‘Ukraine’s Joan of Arc’ accused of plotting parliament massacreNadezhda Savchenko rejects claims but calls for overthrow of Kiev's leadersTue Mar 20 2018 - 04:58
Ukraine bars Russians from voting over Crimea disputeMoscow complains as Ukrainian protesters burn Putin effigiesSun Mar 18 2018 - 19:28
Angry Slovaks demand elections after leader quits over reporter's murderJan Kuciak’s colleagues to finish his work detailing alleged links between Slovak political figures and MafiaSat Mar 17 2018 - 05:05
Orban urges Hungary to vote against migrants and liberal foreign eliteSupporters and critics of populist leader rally in Budapest ahead of April electionThu Mar 15 2018 - 18:59
Orban to rally support as graft claims swirl before Hungary's electionsOpposition parties accuse populist leader of presiding over major corruptionWed Mar 14 2018 - 18:36
Slovak leader clings on as coalition cracks over murder of reporterSnap elections increasingly likely as political deadlock deepensTue Mar 13 2018 - 18:43
Slovak interior minister steps down as crisis over reporter’s murder deepensMore protests called as government faces collapse amid claims of Mafia links with eliteMon Mar 12 2018 - 18:45
Slovak leader faces public wrath over response to reporter’s murderRobert Fico receives support from fellow populist, Hungarian premier Viktor OrbánSun Mar 11 2018 - 17:04
Mass protests continue in Slovakia over journalist’s murderThousands take to the streets over the government’s handling of the killingFri Mar 09 2018 - 19:00
Ukraine to seize assets of Russian energy provider GazpromKremlin-controlled firm is appealing ruling that it should compensate Ukraine €2bnThu Mar 08 2018 - 18:01
Close Viktor Orban ally defends Vienna anti-migrant videoUN human rights chief calls Hungary’s leader a ‘racist and xenophobe’Thu Mar 08 2018 - 17:45
Slovak president ‘destabilising country’ over reporter’s murderJan Kuciak killed with his girlfriend while probing mafia links to Slovak politicsTue Mar 06 2018 - 20:32
Germany urges Moscow and Kiev to ensure stable energy flowsUkraine accuses Russia of ‘blackmail’ and urges states to reconsider future energy dealsTue Mar 06 2018 - 09:03
Fallout from journalist's murder sends Slovakia into political crisisPopulist premier accused of peddling Soros conspiracy theory to shift blameMon Mar 05 2018 - 19:48
Acclaimed Hungarian director swaps the stage for anti-Orban activismOrban's allies see Arpad Schilling as a threat to national securitySat Mar 03 2018 - 05:00
Slovak police detain Italians in hunt for journalist's killerJan Kuciak was murdered while investigating mafia links to Slovak politiciansThu Mar 01 2018 - 16:30
EU backs reform in Bosnia amid fears over stability and Russian swayTop EU officials end six-nation Balkan tour of would-be membersWed Feb 28 2018 - 18:04
Murdered journalist was investigating mafia’s role in SlovakiaSlovak leader rejects speculation over associates’ possible link to the caseTue Feb 27 2018 - 18:20
Slovak journalist’s murder leads to outcry and €1m rewardPolice believe the killings of Jan Kuciak and his partner are linked to his investigative workMon Feb 26 2018 - 18:21
Latvia seeks to soothe nerves after bank failure and bribery scandalECB shuts ailing ABLV bank amid North Korea money laundering claimsMon Feb 26 2018 - 07:04
Romanians protest at move to fire anti-corruption prosecutorTudorel Toader sparked demonstrations with call for anti-graft Laura Codruta Kovesi’s dismissalMon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
Kosovo’s Roma still endure prejudice and aftermath of toxic UN campsDecade of independence has brought no benefit to Kosova’s Roma minoritySat Feb 24 2018 - 05:01
Serbia says it will not sacrifice Russia ties for EU membershipGrenade hits US embassy in Montenegro amid geopolitical tussle in BalkansThu Feb 22 2018 - 15:38
Head of Latvia’s central bank denies bribery allegationsIlmars Rimsevics suspended from his post but claims he is victim of smear campaignTue Feb 20 2018 - 19:07
US urges Ukraine to redouble reform efforts on revolution anniversaryAnger over failure to jail those who massacred protesters on Maidan squareTue Feb 20 2018 - 14:39
Kosovo calls for historic deal with Serbia amid independence celebrationsEU says Balkan states must normalise their relations before joining the blocMon Feb 19 2018 - 01:00
Bitter-sweet 10th birthday for Kosovo as Serbian hostility lingersEU demands major reforms from a state blighted by corruption and povertySat Feb 17 2018 - 05:01
Germany says Serbia must recognise Kosovo’s sovereignty to enter EUPristina reassured by Sigmar Gabriel as it prepares to mark 10 years of independenceThu Feb 15 2018 - 17:55
Musicians and miners hope to heal Kosovo’s divisionsMitrovica residents are aiming to bring together Kosovar Albanians and ethnic SerbsThu Feb 15 2018 - 01:00
Saakashvili vows to return to Ukraine to oust ex-ally PoroshenkoFormer Georgian leader deported to Poland says he will keep fighting ‘corrupt oligarchy’Tue Feb 13 2018 - 19:04
Croatia vows to help Serbia clear obstacles from its EU pathLeaders disagree on history but seek answers to practical disputesMon Feb 12 2018 - 18:57
Murder and mafia power shake Serbs in divided KosovoEU calls politician’s killing a ‘wake-up call’ 10 years after Kosovo’s independenceSat Feb 10 2018 - 05:01
EU lays out tough reform path for Balkan states to join blocSix EU hopefuls must tackle corruption, ailing economies and bitter disputesTue Feb 06 2018 - 20:32
Greek protesters reject potential accord on Macedonia’s nameNationalist feeling inflamed as Athens and Skopje seek to compromise on titleSun Feb 04 2018 - 19:07
Mothers Schools help Muslims spot potential jihadis at homeWomen Without Borders scheme helps Muslim women stop radicalisation of their childrenSat Feb 03 2018 - 05:01
Ukrainian militia rejects fears of far-right vigilantismNational Militia emerges as crisis of trust in the state fuels rise in volunteer groupsThu Feb 01 2018 - 14:00
Austria hails Hungary on migration and seeks to bridge EU's east-west divideLeaders disagree over Hungary's nuclear plant and Austrian cuts to benefitsTue Jan 30 2018 - 18:09
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
