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.
Battle of the Billboards: Fidesz Prepares for Election Showdown

Battle of the Billboards: Fidesz Prepares for Election Showdown

The ruling Hungarian party has made the choice between war and peace its main campaign message.

May 22, 2024
Brussels’ “Blatant Double Standards” on Rule-of-Law Actions

Brussels’ “Blatant Double Standards” on Rule-of-Law Actions

Hungary demands an explanation for the preferential treatment of Donald Tusk’s left-liberal Polish government.

May 21, 2024
Slovak PM Still in Serious But Stable Condition After Assassination Attempt

Slovak PM Still in Serious But Stable Condition After Assassination Attempt

President-elect has asked political parties to suspend campaigns ahead of the EU elections in June to prevent further confrontation.

May 17, 2024
Experts: Muslim Brotherhood Pursues Caliphate in Europe Using Soft Power

Experts: Muslim Brotherhood Pursues Caliphate in Europe Using Soft Power

The Islamist organisation has infiltrated EU member states and spread its agenda through various innocent-looking organisations.

May 16, 2024
Populist PM in Stable But “Very Serious” Condition After Assassination Attempt

Populist PM in Stable But “Very Serious” Condition After Assassination Attempt

Slovak parties from across the political divide have called for calm following the assassination attempt on Robert Fico.

May 16, 2024
Putin Replaces Defence Secretary

Putin Replaces Defence Secretary

Analysts say the Russian president is preparing the economy for a long war with Ukraine.

May 13, 2024
German Court Rules State Can Spy on “Extremist” AfD

German Court Rules State Can Spy on “Extremist” AfD

“Deeply undemocratic” campaign aims to isolate Alternative für Deutschland, Germany’s second most-popular party

May 13, 2024
Two Officers Shot at Paris Police Station

Two Officers Shot at Paris Police Station

The suspect was brought in for questioning after viciously attacking an elderly woman.

May 10, 2024
Germany: Government Fails to Condemn Yet Another Assault on Right-Wing Party Members

Germany: Government Fails to Condemn Yet Another Assault on Right-Wing Party Members

Radical militant group Antifa claimed responsibility for the attack on two Alternative für Deutschland politicians.

May 10, 2024
Hungary and China Boost Economic Ties

Hungary and China Boost Economic Ties

Xi Jinping announced huge investments as Budapest rejects EU ‘decoupling’ in favour of trade and cooperation.

May 10, 2024
German Politicians and Media Blame ‘Far-Right’ for Political Violence

German Politicians and Media Blame ‘Far-Right’ for Political Violence

Alternative für Deutschland’s Alice Weidel called attempts to make political capital from the recent attack on Social Democrat MEP “vile and irresponsible.”

May 7, 2024
Anarchist Website Encouraging Violence at U.S. Campuses

Anarchist Website Encouraging Violence at U.S. Campuses

Many of those arrested at pro-Hamas protests have—unsurprisingly—turned out not to be students.

May 6, 2024