Gay rights row hits Ukraine’s hopes of visa-free EU travelParliament debates reforms amid uptick in fighting with Russian-backed separatistsTue Nov 10 2015 - 17:56
Disbelief in Russia as doping allegations revealed‘American, Canadian sportsmen have been caught even more than Russians’Tue Nov 10 2015 - 14:14
Tight election leaves Croatia facing political limboMain parties seek allies as migration crisis and economic woes roil EU memberMon Nov 09 2015 - 16:20
Ukrainians visit Web Summit with eyes to an Odessa tech hubVibrant Black Sea port of Odessa aims to become regional IT hubMon Nov 09 2015 - 08:57
Protests to continue as Romania searches for new governmentBucharest nightclub fire that killed 32 prompts wave of protests against corruptionSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:00
Balkan cold bites but migrants on border defy conditionsAid groups warn of rising health risks as Syrians flee latest surge in fightingMon Oct 26 2015 - 01:00
Slovenia’s prime minister to call for aid in refugee crisisEmergency EU meeting comes amid reports that Germany is pushing for state quotasSat Oct 24 2015 - 01:00
Montenegro braced for ‘unprecedented’ protestsRussia says rising tensions are caused by former Yugoslav republic’s bid to join NatoFri Oct 23 2015 - 18:01
Tymoshenko resurgent in Ukraine’s local electionsPM Yatsenyuk’s party withdraws from the ballot as popularity plungesFri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00
EU calls ‘Balkan route’ talks over migrants as Slovenia boosts securityMini-summit to seek ‘immediate operational action’ on crisisWed Oct 21 2015 - 18:40
Tiny Slovenia struggles with new role in refugee crisisBalkan crossroads calls on army and EU for help as Croatia funnels migrants westWed Oct 21 2015 - 01:00
Thousands trapped in ‘awful and hellish’ migrant bottleneckSlovenia, Croatia and Serbia trade accusations over failure to co-ordinate flow of peopleTue Oct 20 2015 - 09:02
Odessa’s odd couple aim to spark Ukraine reformsMikheil Saakashvili and ex-Microsoft executive Sasha Borovik confront power brokersMon Oct 19 2015 - 01:00
Move to Slovenia puts new migrant route under strainMore than 4,000 migrants arrive in Slovenia after Hungary closes its southern borderSun Oct 18 2015 - 19:00
EU seeks to woo Belarus autocrat despite election flawsOpposition leaders denounce landslide vote and EU’s softer attitude to LukashenkoMon Oct 12 2015 - 20:02
EU set to ease sanctions on Belarusian regime after electionsBrussels woos autocratic leader Lukashenko in continuing power struggle with RussiaSat Oct 10 2015 - 01:00
Hungary’s neighbours join anti-migrant border patrolsPoland, Czech Republic and Slovakia back Hungary’s tough line on refugee crisisWed Oct 07 2015 - 20:53
EU and Russia hail postponement of Ukraine rebel electionsSeparatists delay local elections amid broad de-escalation of conflictWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
Croatia smooths path through border for migrantsPeople on the move receive leaflets on finding lost relatives and avoiding minefieldsWed Sept 30 2015 - 19:22
Croatia dismisses Hungary’s fence threat as mere ‘bravado’Austria warns force could be used against migrants if it has to tighten border controlsWed Sept 30 2015 - 01:00
Hungary warns Croatia as crisis strains Balkan tiesHungary threatens to seal another border as Croatia lambasts SerbiaTue Sept 29 2015 - 01:00
Croatia fears migrant route could divert to tourist hotspotDubrovnik warns people may attempt more southerly crossing to avoid Hungary’s fenceSun Sept 27 2015 - 18:47
Migrant crisis: Hungary seeks support for new border fenceRefugees sleep out in open in Balkans as weather and political situation worsenSat Sept 26 2015 - 01:00
Croatia-Serbia tensions rise over migrantsHungary suggests ‘corridor’ to Austria as fence on Croatian border nears completionFri Sept 25 2015 - 01:00
On EU border it seems almost everyone wants to be from SyriaSyrians fleeing conflict viewed as having best chance of receiving asylum in west EuropeTue Sept 22 2015 - 16:33
Croatia’s killing fields now a refuge for thousands fleeing warTwenty years after independence war migrants pass through still battle-scarred eastTue Sept 22 2015 - 01:00
Hungary gives its army broad powersNew law will allow soldiers to use non-lethal force to stop illegal migrantsMon Sept 21 2015 - 19:11
Migrants surge west despite central Europe’s war of wordsCrisis meeting of EU ministers to be held as tension builds between Hungary and CroatiaSun Sept 20 2015 - 20:20
Chaos in central Europe as tempers fray over migrant crisisHungary accuses Croatia of breaking EU law at border while Slovenia halts rail trafficSat Sept 19 2015 - 06:46
Razor wire cuts routes as fence borders funnel migrants awayBarrier blocks migrants in Serbian village but is praised on Hungarian sideSat Sept 19 2015 - 01:03
Croatia puts army on alert as migrants re-routePrime minister criticises Hungary, but president takes tougher line on refugeesFri Sept 18 2015 - 01:00
Blocked migrants blaze new trail west to CroatiaZagreb opens border to refugees – and immediately struggles to cope with numbersFri Sept 18 2015 - 01:00
Stones and tear gas fly as migrant tension eruptsHungary says at least 20 police and several migrants injured in border clashesThu Sept 17 2015 - 08:05
Border clash intensifies criticism of Hungary’s crackdownRights groups sound alarm over Hungary’s new laws as migrants re-route to CroatiaThu Sept 17 2015 - 01:00
Hungary’s new laws make criminals of migrantsTighter border controls in central Europe risk driving refugees towards traffickersWed Sept 16 2015 - 07:23
Hungary seals border and begins crackdown on migrantsSerbia and rights groups alarmed by Hungary, as Austria reintroduces border checksWed Sept 16 2015 - 01:02
Hungary blocks migrant route as Europe tightens bordersPremier Orbán sending over 850 officers to border with Serbia to ‘defend Europe’Tue Sept 15 2015 - 01:00
EU ministers fail to agree relocation scheme for refugeesGermany shifts stance as officials try to cope with numbers crossing bordersMon Sept 14 2015 - 23:36
Migrant crisis: Refugee quota system likely to be voluntaryMinister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald calls on EU states to show solidarityMon Sept 14 2015 - 19:50
Migrant crisis: EU ministers to meet on relocationBrussels gathering comes day after German plan to introduce border controls for AustriaMon Sept 14 2015 - 08:52
Migrant numbers surge as Hungary seeks to seal border with SerbiaMove comes as Germany brings back border controls with AustriaMon Sept 14 2015 - 01:00
People smuggling is a booming business in the BalkansIt is easy for local criminals to fleece migrants along their route to Western EuropeSat Sept 12 2015 - 05:00
Hungary eyes crisis declaration as migrant pressure growsHungarian troops gather near Serb border, while Austria halts trains and prisoners build fenceThu Sept 10 2015 - 18:49
Mass migration guided by mobiles and social mediaFacebook, messaging and Google Maps help refugees cross borders and avoid policeWed Sept 09 2015 - 01:00
Central Europe resists refugee quotas as Austrian border chaos easesAustrian and German volunteers drive hundreds of migrants out of HungaryTue Sept 08 2015 - 01:00
Thousands arrive in Germany and Austria after Hungary eases travel curbsRed Cross and volunteers come out in force to welcome and help migrantsMon Sept 07 2015 - 01:00
Defiant migrants surge past police in Hungary and head for AustriaPeople continue their long journey towards western Europe as darkness fallsSat Sept 05 2015 - 11:57
Migrants wary of Hungary’s promises in railway stand-offChaos as Budapest train station reopens with police attempt to take passengers to campsThu Sept 03 2015 - 20:00
Budapest: Tension mounts as migrants demand ‘freedom’Hungarian PM in Brussels for talks as parliament debates tighter border controlsThu Sept 03 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Tolerance waning as Serb villagers tire of migrantsHorgos mayor fears destruction of local economy as tens of thousands cross fieldsWed Sept 02 2015 - 01:00
