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.
EU Advances Ukraine Membership Bid After Hungary Lifts Veto

EU Advances Ukraine Membership Bid After Hungary Lifts Veto

A deal between Budapest and Kyiv on the rights of ethnic Hungarians in western Ukraine has cleared a key obstacle to the opening of the first negotiating cluster.

June 4, 2026
Hungary Signals Green Light for Ukraine’s EU Bid, but Poland Could Be Fresh Obstacle

Hungary Signals Green Light for Ukraine’s EU Bid, but Poland Could Be Fresh Obstacle

A potential deal with Budapest on minority rights may unlock Kyiv’s EU talks, but rising tensions with Warsaw over historical grievances could complicate unanimity.

June 3, 2026
German Court Punishes Facebook Insult With €2,000 Fine

German Court Punishes Facebook Insult With €2,000 Fine

Fines for insulting Chancellor Friedrich Merz on social media have renewed criticism of Germany’s Section 188 law.

June 3, 2026
European Right Demands Answers After Henry Nowak Footage Shocks Europe

European Right Demands Answers After Henry Nowak Footage Shocks Europe

Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers is demanding a European Parliament resolution to condemn the murder.

June 2, 2026
Magyar Moves To Oust Hungary’s President

Magyar Moves To Oust Hungary’s President

President Tamás Sulyok has appealed to the Venice Commission, warning that efforts to remove him could undermine constitutional stability.

June 1, 2026
EU Hands Hungary €16.4 Billion After Magyar’s Brussels Reset

EU Hands Hungary €16.4 Billion After Magyar’s Brussels Reset

Former PM Orbán demanded that Magyar immediately publish the full details of what he called the “von der Leyen–Magyar pact”

May 29, 2026
Europe’s First Remigration Think Tank To Launch in Vienna

Europe’s First Remigration Think Tank To Launch in Vienna

The Institute for Remigration aims to become a central hub for migration policy advocacy, demographic research, and political campaigning across Europe.

May 28, 2026
Polish Right-Wing Konfederacja Seeks Ban on Same-Sex Adoption

Polish Right-Wing Konfederacja Seeks Ban on Same-Sex Adoption

Conservative lawmakers in Poland say recognition of same-sex marriages registered abroad could open the door to same-sex couples’ adoption rights.

May 22, 2026
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