US and Russia court Serbia as pact with Kosovo remains distant prospectMoscow says Belgrade to sign free-trade deal with Kremlin-led economic blocWed Aug 21 2019 - 17:06
Merkel and Orban call for unity at border where Iron Curtain crackedHungarian leader defends anti-immigration stance denounced by EU and GermanyMon Aug 19 2019 - 18:44
A Hungarian border guard, 600 East Germans and a picnic that split the Iron CurtainHungary’s fence-building PM Viktor Orban to lead celebration of historic dash for freedomFri Aug 16 2019 - 17:00
Deadlocked Serbia and Kosovo rebuff western call for compromiseBalkan neighbours trade blame for impasse in EU-brokered talks to normalise relationsWed Aug 14 2019 - 18:25
Ukraine offers fast-track citizenship to politically persecuted RussiansFrance to join Kiev’s push for intensified peace talks with RussiaTue Aug 13 2019 - 19:54
Ukraine’s president seeks urgent peace talks after fatal shellingVolodymyr Zelenskiy urges Russian leader Vladimir Putin to rein in separatist militiaWed Aug 07 2019 - 16:39
US wants to base missiles in Asia after death of arms control pactWashington says new Russian and Chinese rockets render 1988 treaty obsoleteSun Aug 04 2019 - 15:05
Second Romanian minister falls amid anger over teenager’s murderPolice took 19 hours to find where girl was held despite three emergency callsFri Aug 02 2019 - 16:41
Von der Leyen and Orban strike positive note amid strained EU-Hungary tiesNationalist Orban favours incoming commission chief to liberal ‘ideological guerrillas’Thu Aug 01 2019 - 18:44
Ukraine frees Russian sailors after seizing tankerKiev says ship was involved in Russia’s detention of its boats and servicemen last yearThu Jul 25 2019 - 18:34
Ukraine’s new political class: wrestler, pizza man, wedding snapper, comedianDiscredited old guard trounced and replaced by colourful cast of political novicesWed Jul 24 2019 - 11:20
West hails Ukraine’s election and Russia welcomes ‘vote of hope’Speculation mounts over who will lead Kiev's government and anti-corruption driveTue Jul 23 2019 - 18:34
Ukrainian president's party poised to claim historic election majorityPolitical novices set to dominate new parliament and pursue reform agendaMon Jul 22 2019 - 18:19
Ukrainian president’s party celebrates as exit polls point to election landslideEx-comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy eyes coalition with country's top rock starSun Jul 21 2019 - 22:17
Ukrainian president's party set to lead election purge of old guardVolodymyr Zelenskiy hopes for a parliamentary majority to pursue bold reformsFri Jul 19 2019 - 16:55
Missing haunt Ukraine as president seeks peace with RussiaAbout 1,500 disappeared and 1,000 dead remain unidentified after five-year war in eastFri Jul 19 2019 - 06:00
Putin’s opponents pin hopes on Ukraine’s new presidentVolodymyr Zelenskiy vows to make Ukraine a beacon of democracy in post-Soviet worldTue Jul 16 2019 - 16:00
Rock star joins Ukraine’s comedian president on changing political stageTwo of the nation’s top showmen could forge reformist alliance after Sunday’s electionsMon Jul 15 2019 - 16:30
Eastern Ukraine's divisive political survivor unmoved by changing timesDominant Kharkiv mayor Hennadiy Kernes secure as the old guard faces election routFri Jul 12 2019 - 17:00
Putin plays down threat of more sanctions against GeorgiaRussia's parliament seeks ban on wine and water imports over anti-Putin TV tiradeTue Jul 09 2019 - 18:15
Ukraine's president calls for peace talks with Russian and western leaders‘Pro-Ukraine maniac’ Donald Tusk reaffirms EU support at Kiev summitMon Jul 08 2019 - 18:28
Georgia promises wine and hospitality to visitors ahead of Russia flight banMoscow targets Georgia's economy after protesters and president denounce KremlinSun Jul 07 2019 - 20:57
Kosovo bars Serbian officials as tariff row deepens deadlockProgress only possible with independence recognition, Pristina tells BelgradeThu Jul 04 2019 - 18:17
EU pledges cash to Moldova's new government after political crisisPM Maia Sandu plans ‘democratic transformation’ after tense power struggleWed Jul 03 2019 - 17:09
Orban’s expansion of state power hits Hungary’s academy of sciencesDefying the EU, nationalist government now dominates swathes of public lifeTue Jul 02 2019 - 15:53
EU warns Albania to avoid violence during disputed electionsClashes stoke tension before ballot opposed by president and opposition partyFri Jun 28 2019 - 15:44
Hungary refuses to extradite fugitive Macedonian ex-leaderHungarian diplomats helped Nikola Gruevski flee graft conviction and other chargesThu Jun 27 2019 - 17:02
Council of Europe vote to readmit Russia divides rights watchdogMoscow's controversial return pleases Germany and angers UkraineTue Jun 25 2019 - 14:19
Moscow says West is fanning anti-Russian feeling in restive GeorgiaProtests continue as Russia tightens Georgian wine controls following flights banMon Jun 24 2019 - 19:12
Georgians stage renewed protests after trying to storm parliamentAngry and violent scenes after visiting Russian politician occupies speaker’s chairFri Jun 21 2019 - 19:25
Church row puts ex-allies Serbia and Montenegro at oddsBelgrade minister lambasts Podgorica’s ‘criminal regime’ over church property BillThu Jun 20 2019 - 19:15
Germany reassures Ukraine over sanctions on Russia and energy fearsAngela Merkel blames dehydration for trembling incident beside Kiev's leaderTue Jun 18 2019 - 18:53
Albania, North Macedonia braced for delay to EU membership talksEuropean Commission backing for Balkan states meets French and Dutch oppositionMon Jun 17 2019 - 17:05
Moldova's new leader seeks sweeping reform after tense power struggleControversial oligarch Plahotniuc leaves the country after his party concedes defeatSun Jun 16 2019 - 18:00
Hungary dismisses ‘hyperventilating’ critics of academic research overhaulAcademy of Science is Viktor Orban's latest target for tighter state controlFri Jun 14 2019 - 16:52
Moldova’s new government calls mass rally to oust rival cabinetRussia backs new government as Romania seeks ‘concrete’ EU steps to end crisisThu Jun 13 2019 - 18:12
Kosovo hails Bill Clinton 20 years after Nato drove out Serbian forcesBelgrade, Russia and China still denounce West’s ‘humanitarian intervention’Wed Jun 12 2019 - 16:22
Hungarian police to examine raised wreck of Danube pleasure boatConfirmed death toll rises to 24 as ‘Mermaid’ is salvaged in central BudapestTue Jun 11 2019 - 16:22
Moldova crisis deepens as rival governments vie for powerMajor powers call for calm as pro-EU and pro-Russian parties face off against old cabinetMon Jun 10 2019 - 18:42
Migrants in Bosnia face ‘dire’ situation trying to reach EUHealth and security fears grow as lack of beds leaves thousands sleeping roughFri Jun 07 2019 - 18:34
Romanian leader seeks pact to scrap justice reforms and defend EU normsRuling PSD party reels from ballot-box defeats and Liviu Dragnea’s graft convictionThu Jun 06 2019 - 18:42
Billionaire Czech leader dismisses EU audit and huge Prague protestAndrej Babis defiant after more than 100,000 people rally to demand his resignationWed Jun 05 2019 - 16:02
West-looking Ukraine ready for Russia peace talks, says new presidentEU and Nato urge Volodymyr Zelenskiy to step up reforms and anti-corruption fightTue Jun 04 2019 - 20:11
Divers eye chance to reach sunken pleasure boat as Danube levels fallCaptain charged over Budapest crash that left seven South Koreans dead, 21 people missingSun Jun 02 2019 - 18:34
Dangerous Danube prevents divers reaching sunken pleasure boatSouth Korean foreign minister and rescue team land in Budapest to boost search effortFri May 31 2019 - 19:57
Police arrest captain of cruise ship involved in Danube deathsMaster of vessel involved in collision taken into custody after seven dead and 21 missingThu May 30 2019 - 21:51
Grim search in the Danube as Budapest holiday turns fatalSeven South Koreans dead and 19 missing after sightseeing boat sinks in secondsThu May 30 2019 - 12:54
Saakashvili vows to help build ‘a new Ukraine’ after dramatic returnUkraine's new president reinstates citizenship of mercurial ex-Georgian leaderWed May 29 2019 - 18:49
Serbia puts army on alert as raids by Kosovo police spark clashesPolice officers and Russian UN staffer held during crackdown on ‘organised crime’Tue May 28 2019 - 18:08
Romania's de facto leader Liviu Dragnea jailed over corruptionRuling party boss sought judicial overhaul that alarmed the European UnionMon May 27 2019 - 20:18
