Macedonia and Greece sign historic name deal despite protestsCritics vow to scupper pact that unblocks Macedonia's path to EU and NatoSun Jun 17 2018 - 18:26
Billionaire Andrej Babis set to cement power after Czech coalition voteGovernment likely to lean on communist support after eight months of limboFri Jun 15 2018 - 17:58
Hungary jails smugglers over ‘horrendous’ truck death of 71 migrantsSyrians, Afghans and Iraqis suffocated in locked wagon in 2015Thu Jun 14 2018 - 16:27
Name change deal with Greece to be blocked by Macedonia’s presidentDespite accord between PMs, Gjorge Ivanov claims too many concessions made to AthensWed Jun 13 2018 - 19:00
‘World cup’ win the latest political football in strained Hungary-Ukraine tiesKiev accuses Budapest of stoking tension among its Hungarian minorityMon Jun 11 2018 - 16:14
Romanians hold rival rallies as tension grows in corruption rowScandal-plagued ruling party PSD accuses ‘shadow state’ of persecuting officialsSun Jun 10 2018 - 18:07
Corruption, safety and Russia concerns cloud Bulgaria's nuclear plansParliament votes to revive Belene atomic project on the Danube riverFri Jun 08 2018 - 20:15
Progress on Macedonia name change highlights Balkan divisionsGreeks protest push for a deal to end dispute over name of their neighbouring countryWed Jun 06 2018 - 23:16
Romanian civil society appeals to president over corruption fearsDefiant ruling party plans major rally and wants top prosecutor firedTue Jun 05 2018 - 14:45
Political paralysis possible in Slovenia as Orban ally seeks supportSDS leader Janez Jansa willing to compromise after taking quarter of votes in ballotMon Jun 04 2018 - 17:29
Ukraine's credibility now tied up with Babchenko's twisted taleKiev under pressure to prove its case to international community after string of legal failuresFri Jun 01 2018 - 19:03
Ukraine rejects criticism over fake murder of Russian journalistArkady Babchenko watched breaking news of his own ‘death’ in the morgueThu May 31 2018 - 17:59
Russian journalist reported ‘shot dead’ turns up alive in KievUkraine says it faked murder of Arkady Babchenko to foil ‘Russian plot’ to kill himWed May 30 2018 - 20:06
Hungary’s ‘Stop Soros’ Bill seeks to criminalise NGOs helping migrantsUNHCR joins international criticism of Orban amid rising EU concern for HungaryTue May 29 2018 - 19:58
Ukraine’s president lambasts report Kiev paid to arrange Trump talksKiev's top prosecutor denies freezing cases linked to Trump's ex-campaign chiefThu May 24 2018 - 17:27
Migrant surge deepens Bosnia's rifts as elections loomEthnic Serb leader claims Bosniaks want to boost Muslim populationTue May 22 2018 - 17:03
Macedonia name proposal criticised at home and in Greece‘Ilinden Macedonia’ suggested as solution to 27-year dispute with Balkan neighbourMon May 21 2018 - 17:27
Erdogan dismisses ‘death threat’ and fears over Balkan intentionsTurkish leader holds controversial campaign rally in Bosnian capitalSun May 20 2018 - 19:40
EU and Balkan states urged to help Bosnia avert migrant crisisHundreds of people arriving each week on new ‘Balkan route’ to the EUWed May 16 2018 - 14:41
Soros foundation quits Hungary to escape ‘unprecedented’ tacticsFuture of Budapest’s Central European University also unclear under Orban reformsTue May 15 2018 - 15:22
Allies Poland and Hungary reject EU budget cuts and migrationBrussels gives Warsaw until late June to roll back judicial reforms eroding rule of lawMon May 14 2018 - 19:00
Greek and Macedonian leaders to meet again as deal hopes growTalks to end 27-year name dispute now in ‘most delicate phase’Sun May 13 2018 - 20:29
Bosnian Muslim leader defends Erdogan plan for Sarajevo rallyTurkish president angry over EU states' ban on campaign eventsFri May 11 2018 - 19:16
Hungary’s Orban upbraids EU on migration and integration ‘nightmares’Leader of nationalist Fidesz party wants to make Hungary a top EU nation by 2030Thu May 10 2018 - 18:45
Serbia's president hails Russian support and seeks help on KosovoAleksandar Vucic the first leader to meet Vladimir Putin since his inaugurationWed May 09 2018 - 18:00
Hungarian NGOs fear crackdown as Orban prepares for new termAnti-immigration leader pledges to protect ‘security and Christian culture’Mon May 07 2018 - 18:46
Serbia stops far-right leader rallying in war-crimes villageVojislav Seselj barred from Hrtkovci on anniversary of infamous speechSun May 06 2018 - 20:52
Murdered Slovakian couple were to marry this weekendThousands protest again across Slovakia over killing of Jan Kuciak and his fianceeSat May 05 2018 - 05:01
Ukraine denies freezing corruption cases to win Trump's favourEx-Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort under suspicion in US and UkraineThu May 03 2018 - 15:40
Ukraine takes delivery of US missiles despite Russian warningMoscow criticises supply of anti-tank missiles as Kiev changes to military operationTue May 01 2018 - 18:00
Bosnia divided over war crimes charges against Muslim generalSerbs angry as Bosniak war hero Atif Dudakovic is freed from custodyMon Apr 30 2018 - 17:11
Bosnia struggles to cope with migrants as ‘Balkan route’ takes a new turnPeople smugglers are seeking gaps in the region’s tighter border security regimeSun Apr 29 2018 - 18:00
Serbia hopes row with Croatia over after tit-for-tat ministerial bansZagreb also angry over behaviour of Serb war criminal and deputy Vojislav SeseljFri Apr 27 2018 - 18:26
Slovakia president and protesters say new interior minister will not end crisisRuling party’s Denisa Sakova vows to restore trust after reporter Jan Kuciak’s murderThu Apr 26 2018 - 15:09
Ukraine seeks church independence to bolster stand against RussiaKremlin and Russian Orthodox Church oppose Kiev’s move to sever religious linksTue Apr 24 2018 - 16:18
Ex-Bosnian Serb leader claims genocide conviction based on ‘myths’Radovan Karadzic asks UN judges to quash 40-year sentence on 50 grounds of appealMon Apr 23 2018 - 17:35
Tens of thousands of anti-Orban protesters rally again in BudapestHungarian capital a bastion of opposition to the country's nationalist premierSun Apr 22 2018 - 16:58
Kosovo tensions ease as Serbs hold fire on autonomy bidBelgrade official returns to Kosovo a month after arrest sparked crisisFri Apr 20 2018 - 17:33
Ukraine fears ‘second Chernobyl’ if militants flood nuclear bomb mineRussian-led separatists say mine is no longer radioactive after 1979 blastThu Apr 19 2018 - 15:46
EU boost adds impetus to Macedonia's bid for deal with GreeceFrance's Macron demands EU reform before Balkan expansionWed Apr 18 2018 - 17:19
Slovak police chief the latest to fall in crisis over journalist’s deathKillings and possible link to alleged mafia figures sparked protests and top resignationsTue Apr 17 2018 - 18:54
Djukanovic aims for EU with eighth term as Montenegro leaderVeteran ruler accused of presiding over corruption and nepotism in Balkan stateMon Apr 16 2018 - 17:15
100,000 Hungarians rally to denounce ‘Viktator’ Orban’s ruleNationalist leader’s allies accuse George Soros’s ‘network’ of being behind protestSun Apr 15 2018 - 15:27
East-West relations and mafia violence dominate election in MontenegroVeteran leader Milo Djukanovic seeks return to presidencyFri Apr 13 2018 - 15:22
Report urges EU to punish Hungary over dwindling democracyFine Gael's European Parliament bloc accused of shielding Viktor OrbanThu Apr 12 2018 - 16:29
Czech president says communists and far-right could join governmentProtests grow as deadlock over indicted billionaire premier Andrej Babis grinds onWed Apr 11 2018 - 14:18
Opposition newspaper to close as fears grow for Hungary’s democracyOrban landslide victory set to raise pressure on NGOs, media and Soros-funded collegeTue Apr 10 2018 - 18:58
Triumphant Orban to continue Hungary’s migration and NGO crackdownLandslide win divides EU opinion as election monitors raise concernsMon Apr 09 2018 - 20:13
Orban claims victory in Hungary election after high voter turnoutEarly data indicates prime minister’s party will win two-thirds majoritySun Apr 08 2018 - 22:28
Orban claims Hungary's future is at stake in electionsRuling Fidesz party tipped to win but ‘tactical voting’ could boost oppositionSat Apr 07 2018 - 01:00
