Poland rethinks media tax amid EU and US concern for press freedomBrussels also urges Hungary to allow top independent radio station to stay on airTue Feb 16 2021 - 17:45
Kosovo election winner targets ‘justice and jobs’ over Serbia talksAlbin Kurti's leftist party dominates vote with pledge to fight graft and povertyMon Feb 15 2021 - 17:58
Hungary becomes first EU country to use Russia’s Sputnik vaccineCountry hopes to deploy China’s Sinopharm coronavirus inoculation soonSun Feb 14 2021 - 15:51
Kosovo reformists aim to sweep out old guard in snap electionWar veterans' political failings under spotlight as corruption and poverty top agendaFri Feb 12 2021 - 17:53
Lukashenko claims Belarus has suffered ‘blitzkrieg’ from WestCritics say Russian-allied autocrat is playing for time with regime-led reform debateThu Feb 11 2021 - 19:06
Polish media blackout flags up press freedom fears over tax planHungary adds to EU concerns as independent radio station is ordered off airWed Feb 10 2021 - 19:20
Navalny’s team urges UK to sanction Putin ‘allies’ including AbramovichEight priority targets described as ‘enablers and beneficiaries of Kremlin kleptocracy’Tue Feb 09 2021 - 17:31
Russia expels European diplomats as Navalny case sours relationsGerman, Swedish and Polish diplomats accused of attending anti-Putin protestsFri Feb 05 2021 - 16:01
Kremlin defends crackdown as protesters fill Moscow detention centresIndependent Russian media condemn police violence and ‘mass arrests’ of journalistsThu Feb 04 2021 - 17:25
EU urged to get tough on Russia over Navalny case and protest crackdownMoscow dismisses West’s ‘hysteria’ over imprisonment of Putin’s chief rivalWed Feb 03 2021 - 17:58
More than 1,000 arrested as West lambasts Russia over jailing of NavalnyMoscow rejects EU and US ‘meddling’ as riot police arrest anti-Putin protestersWed Feb 03 2021 - 06:38
Russia jails opposition leader Alexei Navalny despite western outcryPutin critic given 3½-year sentence after recovering from nerve agent poisoningTue Feb 02 2021 - 17:39
Navalny facing jail threat as Kremlin rejects western criticismRussian opposition leader due in court amid crackdown on anti-Putin protestersMon Feb 01 2021 - 16:52
Thousands of Russians defy crackdown to join anti-Putin protestsMoscow accuses US of whipping up support for jailed campaigner Alexei NavalnySun Jan 31 2021 - 17:36
Navalny allies put under house arrest before fresh protests across RussiaPolice warn of possible clashes and tell Russians to stay away from Sunday's ralliesFri Jan 29 2021 - 19:56
Alexei Navalny: Iron-willed pragmatist with a nationalist streakWife Yulia softens edges and broadens appeal of Putin foe and anti-corruption fighterThu Jan 28 2021 - 19:00
Kremlin expects no quick ‘reset’ with US despite arms pact extensionBiden's first call with Putin sets tone for tougher US stance on RussiaWed Jan 27 2021 - 15:30
Estonia's first female premier to plot course back to EU's liberal mainstreamKaja Kallas to take power after graft scandal ends far right's spell in governmentMon Jan 25 2021 - 18:23
Kremlin accuses US of backing anti-Putin rallies across RussiaTens of thousands answer protest call from jailed campaigner Alexei NavalnySun Jan 24 2021 - 15:50
Russians told to stay away from Alexei Navalny’s anti-Putin protestsJailed campaigner's allies arrested and social media warned before Saturday's ralliesFri Jan 22 2021 - 16:54
Hungary buys Sputnik vaccines for 1m people, saying EU has been ‘too slow’‘Hungarians need the vaccine, not an explanation’ about why it is not available, says PMFri Jan 22 2021 - 16:06
Hungary becomes first EU state to approve Russia’s Covid vaccineSputnik V wins emergency approval along with AstraZeneca vaccineThu Jan 21 2021 - 14:26
Gorbachev urges Biden to mend US-Russia ties as disputes pile upNavalny, energy and Ukraine among many areas of friction, but arms pact deal achievableWed Jan 20 2021 - 15:47
Kremlin dismisses Navalny threat as campaigner reveals Putin’s ‘€1bn palace’Russia ‘does not intend to listen’ to West’s views on jailed opposition figureTue Jan 19 2021 - 19:18
Kremlin critic Navalny calls for protests as Russia jails him on return homeIreland joins EU and US in decrying arrest and calling for investigation into poisoningMon Jan 18 2021 - 18:56
Friends and foes await Kremlin critic Navalny's return to RussiaAnti-corruption campaigner could face arrest after surviving nerve agent attackFri Jan 15 2021 - 17:06
Ukraine resists pressure to buy Russia’s Covid-19 vaccineKiev urges EU and US to help eastern European allies source vaccinesThu Jan 14 2021 - 17:46
Estonian premier quits as corruption scandal strikes governmentJuri Ratas and controversial far-right coalition partner deny wrongdoingWed Jan 13 2021 - 17:56
Armenia says conflict with Azerbaijan ‘unresolved’ as Kremlin hosts talksPutin hails Russian-brokered Nagorno-Karabakh deal as key to regional peace and prosperityMon Jan 11 2021 - 19:45
Iran under pressure a year after downing Ukrainian airlinerObfuscation over missile strike that killed 176 undermines trust towards TehranFri Jan 08 2021 - 16:37
Russia sees US at ‘rock bottom’ as allies condemn Washington violenceMoscow lambasts ‘archaic’ American democracy while Merkel ‘furious’ at scenesThu Jan 07 2021 - 17:52
Czech Republic: Over 126,000 positive for Covid-19 as virus surges in eastern EuropeThirteen EU states urge bloc to share vaccine with Balkan and eastern neighboursWed Jan 06 2021 - 17:06
‘Lives are at stake’: EU urges Bosnia to act to shelter migrants amid freezing conditionsSome 3,000 people are living rough near border in situation dubbed ‘humanitarian disaster’Tue Jan 05 2021 - 16:53
Putin to make Russian opponents pay for tensions with WestKremlin portrays critics as foreign agents while Biden pledges tough US line on MoscowMon Dec 28 2020 - 01:00
Kremlin derides ‘delusional’ Navalny over poisoning plot revelationsRussia bars more EU officials in row over nerve agent attack on leading Putin criticTue Dec 22 2020 - 18:55
Ethnically divided Mostar holds first local elections in 12 yearsLocal teacher's European court victory paved way for Bosnian city's return to pollsSun Dec 20 2020 - 17:31
Lukashenko backs closer ex-Soviet ties as new EU sanctions hit BelarusPro-democracy protesters to march again as Vatican expresses concern over crisisFri Dec 18 2020 - 16:51
EU court deems Hungary’s asylum policy unlawfulViktor Orban’s ‘illiberal’ government in tussle with Brussels over migration issuesThu Dec 17 2020 - 17:19
Azeris ‘capture dozens’ of Armenian troops despite Nagorno-Karabakh truceSkirmishes shake Russian-brokered peace and fuel anti-government anger in ArmeniaWed Dec 16 2020 - 17:28
Czechs reverse relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions to avert Christmas surgeCentral Europe on guard as winter follows hard second wave of pandemicTue Dec 15 2020 - 17:30
AstraZeneca to test if its vaccine works better combined with Russia’s Sputnik VDrug has already been given to 150,000 Russians despite trials continuingFri Dec 11 2020 - 20:05
Cheers and jeers as Poland and Hungary lift veto on EU fundsNationalist leaders claim victory in dispute over tying €1.85tn package to rule of lawFri Dec 11 2020 - 19:05
Azerbaijan and Turkey hail alliance at Nagorno-Karabakh victory paradeArmenian protesters demand government resign over ‘treacherous’ defeatThu Dec 10 2020 - 17:00
Deal to lift Poland-Hungary veto on EU budget inches closerNationalist governments blocking €1.8tn package over rule-of-law linkWed Dec 09 2020 - 18:37
Russia calls for Germany ‘reset’ as far-right AfD deputies visit MoscowNavalny poisoning and Berlin ‘contract hit’ the latest issues to strain bilateral relationsTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:24
Romanian president eyes centre-right coalition despite election defeatSocial Democrats win Covid-19 dominated vote but lack coalition partnersMon Dec 07 2020 - 18:44
Moldova’s president-elect says incumbent wants to ‘set country ablaze’Maia Sandu condemns corruption and record of Russian-backed president Igor DodonSun Dec 06 2020 - 18:23
Covid-19 clouds election prospects of Romania's ruling LiberalsSocial Democrats tap anger over coronavirus response in bid to regain powerFri Dec 04 2020 - 15:38
Moscow residents to begin receiving Sputnik V vaccines this weekendMedics and teachers first in line as Russia rolls out Covid-19 vaccineFri Dec 04 2020 - 12:04
Czechs ease coronavirus rules as Russia plans ‘large-scale vaccinations’Kremlin says 2 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine will soon be availableWed Dec 02 2020 - 18:22
