 2025
Austrian Legacy Coalition Announced: Centre-Right Succumbs to Left

Austrian Legacy Coalition Announced: Centre-Right Succumbs to Left

Moderate anti-immigration steps, taxes, online censorship announced in Vienna—not what the voters wanted.

February 27, 2025
How Much Will Merz Compromise with SPD To Form Coalition?

How Much Will Merz Compromise with SPD To Form Coalition?

Merz’s campaign centered around tough migration laws, industrial revival, and sensible climate strategies. Now all of this could be sacrificed to join the SPD.

February 26, 2025
Sleeping with the Enemy: Coalition Talks on Track Despite CDU’s “War” on the Left

Sleeping with the Enemy: Coalition Talks on Track Despite CDU’s “War” on the Left

Merz accuses the SPD of bankrolling the anti-Right protests but has no problem with allowing the socialists back into government.

February 26, 2025
Influence Peddling: Slovak PM Demands NGOs Full Disclosure

Influence Peddling: Slovak PM Demands NGOs Full Disclosure

Fico hit back at the criticism from opposition leader Šimečka by pointing out that his family made a fortune through NGOs, “but their golden days are over.”

February 26, 2025
Echoes Of Germany: Austria Set To Announce Grand Coalition

Echoes Of Germany: Austria Set To Announce Grand Coalition

The centre-right and the centre-left will be joined by the liberals—in a complete rejection of the voters’ desires.

February 24, 2025
More of the Same: German Grand Coalition Likely Despite Voters Fleeing to the Right

More of the Same: German Grand Coalition Likely Despite Voters Fleeing to the Right

The right-wing AfD, which doubled its result, was the only real winner of the elections.

February 24, 2025
Message to Germany: “The Left Will Always Have Leverage Over CDU”

Message to Germany: “The Left Will Always Have Leverage Over CDU”

Whoever the projected winner Friedrich Merz forms a coalition with, Germans will lose.

February 22, 2025
Zelensky: Talk With Trump Envoy “Restores Hope”

Zelensky: Talk With Trump Envoy “Restores Hope”

The Ukrainian president may be willing to accept a mineral deal in return for security guarantees.

February 21, 2025