Romania piles pressure on high-profile prosecutor tipped for key EU roleBrussels demands fairness as Bucharest opposes Laura Codruta Kovesi's candidacyThu Feb 14 2019 - 18:31
North Macedonia’s birth hailed as boost for Balkans and NatoHistoric name-change deal with Greece wipes state of Macedonia off mapWed Feb 13 2019 - 20:01
Ukrainian official in court over acid-attack murder of activistKilling of anti-corruption campaigner Kateryna Handziuk prompted international outrageTue Feb 12 2019 - 18:35
US pledges to face down Russia and China in central EuropeSecretary of State Mike Pompeo warns of threats from ‘authoritarian powers’Mon Feb 11 2019 - 19:54
Pompeo to visit Hungary and Slovakia, and join Pence in PolandUS secretary of state and vice-president to visit central Europe to seek more co-operationSun Feb 10 2019 - 18:09
US denounces Bosnian Serb bid to reassess 1990s war crimesBosnian Muslims angered by Serb rejection of Srebrenica genocide rulingsFri Feb 08 2019 - 18:15
Germany positive on Brexit breakthrough without changes to withdrawal dealIn talks with central European leaders, Merkel says Irish interests must be protectedThu Feb 07 2019 - 19:22
Macedonia signs Nato deal after ending name dispute with GreeceBalkan state set to be Nato's 30th member despite Russian complaintsWed Feb 06 2019 - 15:23
Romania’s ousted anti-graft prosecutor tipped for EU comebackScandal-hit government opposes Laura Codruta Kovesi's bid to lead EU agencyTue Feb 05 2019 - 15:42
Demise of cold war arms treaty sends chill across EuropeUS and Russia halt compliance with 1987 pact and trade blame over missile rangeSun Feb 03 2019 - 19:00
Central Europe split over China threat as Czechs bar Huawei dealTelecom giant faces US charges and rising suspicion amid trade warThu Jan 31 2019 - 16:19
EU accused of foot-dragging over rule-of-law threat in HungaryPrime minister Viktor Orban's government boycotts debate in European ParliamentWed Jan 30 2019 - 19:52
Ukraine’s president to seek re-election and ‘cold peace’ with RussiaPetro Poroshenko says war-scarred Ukraine will apply for EU membership in 2024Tue Jan 29 2019 - 16:50
Bosnian-Serb leader eyes secession over name row with Muslim partyPro-Russian nationalist Milorad Dodik denounces bid to rename Serb-run regionSun Jan 27 2019 - 17:20
West hails Greek vote to end 28-year name row with Macedonia‘North Macedonia’ to step up EU and Nato bids despite Russian angerFri Jan 25 2019 - 15:37
Ukraine's fugitive ex-president Viktor Yanukovich convicted of treasonFormer leader, who fled to Russia after Kiev bloodshed in 2014, denies guiltThu Jan 24 2019 - 18:19
Romania defends bid to quash corruption cases amid EU outcryLeader of ruling Social Democrats is among those who will benefit from planned reformsWed Jan 23 2019 - 18:02
Twenty feared dead in Black Sea blaze on Syria-linked tankersUS says ships covertly delivered Russian oil to Bashar al-Assad's regimeTue Jan 22 2019 - 16:37
EU urges Moscow-Kiev transit deal as Russian plans fuel tensionUS denounces Russia-Germany gas pipeline that could freeze out UkraineMon Jan 21 2019 - 18:50
Critics of Orban and new ‘slave law’ rally across HungaryNationalist government defies opposition alliance and unions' strike threatSun Jan 20 2019 - 17:00
Hungary’s Jews divided over Danube search for Holocaust victimsIsraeli divers use cameras and sonar to look for remains of Jews killed in BudapestFri Jan 18 2019 - 16:00
Russia and Serbia hail ties amid strained relations with WestBelgrade welcomes Vladimir Putin with a huge rally, fighter jets and the gift of a puppyThu Jan 17 2019 - 20:10
Serbian protesters demand change and justice for slain politicianGovernment-backed rally to welcome Russian president Putin to Belgrade on ThursdayWed Jan 16 2019 - 20:20
Greek government set to ride out anger over Macedonia dealAthens rejects Russian criticism of historic name-change agreementTue Jan 15 2019 - 15:49
Kosovo's ex-rebels face questions from new EU-backed courtSpecialist chambers at The Hague to tackle cases from 1998-9 war in KosovoMon Jan 14 2019 - 17:30
Serbs protest ahead of Putin’s visit to BelgradeAnti- and pro-government demonstrators plan rival rallies this weekMon Jan 14 2019 - 08:37
Hungary's Orban eyes EU takeover by anti-immigration partiesNationalist leader says migration debate to dominate European elections in MayThu Jan 10 2019 - 17:20
Macedonia seeks final approval for name deal with GreeceAthens has yet to clear pact that would help renamed ‘North Macedonia’ join Nato and EUWed Jan 09 2019 - 19:04
Ukraine hails new church for breaking ‘last fetters’ of Russian controlCrowds gather in Kiev on Orthodox Christmas Day to see church independence decreeMon Jan 07 2019 - 18:17
Hungary's unions threaten strikes as anti-Orban protests resumeUnions support demonstrators accusing Orban of destroying democracySun Jan 06 2019 - 18:01
Ukraine’s new Orthodox church set to seal independence from RussiaMoscow warns disputes over church property could cause bloodshedFri Jan 04 2019 - 17:12
Fractious Romania takes EU helm as daunting year beginsFirst term in presidency comes against backdrop of domestic political turbulenceTue Jan 01 2019 - 16:28
Serbian leader ready to hear protesters’ demands as rallies growPresident Aleksandar Vucic accused of undermining democracy and rule of lawMon Dec 31 2018 - 12:54
Russia v the West: Vladimir Putin’s new cold warSkripal poisoning and arms-race fears have sent chill though East-West relationsSat Dec 29 2018 - 07:00
New generation taps Hungary’s protest tradition to take on OrbánOpposition alliance comes together to plan rallies, strikes and blockades to start 2019Mon Dec 24 2018 - 01:00
Hungarians rally as president signs Orban's reforms into law‘Slave law’ and court reform opposed by wide range of government criticsFri Dec 21 2018 - 19:47
Strange bedfellows unite in Hungary’s new anti-Orbán allianceUnder-fire government blames protests over so-called slave law on ‘Soros putschists’Tue Dec 18 2018 - 17:08
Budapest braced for more protests as anti-Orban rallies grow‘Slave law’ ignites anger against government accused of usurping rule of lawMon Dec 17 2018 - 16:55
Ukraine founds new Orthodox church to reduce Russian influence‘It is a church without Putin,’ declares Ukrainian president Petro PoroshenkoSun Dec 16 2018 - 18:50
Ukraine's church split with angry Russia stirs hopes and fearsReligion politicised as most clerics loyal to Moscow to boycott ‘unification council’Sat Dec 15 2018 - 06:00
Hungarians rally again as ‘slave law’ sparks anger at OrbanBudapest’s nationalist government rejects criticism and blames Soros for protestsThu Dec 13 2018 - 18:25
Moldova's pro-Moscow president suspended as election battle nearsRussia offering amnesty to Moldovan migrants who go home for key February voteTue Dec 11 2018 - 18:25
Romania's leaders at loggerheads as EU presidency loomsBrussels said to want a ‘truce’ between scandal-hit government and criticsSun Dec 09 2018 - 17:33
Pro-Orban media giant fuels fears for press freedom in HungaryPM says merger of almost 500 titles and outlets act of ‘national strategic importance’Thu Dec 06 2018 - 17:33
Belgrade threatens to intervene if Kosovo’s new army moves to ‘subjugate’ SerbsNato, which leads peacekeeping force in Kosovo, says military upgrade is ‘ill-timed’Wed Dec 05 2018 - 17:41
Nato says Russia seeks full control of Azov Sea after Ukraine clashMilitary alliance rebuffs Kiev’s call to send warships urgently to flashpoint areaTue Dec 04 2018 - 18:32
‘Dark day for Europe’ as Soros-funded university quits HungaryFine Gael has ‘grave concerns’ over college expulsion by Hungarian ally Viktor OrbanMon Dec 03 2018 - 18:40
‘Slow learner’ Putin shows contempt for law, says Pentagon chiefPutin rejects international calls to free 24 Ukrainian sailors and three shipsSun Dec 02 2018 - 19:49
Moscow condemns Ukraine’s entry ban on Russian menMerkel plans to discuss hostilities with Putin after Trump cancels G20 summit talksFri Nov 30 2018 - 17:40
Explainer: How the Sea of Azov became new flashpoint in Russia-Ukraine conflictHow did we get here, who is to blame and what might happen next?Fri Nov 30 2018 - 15:18
