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
Rebuke to Romania’s populists in European elections and referendumViktor Orban's anti-immigration nationalists dominate voting in HungarySun May 26 2019 - 21:41
Populists strain the ties binding big parties across Europe in EU electionsEuropean People’s Party criticised for not expelling far-right Fidesz of HungaryFri May 24 2019 - 19:01
Opening moves of Ukraine's novice leader draw criticismLegal questions and oligarch's shadow dog TV star Zelenskiy's first days in powerWed May 22 2019 - 19:54
Ukraine’s new president decrees snap elections in JulyComic-turned-politician Volodymyr Zelenskiy wants to sweep out old guardTue May 21 2019 - 18:28
Ukraine’s new president announces snap parliamentary electionVolodymyr Zelenskiy urges discredited politicians to make way for new generationMon May 20 2019 - 16:08
Departing Poroshenko warns Ukraine of Russian threat to pro-western pathComic and political novice Volodymyr Zelenskiy to become president on MondaySun May 19 2019 - 16:34
Ukrainian coalition’s collapse draws ire of president-electDeputies accused of clinging to power as Volodymyr Zelenskiy prepares for inaugurationFri May 17 2019 - 16:02
Oligarch returns to Ukraine ahead of new president's inaugurationShowman Zelenskiy set to take power as rock star enters Kiev's political frayThu May 16 2019 - 18:19
Donald Trump’s lawyer drags wary Ukraine into US political scrapRudy Giuliani refers to ‘enemies of the US’ around Ukraine’s new president ZelenskiySun May 12 2019 - 15:16
Montenegro convicts opposition leaders and ‘Russian spies’ over coup plotKremlin denies role in 2016 plan to kill Balkan state's leader and stop Nato accessionThu May 09 2019 - 16:25
Orban drifts towards exit of biggest European bloc before electionsHungary going ‘in the wrong direction’, says leader of European People’s PartyTue May 07 2019 - 17:10
North Macedonia eyes EU accession talks after presidential electionPresident-elect Stevo Pendarovski backs historic name-change deal with GreeceMon May 06 2019 - 16:20
Pope urges anti-immigration Bulgaria to help asylum seekersPontiff seeks to improve ties with Orthodox churches in Bulgaria and North MacedoniaSun May 05 2019 - 19:16
Chernobyl: The lies, the heroes, the horrorsA new TV drama depicts the 1986 nuclear meltdown that threatened to poison EuropeSat May 04 2019 - 06:00
UN office urges Hungary to stop depriving migrants of foodMore erstwhile European allies criticise Viktor Orban's nationalist driftFri May 03 2019 - 18:14
Orbán and Salvini call for anti-immigration surge in EU electionsHungarian leader to work with Italian despite warnings from centre-right alliesThu May 02 2019 - 20:20
Estonia’s government rocked by far-right minister’s resignationLiberals fear rising populism could knock tech-savvy Baltic state off progressive pathWed May 01 2019 - 16:50
Czech president names new justice minister despite street protestsThousands rally over fears that PM Andrej Babis's fraud case could be quashedTue Apr 30 2019 - 19:00
Putin and Zelenskiy trade jibes in Russia-Ukraine passport scrapKiev’s president-elect offers refuge to victims of ‘authoritarian and corrupt’ KremlinMon Apr 29 2019 - 16:24
Ukraine’s bid for change pits a showman president against the oligarchsPolitical novice Zelenskiy promises a bright future, but he too is dogged by the shadow of an oligarchMon Apr 29 2019 - 01:16
Ukraine's push to strengthen state language riles RussiaOutgoing president hails ‘crucial step towards mental independence’ from MoscowThu Apr 25 2019 - 17:16
Kiev denounces Russia’s ‘brazen’ passport offer to people in eastern UkraineUkraine's current and incoming presidents lambast Kremlin's citizenship gambitWed Apr 24 2019 - 21:33
Ukrainian president-elect's team outlines anti-corruption plansZelenskiy camp expects trouble from outgoing leader before autumn parliamentary pollTue Apr 23 2019 - 18:43
Russia sceptical as West congratulates Ukraine's new comic-presidentVolodymyr Zelenskiy vows to free all Ukrainians captured by Russia during warTue Apr 23 2019 - 01:00
Comedian Zelenskiy defeats Poroshenko to claim Ukrainian presidencyColourful and bruising election campaign ends in overwhelming victory for newcomerMon Apr 22 2019 - 08:47
Ukraine's bruising presidential campaign ends with rowdy arena debateComedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy is tipped to oust Petro PoroshenkoFri Apr 19 2019 - 20:33
Ukraine’s ‘eastern fortress’ braced for accession of comic-presidentMariupol and nation likely to back novice Zelenskiy over Poroshenko in Sunday run-offFri Apr 19 2019 - 01:00
Ukraine's presidential rivals trade blows as run-off loomsComedian Zelenskiy tipped to beat Poroshenko five years after Maidan revolutionTue Apr 16 2019 - 01:00
Anti-government protests grip capitals of Serbia and AlbaniaEuropean Union accused of ignoring the drift towards autocracy in restive Balkan statesSun Apr 14 2019 - 17:38
Ukraine’s presidential rivals meet Macron before run-offPetro Poroshenko plays statesman in Berlin and Paris but lags comic Zelenskiy in pollsFri Apr 12 2019 - 19:06
Drug test dispute strikes Ukraine's unorthodox election scrapPoroshenko and Zelenskiy yet to confirm plans for run-off debate in Kiev stadiumFri Apr 05 2019 - 19:04
Ukraine’s rivals for presidency spar over stadium debatePoroshenko and Zelenskiy criticise each other in videos ahead of televised showdownThu Apr 04 2019 - 18:36
Romania rejects EU and US criticism over judicial reformsOusted anti-graft prosecutor tipped for EU post despite Bucharest's oppositionWed Apr 03 2019 - 19:15
Tsipras becomes first Greek leader to visit North MacedoniaGreece seeks close ties with neighbour after name-change deal ended 27-year disputeTue Apr 02 2019 - 17:04
Ukraine’s presidential battle heats up after comedian’s first-round winIncumbent Petro Poroshenko accuses rival Zelenskiy of being oligarch’s ‘puppet’Mon Apr 01 2019 - 17:39
Ukrainian comedian likely to face president in election run-offExit polls put Volodymyr Zelenskiy way ahead of incumbent Petro PoroshenkoSun Mar 31 2019 - 20:04
‘Shelling is a daily reality in eastern Ukraine for almost five years’Could a new leader end an undeclared war with Russia that has killed 13,000 people?Sat Mar 30 2019 - 06:00
Ukraine braced for election battle as comedian eyes presidencyHeavyweight rivals flag up Volodymyr Zelenskiy's inexperience and oligarch linksFri Mar 29 2019 - 18:30
Russia rejects Lithuania's verdict on ex-Soviet officials for 1991 killingsVilnius court finds last Soviet defence chief guilty of war crimes and convicts 66 othersThu Mar 28 2019 - 18:51
Fraud and security fears swirl around Ukraine's presidential electionFar-right violence and Russian hacking among a host of concerns for Sunday's voteThu Mar 28 2019 - 01:01
Ukraine's choice: the chocolate king, comeback queen or clown prince?Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy tipped to win Sunday's presidential electionMon Mar 25 2019 - 19:30
Ukraine's new NHS may not save ailing presidency of PoroshenkoUnclear how top challengers in March 31st vote would pursue key reformsSat Mar 23 2019 - 06:01
Hungary’s Orban hails party’s ‘agreed suspension’ from European blocFine Gael and EPP allies accused of ‘political trick and fudge’ before European electionsThu Mar 21 2019 - 18:35
Radovan Karadzic jailed for life as genocide appeal failsUN court says ex-Bosnian Serb leader responsible for ‘gravest crimes’ of 1990s warWed Mar 20 2019 - 17:26
Putin fetes five years of annexation of CrimeaUkraine vows to retake region as EU and Nato condemn Russia’s breaching of lawMon Mar 18 2019 - 20:09
Anti-Vucic protesters invade TV station to call for him to step downSerbians rally for 15th time since November to call for president’s demise and free pollsSun Mar 17 2019 - 18:23
Hungary's leader urges Europe to reject liberal values and immigrationOrban says Europe will ‘belong to Europeans’ through Christianity and ‘strong nations’Fri Mar 15 2019 - 16:03
Slovakia charges suspect with ordering journalist's murderKilling of Jan Kuciak and his girlfriend triggered mass protests and political crisisThu Mar 14 2019 - 18:19
EU complicit in Croatia’s mistreatment of migrants, Amnesty saysRights group warns of spring surge in migrant numbers on ‘Balkan route’Wed Mar 13 2019 - 16:08
