Poverty and emigration take their toll on Moldova's futureMOLDOVA LETTER: THE TWO dozen teenagers in the hall of a state boarding school in Orhei, a dusty town in central Moldova, throw…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Kenny criticises German proposalsTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has played down fears that a new European Union banking supervisor could be illegal and criticised the timing…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Irish officials confident deal will be doneIRISH OFFICIALS are confident that the European Union summit that starts today will deliver details on a new bank supervision…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Karadzic denies war crimes and genocideFORMER BOSNIAN Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has denied charges of genocide and war crimes and insisted he should be rewarded …Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Opposition victory expected in Lithuanian electionLITHUANIANS WEARY of austerity are expected to oust their centre-right government in elections that start tomorrow, amid high…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Five-time PM set to return to power in MontenegroA FAMILIAR figure is likely to come out on top of tomorrow’s parliamentary election in Montenegro: former president and five-…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Hungary defies IMF in adverts before talks on aid packageHUNGARY HAS screamed defiance at the International Monetary Fund in full-page adverts placed in major national newspapers ahead…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Former AC Milan defender targets political goals in GeorgiaLETTER FROM GEORGIA: Kakha Kaladze swapped the pampered life of a soccer star for tough politics in his homelandWed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
EU criticises Serbia's decision to ban gay parade over security concernsTHE EUROPEAN Union has strongly criticised Serbia’s decision to ban today’s planned gay parade through Belgrade, which was cancelled…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Call for Saakashvili to resign rejectedALLIES OF Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili have rejected calls for him to resign and have urged the opposition not to stoke…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Call for Saakashvili to quit after poll defeatBILLIONAIRE GEORGIAN opposition leader Bidzina Ivanishvili has urged president Mikheil Saakashvili to resign after his party …Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Ex-allies locked in bitter Georgian election battleBoth sides warn that their opponents will try to rig the vote on Monday, writes DANIEL McLAUGHLIN in TbilisiSat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Serbia affirms EU accession ambitions to CreightonSERBIA’S NEW government has reassured Ireland ahead of its European Union presidency next year that membership of the bloc is…Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Thaw in relations gives sense of hope in Moldovan conflictTRANSDNIESTRIA LETTER: Change has begun in Tiraspol as chemistry develops between the leaders on both sidesTue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Elections in Belarus criticised by observersWESTERN OBSERVERS and European Union states have condemned the conduct of elections in Belarus that filled parliament with supporters…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Georgian TV stations air footage of jail brutalityGEORGIAN PRESIDENT Mikheil Saakashvili has urged voters not to abandon his party in forthcoming parliamentary elections, amid…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Ireland to help Moldova move towards joining EUIRELAND INTENDS to help Moldova make strong progress towards European Union membership during its presidency of the bloc next…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
EU foreign ministers in Georgia to oversee election build-up as political tension risesFIVE EUROPEAN Union foreign ministers are in Georgia to oversee the build-up to its October 1st parliamentary election, amid …Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
23 arrested over Czech methanol deathsCZECH POLICE have arrested 23 people in connection with a spate of alcohol poisoning that has killed at least 21 people and prompted…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Czech president rejects commission proposal for deeper EU integrationTHE DREAM of European Commission president José Manuel Barroso of turning the European Union into a “federation of nation states…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Serbia seeks to strengthen ties with RussiaTHE SERBIAN president has sought to strengthen his country’s ties with Russia at his latest meeting with Kremlin counterpart …Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Nato condemns pardoning of Armenian officer's killerNATO HAS joined the European Union, the United States and Russia in condemning Azerbaijan for pardoning the killer of an Armenian…Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Outrage as Hungary releases jailed AzeriWASHINGTON HAS expressed concern and Armenians have protested outside Hungary’s embassy in Yerevan after Budapest allowed the…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Armenia severs ties with Hungary over axe killer's extraditionAN AZERI soldier who killed an Armenian army officer with an axe in Budapest has received a pardon after being allowed to return…Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Tymoshenko appeal rejection condemnedTHE EUROPEAN Union has condemned a decision by Ukraine’s high court to throw out former premier Yulia Tymoshenko’s appeal against…Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Russia becomes WTO memberRUSSIA HAS finally joined the World Trade Organisation after almost two decades of arduous negotiations, opening the way for …Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Georgia on my mindCLINGING TO THE EASTERN edge of Europe, where the continent slides into the Black Sea and soars into the Caucasus, Georgia has…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Ex-aide to Milosevic poised to be Serbia premierA ONE-TIME spokesman for former Serb leader Slobodan Milosevic was poised to become the country’s new prime minister last night…Fri Jul 27 2012 - 01:00
Saakashvili wants rivals to accept poll conduct codeGEORGIA’S RULING party has urged its rivals to sign a “code of conduct” for October’s general election as the state of democracy…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Romania seeks to reassure EU over governanceROMANIA HAS sought to assuage European Union concerns that it is failing to protect the rule of law or combat corruption and …Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Hungary urged to serve justice on alleged Nazi war criminalHUNGARY IS under growing international pressure to arrest and try a man whom Nazi hunters claim sent thousands of Jews to death…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Romanian MPs move to impeach presidentROMANIAN PRESIDENT Traian Basescu faces an impeachment vote in parliament today, in the latest round of a fierce power struggle…Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Ukraine may face snap election over language law crisisUKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Viktor Yanukovich has threatened to call snap elections after his allies sparked a political crisis by rushing…Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Patchworks of displaced people mired in memory and grievanceCAUCASUS LETTER: Poverty and indignity run deep due to years of conflict, while feelings of injured identity could well provide…Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Romanian prime minister rejects plagiarism findingsROMANIAN PRIME minister Victor Ponta has rejected the findings of an academic panel that he plagiarised part of his doctoral …Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Kosovo may gain sovereignty this yearTHE GROUP of 25 countries overseeing Kosovo’s independence intends to hand full sovereignty to the fledgling state later this…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Nobel laureate returns Hungarian honour over Holocaust 'whitewash'NOBEL PEACE Prize winner Elie Wiesel has renounced a major Hungarian award in anger at the government’s “whitewashing” of the…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Romanian PM rejects plagiarism claimROMANIAN PRIME minister Victor Ponta is under pressure to resign for allegedly plagiarising his doctoral thesis, in the latest…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Russia growing closer to China as it rebalances foreign policyRUSSIA IS forging closer ties with China as it rejects foreign intervention in Syria, opposes US domination of international …Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Ukraine fears focus will be on protests and problems, not football and funUKRAINE’S LEADERS hoped the Euro 2012 football championship would serve as a glowing advert for their country, but ahead of kick…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Croatian president to snub Serbia over Srebrenica denialTHE PRESIDENT of Croatia Ivo Josipovic will not attend the inauguration of his new Serbian counterpart due to comments that have…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Ireland told to stick to austerity pathINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL chiefs say Ireland must stick to the tough austerity path trodden by the Baltic states if it is to return…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Serb president denies Muslims' genocideSERBIA’S NEW president Tomislav Nikolic has denied that the Bosnian Serb massacre of Muslims at Srebrenica was genocide, fanning…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
French ministers to boycott Ukraine gamesFRENCH GOVERNMENT ministers will not attend any Euro 2012 football matches in Ukraine in protest at the country’s treatment of…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Putin celebrates 'brotherly' ties on visit to BelarusRUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has denounced European Union sanctions on Belarus, hailing “brotherly” ties between Moscow and…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Baku says attack on Eurovision foiledAZERBAIJAN CLAIMS to have foiled a plot by Islamist militants to attack last weekend’s Eurovision song contest and assassinate…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Serbian political rivals discuss joint ruleTHE TWO men who fought a bitter battle to be Serbia’s president this month have taken their first steps towards forming an unlikely…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Grand designs of Georgia's president not welcomed by allGEORGIA LETTER: Luxury hotels, sleek public buildings and plans for a new city: is Georgia’s president building a foundation…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Shusha still stands as symbol of vicious pogromA T-72 TANK sits by the road that climbs the hill from Stepanakert to Shusha, a reminder that life was not always this quiet …Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
EU urges Nikolic to keep Serbia on the path to membershipTHE EUROPEAN Union has urged Serbia’s new populist president to continue his predecessor’s push towards membership of the bloc…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
