European welcome for election of Croatian presidentCROATIA’S NEW president, Ivo Josipovic, has pledged to crack down on crime and corruption and lead his country into the European…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Professor set to become Croatian presidentLAW PROFESSOR and composer Ivo Josipovic was poised to become Croatia’s new president last night after exit polls gave him a …Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Professor set to become Croatian presidentLAW PROFESSOR and composer Ivo Josipovic was poised to become Croatia’s new president last night after exit polls gave him a …Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Alleged Bulgarian gang boss arrestedBULGARIAN POLICE have arrested an alleged gangland kingpin over the murder this week of controversial radio presenter Bobi Tsankov…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Croatia set for presidential run-offA LAW professor with a musical bent will take on the maverick mayor of Zagreb in Croatia’s presidential run-off tomorrow as they…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Croatia set for presidential run-offA LAW professor with a musical bent will take on the maverick mayor of Zagreb in Croatia’s presidential run-off tomorrow as they…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Alleged Bulgarian gang boss arrestedBULGARIAN POLICE have arrested an alleged gangland kingpin over the murder this week of controversial radio presenter Bobi Tsankov…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Russia seeks to allay EU fears over oil supply crisisRUSSIA SOUGHT to soothe EU fears of another winter energy crisis yesterday, as Moscow’s officials tried to resolve an oil price…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Russia seeks to allay EU fears over oil supply crisisRUSSIA SOUGHT to soothe EU fears of another winter energy crisis yesterday, as Moscow’s officials tried to resolve an oil price…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Kazakhstan takes OSCE chair despite wide criticismKAZAKHSTAN TOOK over the chairmanship of Europe’s main rights and security watchdog yesterday, despite widespread criticism of…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Kazakhstan takes OSCE chair despite wide criticismKAZAKHSTAN TOOK over the chairmanship of Europe’s main rights and security watchdog yesterday, despite widespread criticism of…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Two killed as Georgia destroys Soviet-era memorialTHE GOVERNMENT of Georgia has killed at least two people and infuriated Russia by blowing up a second World War memorial to make…Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
'I wanted things reformed. I told my father things should change'On Christmas Day 20 years ago, Nicolae Ceausescu’s despotic rule in Romania ended in summary execution – since when his only …Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
Romanian recount boosts president but fraud claims persistA RECOUNT of votes annulled in Romania’s presidential election has strengthened the position of incumbent Traian Basescu, but…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Romania divided and paralysed by president's disputed, wafer-thin winALLIES OF Romania’s defeated presidential election challenger Mircea Geoana have accused incumbent Traian Basescu of using fraud…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
President of Romania refuses to concede defeatROMANIAN PRESIDENT Traian Basescu has refused to concede defeat after exit polls gave his socialist challenger, Mircea Geoana…Mon Dec 07 2009 - 00:00
EU warns Ukraine on gas security, reformsTHE EUROPEAN Union gave a stern pep talk to Ukraine yesterday, urging it to speed up reforms, ensure a free and fair presidential…Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
Medvedev and Putin set sights on 2012 presidencyRUSSIA’S TWO most powerful men have both said they might run for the presidency in 2012, but they insist there is no tension …Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Chechens claim fatal train bombingCHECHEN REBELS have claimed responsibility for last week’s deadly bombing of a Moscow-St Petersburg express train and vowed to…Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Medvedev orders investigation into death in prison of lawyerRUSSIAN PRESIDENT Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an investigation into the death in police custody of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.Wed Nov 25 2009 - 00:00
Romania faces further uncertainty as election fails to deliver presidentCRISIS-HIT ROMANIA faces another period of political uncertainty, after Sunday’s presidential election failed to deliver a winner…Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
Exit polls give Romanian president a narrow leadROMANIAN PRESIDENT Traian Basescu held a narrow election lead over challenger Mircea Geoana last night, according to exit polls…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Lithuania investigates claim it ran secret prisonLITHUANIA’S PARLIAMENT is investigating claims that the US Central Intelligence Agency turned an exclusive riding school outside…Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
Czechs mark 1989 protests that broke grip of communismTHOUSANDS OF Czechs took to the streets of Prague yesterday to commemorate the start of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, six weeks…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Russia and EU agree on energy supply alert systemRUSSIA AND the EU agreed yesterday to create an alert system to warn of impending energy supply problems, amid mounting fears…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
Kosovo PM claims election victory and hails participation of SerbsKOSOVAN PRIME minister Hashim Thaci’s party has claimed victory in the first local elections held in independent Kosovo, and …Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
Serb boycott of Kosovo poll likely to overshadow country's first electionCAMPAIGN VIOLENCE and a likely Serb boycott are casting a shadow over tomorrow’s local elections in Kosovo, its first ballot …Sat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00
Russia-Ukraine row threatens EU gasRUSSIA HAS threatened to cut gas supplies to the European Union via Ukraine this winter if it encounters a repeat of last year…Fri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Klaus clears way for Lisbon Treaty to enter EU lawCZECH PRESIDENT Václav Klaus finally signed the Lisbon Treaty yesterday, clearing the way for the reform accord to become European…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Ukraine presidential campaign undermined by mud-slingingHOPES FOR a clean presidential election campaign in Ukraine have been dashed in its opening days, as allies of the two main contenders…Mon Oct 26 2009 - 00:00
Karadzic's refusal to attend UN trial leaves case in 'limbo'RADOVAN KARADZIC’S long- awaited trial for genocide and war crimes could start without him today, after the former Bosnian Serb…Mon Oct 26 2009 - 00:00
Trial to start in Hague without accused KaradzicRADOVAN KARADZIC has said he will boycott the start of his long awaited trial on Monday when the former Bosnian Serb leader is…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Russia offers Serbia €1bn loan in attempt to extend Moscow's influenceRUSSIAN PRESIDENT Dmitry Medvedev offered a €1 billion loan to cash-strapped Serbia yesterday, as he sought to strengthen Kremlin…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Klaus admits bid to block Lisbon will probably failCZECH PRESIDENT Vaclav Klaus has admitted for the first time that his bid to block the Lisbon Treaty is almost certainly doomed…Mon Oct 19 2009 - 01:00
Czech Republic moving closer to ratifying LisbonTHE CZECH Republic appears to have inched closer to ratifying the Lisbon Treaty as an aide to eurosceptic President Václav Klaus…Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Romania crisis deepens as PM candidate rejectedRECESSION-HIT Romania slipped deeper into political crisis yesterday after opposition leaders angrily rejected president Traian…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Havel criticises Klaus for holding up treatyPLAYWRIGHT, communist-era dissident and former Czech president Vaclav Havel has lambasted his successor, Vaclav Klaus, for preventing…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Four dead in Poland as first snowstorms of winter bring chaosAT LEAST four Polish people were killed as the first snowstorms of the winter blew through central Europe, toppling trees, severing…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Ethnic German politician nominated as Romanian PMROMANIA’S PRESIDENT and party leaders failed to resolve the country’s political crisis yesterday, disagreeing on how to replace…Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
No confidence vote topples Romanian administrationROMANIA’S MINORITY government lost a vote of no confidence yesterday, stoking political rivalries ahead of next month’s presidential…Wed Oct 14 2009 - 01:00
Czech PM seeks understanding from Klaus on LisbonTHE CZECH government says it will discuss with other European Union states how to satisfy president Vaclav Klaus’s demand for…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
EU leaders pressing Klaus to ratify Lisbon TreatyEUROPEAN UNION leaders are cranking up the pressure on Czech president Vaclav Klaus to sign the Lisbon Treaty after his Polish…Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Pressure mounts on divided Bosnia to agree key reformsEUROPEAN AND US officials threw down the gauntlet to the leaders of ethnically divided Bosnia yesterday, telling them to agree…Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
Klaus sets new condition for ratifying LisbonCZECH PRESIDENT Vaclav Klaus says he will not sign the Lisbon Treaty unless Prague is given safeguards from claims for property…Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
Polish president poised to sign Lisbon Treaty as Klaus remains opposedPOLAND’S president appears poised to sign the Lisbon Treaty in the near future, but his Czech counterpart insists he will resist…Wed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
800,000 strike in Romania over public sector cutsABOUT 800,000 Romanians went on strike yesterday to protest against planned pay cuts, as support grew in parliament for a vote…Tue Oct 06 2009 - 01:00
Romanian coalition splits amid claims of vote riggingROMANIA’S TWO biggest parties traded blame yesterday for the collapse of their coalition government, as unpopular cutbacks and…Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Polish parliament condemns 1939 invasion by Soviet UnionPOLAND’S PARLIAMENT has passed a resolution condemning the Soviet Union’s 1939 invasion of eastern Poland and Stalinist crimes…Fri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
Four Bosnian Muslims arrested for war crimesFOUR BOSNIAN Muslims have been arrested in connection with the murder of more than 20 ethnic-Croats during Bosnia’s 1992-1995…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Georgia to meet Russians over Abkhazia sea blockadeGEORGIAN OFFICIALS are expected to meet rebel Abkhaz representatives and their Russian backers today to discuss tension over …Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
