Romania’s first woman PM to face EU scrutiny, street protestsViorica Dancila’s populist government determined to push through reformsMon Jan 29 2018 - 16:30
Czech president’s re-election marred by attack on reportersMedia watchdog urges populist Milos Zeman to condemn his supporters' actionsSun Jan 28 2018 - 20:15
Czech vote pits Kremlin-friendly populist against pro-EU liberalChallenger pledges to restore liberal, pro-EU outlook by ousting often-divisive incumbentFri Jan 26 2018 - 16:28
Divided Czechs face stark choice in tight presidential run-offAnti-immigration Eurosceptic Milos Zeman faces off against placid liberal professor Jiri DrahosFri Jan 26 2018 - 01:00
Macedonia and Greece agree concessions in talks on name disputeSkopje to rename controversial ‘Alexander the Great’ airport and highwayWed Jan 24 2018 - 20:15
Monitors warn of preparations for fresh surge of fighting in UkraineUS and Russian envoys plan to discuss conflict on FridayTue Jan 23 2018 - 17:13
Serbian president calls for peace on controversial visit to KosovoBelgrade accused of playing politics over murder of prominent Kosovo SerbSun Jan 21 2018 - 16:41
Romanians set to rally against reforms as instability continuesRuling party of Liviu Dragnea accused of anti-graft efforts and weakening rule of lawFri Jan 19 2018 - 17:20
Police chase pilot after vintage biplane lands in Hungarian field with migrantsGovernment targets groups it accuses of helping illegal immigrationThu Jan 18 2018 - 15:42
Serbian president to visit Kosovo after leading politician murderedPristina may ask the FBI to help find Oliver Ivanovic's killersWed Jan 17 2018 - 15:31
West urges calm as Serbia denounces ‘terrorist’ killing of politicianModerate Kosovo Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic gunned down in divided city of MitrovicaTue Jan 16 2018 - 15:42
Czech presidential hopeful wary of Russian meddling before run-offJiri Drahos hit by lurid fake news as he challenges Kremlin-friendly Milos ZemanMon Jan 15 2018 - 14:49
Czech presidency up for grabs as political uncertainty deepensPopulist president Milos Zeman and liberal rival Jiri Drahos at odds over scandal-hit PMMon Jan 15 2018 - 01:00
Populist Czech president and liberal challenger disagree over scandal-hit premierMilos Zeman now in danger of being ousted by Jiri Drahos in January 26th-27th run-offSun Jan 14 2018 - 16:16
Political temperature rises in Czech Republic ahead of presidential run-offPopulist president and liberal challenger disagree over scandal-hit premierSun Jan 14 2018 - 15:16
Czechs vote as liberals challenge populist Eurosceptic presidentAt a Prague polling station, topless activist berates Milos Zeman over his Russian tiesFri Jan 12 2018 - 18:56
Czech president’s ‘vulgar’ populism faces a tough testEurosceptic Miloš Zeman is under threat from a pro-EU challenger in presidential voteFri Jan 12 2018 - 01:00
Czech parliament delays confidence vote in scandal-hit premierAndrej Babis will be nominated as premier again if he loses first vote, says presidentWed Jan 10 2018 - 21:50
Ukraine claims it has caught killer of campaigning lawyerFather of man who killed Iryna Nozdrovska's sister is charged with her murderTue Jan 09 2018 - 19:16
Ireland secures Brexit backing from EU presidency holder Bulgaria‘No unresolved problems between Bulgaria and Ireland,’ prime minister tells TaoiseachSat Jan 06 2018 - 05:04
Moldova’s president vows election revenge after latest suspensionKremlin-friendly Igor Dodon locked in bitter power struggle with pro-EU governmentFri Jan 05 2018 - 15:21
Varadkar defends visit to Hungary and cites common groundTaoiseach says he and Viktor Orban agree on Brexit and EU tax and agricultural policiesThu Jan 04 2018 - 21:39
Taoiseach expresses condolences to family of Japanese man killed in Dundalk attackGardaí have not found evidence of terrorism link to Yosuke Sasaki’s killing, says VaradkarThu Jan 04 2018 - 21:30
Germany wants swift UN peacekeeping mandate for UkraineBerlin doubts US arms supplies to Kiev will help end war with Russian-led militiaThu Jan 04 2018 - 15:04
Hungary and Poland demand role in shaping EU's futureLeaders say views of central European states must be heard on migration and other issuesWed Jan 03 2018 - 16:56
Poland and Hungary set to reaffirm stance against BrusselsBudapest vows to shield allies in Warsaw from any EU punishment over reformsTue Jan 02 2018 - 15:20
Brexit set to dominate graft-plagued Bulgaria's EU presidencyUnity to be key aim as Brussels also faces mounting tension with Poland and HungaryTue Jan 02 2018 - 01:00
Kosovo threat to EU-backed war crimes court before first case heardProsecutors in The Hague could indict ex-rebels who are now top politiciansFri Dec 29 2017 - 17:23
Romanian NGOs demand halt to judicial and anti-graft overhaulEU concerned as Romania follows Poland and Hungary on corruption law reform driveWed Dec 27 2017 - 17:24
Moscow claims US and Canadian weapons will only inflame conflictWhite House approves provision of deadly ‘defensive’ weapons to KievWed Dec 27 2017 - 01:09
Hungary vows to block any EU bid to punish Poland over reformsBrussels says Poland's judicial overhaul threatens the rule of lawFri Dec 22 2017 - 14:47
Moldova’s pro-Russian president warns allies against ‘revolution’Igor Dodon feuds with pro-EU government ahead of 2018 electionsThu Dec 21 2017 - 15:16
Saakashvili under fire as Ukrainians pursue changeKiev Letter: Erstwhile allies and western envoys criticise clashes during protestThu Dec 21 2017 - 01:00
Serbia seeks more arms and energy from Russia despite western qualmsUS official recently urged Belgrade to choose between the EU and MoscowTue Dec 19 2017 - 19:49
Ukrainian protesters clash with police as rallies continueEx-Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili denies trying to seize Kiev theatreSun Dec 17 2017 - 19:30
Hungarian political foes unite against government ‘attack on nationalists’Jobbik party says huge fine for alleged illegal financing could force it out of 2018 electionFri Dec 15 2017 - 19:43
Ukraine and Poland pledge to put historical conflict behind themDiplomatic row and grenade attacks have deepened rancour over wartime atrocitiesWed Dec 13 2017 - 19:17
Saakashvili plans new protests in Ukraine following his releaseFormer Georgian president also calls for the West to put pressure on Kiev over corruptionTue Dec 12 2017 - 17:09
Blast hits Polish tourist bus in Ukraine ahead of president's visitNo one hurt in apparent grenade attack amid strained Ukraine-Poland relationsMon Dec 11 2017 - 15:35
Ukrainian protesters demand reforms and freedom for SaakashviliThousands march in Kiev against corruption after ex-Georgian president arrestedSun Dec 10 2017 - 17:35
Tokyo-born Czech nationalist revels in his rising influenceTomio Okamura backs ‘Czexit’ and opposes Islam and immigrationSat Dec 09 2017 - 06:00
Hungarian nationalists cry foul as MEP charged with spyingFar-right Jobbik party says Viktor Orban’s allies want to cripple its election hopesThu Dec 07 2017 - 17:04
Saakashvili standoff continues as Ukraine’s security services face scrutinyKiev’s western allies fear anti-corruption drive is being sabotagedWed Dec 06 2017 - 16:29
Ukrainian protesters free Saakashvili after rooftop arrestEx-Georgian leader denies allegations of plotting coup and calls for street protestsTue Dec 05 2017 - 15:54
Bitter war erupts between Ukraine’s anti-corruption agenciesPresident Petro Poroshenko and allies accused of blocking investigationsMon Dec 04 2017 - 16:07
Protesters block setting-up of Christmas fair on Bucharest squareDemonstrators against controversial judicial reform in Romania use site of fair for ralliesMon Dec 04 2017 - 00:30
Denmark deals latest blow to controversial Russian pipeline planMany EU states fear impact of Nord Stream 2 project, which Germany is in favour ofFri Dec 01 2017 - 16:51
Bosnian Croats mourn war criminal as Dutch investigate his courtroom suicideCroatian president calls for reconciliation and criticises UN tribunalThu Nov 30 2017 - 17:00
War criminal dies after ‘drinking poison’ at UN tribunalFormer Bosnian Croat commander Slobodan Praljak drank from flask when sentence upheldWed Nov 29 2017 - 17:10
Romania’s ruling parties reject US criticism of judicial reform plansTens of thousands rallied on Sunday to defend anti-corruption lawsTue Nov 28 2017 - 18:13
