Bulgaria gets interim government ahead of snap electionNew Bulgarian president Rumen Radev seeks better relations with RussiaThu Jan 26 2017 - 15:34
Romanian referendum looms with president and government at oddsRuling party’s Liviu Dragnea calls protests against legal reforms ‘start of a coup d’etat’Tue Jan 24 2017 - 16:45
Hungary backs EU-Russia rapprochement before Putin visitRussian and Hungarian leaders Putin and Orban have high hopes for Trump presidencyMon Jan 23 2017 - 16:39
Cheers and fears greet Trump from Baltic to Black SeaNew president’s stance on Russia and US role abroad are key questions for regionSat Jan 21 2017 - 00:15
Romanians rally as new government pushes to pass emergency decreesProtesters fear anti-corruption efforts will be weakened to benefit ruling partyThu Jan 19 2017 - 19:51
Lithuania builds Russian border fence as Nato boosts Baltic defences‘We see this as a threat’ Kremlin says as Poland welcomes US troopsWed Jan 18 2017 - 18:21
Russia urges EU to defuse soaring Serbia-Kosovo tensionKosovo’s leader Hashim Thaci says Belgrade plans “Crimea-style” annexationTue Jan 17 2017 - 16:42
Ukraine urges Donald Trump to maintain tough line on RussiaUS vice-president Joe Biden, on Kiev visit, says sanctions on Russia must stayMon Jan 16 2017 - 16:48
‘Provocative’ train brings Serbia and Kosovo ‘to brink of conflict’Serbian leader Nikolic says Kosovars’ reaction to train shows they ‘want war’Sun Jan 15 2017 - 18:14
Big chill in Balkans deepens danger and misery for migrantsAbout 2,000 people sleeping rough at -16 degrees in Belgrade, says humanitarian groupThu Jan 12 2017 - 19:18
Hungary’s hardline ruling party eyes crackdown on NGOsGeorge Soros-funded groups ‘must be swept out’ of Hungary, says Viktor Orban allyWed Jan 11 2017 - 17:02
Controversial ex-PM asked to form new Macedonian governmentNikola Gruevski faces tough talks amid rumbling corruption scandalMon Jan 09 2017 - 15:53
Kosovo bars Serbian president over former leader’s arrestBelgrade claims ex-Kosovo chief Haradinaj carried out war crimes in 1998-1999Fri Jan 06 2017 - 19:21
Serbia urges France to extradite former leader of KosovoRamush Haradinaj was twice acquitted of war crimes during Kosovo conflictThu Jan 05 2017 - 17:28
Moldova's new leader strips ex-Romanian president of citizenshipIgor Dodon accused of building up distance from EU and bolstering links with RussiaWed Jan 04 2017 - 16:15
Romania set to avert political crisis with new governmentMystery over president’s rejection of Muslim woman Sevil Shhaideh for prime ministerTue Jan 03 2017 - 16:27
Czechs launch anti-propaganda unit with close eye on RussiaKremlin-friendly president Milos Zeman criticises new ‘hybrid threats’ centreSun Jan 01 2017 - 16:32
Smugglers profit as Serbia's refugee camps reach capacityHorrific crash that killed three highlights danger to migrants on Balkan routeFri Dec 30 2016 - 15:41
US senators vow strong stance on Russia amid hacking claimsBarack Obama prepares sanctions as Donald Trump eyes rapprochement with KremlinThu Dec 29 2016 - 17:00
Hackers believed behind Moscow’s ‘hybrid’ attacks on UkraineMilitary, power grid and state agencies among Russia’s alleged hacking targetsWed Dec 28 2016 - 17:52
US congressmen reassure Baltic states and Poland on securityNato to boost regional presence despite doubts over Trump’s stanceTue Dec 27 2016 - 17:33
Romanian president ponders nomination of Muslim woman for PMSevil Shhaideh would be Orthodox Christian country’s first female and first Muslim leaderThu Dec 22 2016 - 18:37
Berlin attack stokes migrant fears in central EuropeChristmas market killings confirm warning about terrorist threat, says Czech leaderTue Dec 20 2016 - 19:30
Russia and Turkey try to limit damage after envoy’s murderMoscow and Ankara say killing will not wreck still-fragile rapprochementMon Dec 19 2016 - 20:41
Russia offers Serbia warplanes as Balkan state looks eastTussle with EU for regional influence as Belgrade blames Croatia for blocking accessionSun Dec 18 2016 - 18:27
Syria’s war is a different story through lens of Russian mediaRussia’s state media show it as tough, loyal and compassionate in SyriaFri Dec 16 2016 - 12:34
Romania boosts Nato role as Black Sea tension risesRussia’s rapid militarisation of annexed Crimea alarms neighbours in the regionWed Dec 14 2016 - 14:47
Bitter Macedonian rivals both claim election victoryNeck-and-neck vote unlikely to end crisis over spying and corruptionMon Dec 12 2016 - 17:00
Romania election: Social Democrats headed for victoryExit polls show strong lead for party ousted following corruption scandal a year agoSun Dec 11 2016 - 20:08
Romania goes to polls in shadow of corruption and fatal fireSocial Democrats tipped to win Sunday’s election despite tarnished reputationFri Dec 09 2016 - 16:49
Romania’s fight against corruption enshrined in DNAChief prosecutor’s resolute exposure of top-level graft lauded by neighbours and EUThu Dec 08 2016 - 02:00
Ukrainians fear being forgotten in third winter of warWorld’s interest wanes as agencies scramble to help 3.7m around eastern war zoneWed Dec 07 2016 - 01:00
Five Ukrainian police killed in ‘friendly fire’ bloodbathOperation to catch burglary gang triggers deadly gun battle outside capitalSun Dec 04 2016 - 17:56
Ukraine tests missiles despite Russian warnings over Crimea‘We need friends,’ says Vladimir Putin denying Russia seeks geopolitical confrontationThu Dec 01 2016 - 15:34
Water shortages deepen misery on Ukraine’s front lineRed Cross warns of humanitarian disaster as temperatures drop and winter bitesWed Nov 30 2016 - 13:00
Ukraine’s patience wears thin with new leaders’ old waysCivil society, not politicians, forced to lead fight against corruptionTue Nov 29 2016 - 14:30
Russia hails achievements of Fidel Castro amid talk of revived Cuba ties‘Remarkable statesman’ an ‘irreparable loss’, Vladimir Putin tells Raúl CastroSun Nov 27 2016 - 17:05
Turkey threatens EU as Bulgaria arrests rioting migrantsErdogan tells union: ‘If you go any further, these border gates will be opened’Fri Nov 25 2016 - 13:21
US and Russia vie for Czech extradition of alleged hackerMoscow claims US is ‘hunting Russians around the world’Wed Nov 23 2016 - 18:54
Russia demands release of ‘illegally detained’ soldiersUkraine agents snatch two ‘deserters’ at de-facto border of annexed Crimea peninsulaTue Nov 22 2016 - 17:00
Kiev on edge as thousands mark Euromaidan anniversaryUkraine’s president Petro Poroskenko says Kremlin could use protests to destabilise countryMon Nov 21 2016 - 14:38
Balkan arms fears grow amid major security alertsPrime ministers and Israeli footballers seen as possible targets for attacksSun Nov 20 2016 - 17:32
Ukraine suspects Kremlin behind prank call to presidentKyrgyzstan says one person detained over embarrassing hoax by well-known Russian duoFri Nov 18 2016 - 14:54
Angry reformers depart as Ukraine braces for protestsWhile the faces in power have changed frustration grows over continued corruptionFri Nov 18 2016 - 01:00
Russia-friendly new presidents to shake up Bulgaria and MoldovaPolitical uncertainty ahead for both states amid waning enthusiasm for EUMon Nov 14 2016 - 14:29
Russia set to profit from votes in Bulgaria and MoldovaAnger at ‘pro-EU’ governments helps Kremlin-friendly candidatesFri Nov 11 2016 - 15:13
Hungary hails Trump win as ‘return to real democracy’Viktor Orbán says US ‘big bang’ spells the end of ‘20 years of liberal non-democracy’Thu Nov 10 2016 - 17:01
Russia’s parliament applauds news of Donald Trump victoryVladimir Putin hopes for joint work on leading Russian-American relations out of crisisWed Nov 09 2016 - 11:32
Hungary’s parliament blocks ban on refugee resettlementVote is a further blow to prime minister Viktor Orban following invalid referendumTue Nov 08 2016 - 18:03
Kremlin denies role in alleged plot to kill Montenegrin leaderRussia has warned Montenegro about push for Nato membershipMon Nov 07 2016 - 18:07
