Lithuania seeks international help to halt ‘weaponised’ migration via BelarusMinsk accused of funnelling migrants to EU border in revenge for western sanctionsWed Jul 14 2021 - 19:29
Georgian cameraman’s death stokes anger over attack on Pride paradeGovernment accused of failing to stop violence and shielding far-right mobTue Jul 13 2021 - 18:33
Roscrea on agenda for Belarusian pro-democracy leader’s return to IrelandExiled Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to meet Government officials as Minsk’s crackdown on critics continuesSat Jul 10 2021 - 05:01
Bulgarians head to repeat elections amid swirl of corruption claimsPolls suggest second vote in three months may not break parliamentary deadlockThu Jul 08 2021 - 19:08
EU tells Hungary to quash ‘disgraceful’ anti-LGBT lawCritics of Orban government want EU funds withheld over graft and rule of law concernsWed Jul 07 2021 - 17:28
Belarus jails opposition leader and threatens to block western goodsEU and US condemn Lukashenko regime as crackdown on critics continuesTue Jul 06 2021 - 16:36
Taliban advance sends 1,000 Afghan troops fleeing into TajikistanRussia reassures ex-Soviet ally as US exit from Afghanistan stokes fears for regional stabilityMon Jul 05 2021 - 17:25
Romania halts most Covid-19 vaccine imports as people shun jabsBucharest sells unused shots to Denmark as it and Bulgaria seek to salvage expired dosesThu Jul 01 2021 - 16:44
Lukashenko under fire as Belarus downgrades EU tiesBloc responds as Minsk recalls envoy and freezes participation in partnership projectTue Jun 29 2021 - 17:56
Russia’s biggest cities report record Covid-19 deaths amid vaccination driveKremlin rejects national lockdown as regions tighten rules to fight Delta variantMon Jun 28 2021 - 17:03
Budapest Pride to defy Hungary’s new law on LGBTQ+ mattersOrban criticised over shielding children from homosexual and transgender contentFri Jun 25 2021 - 20:00
Czech officials defend police over death of Roma detaineeTop politicians and police chiefs reject comparisons to killing of George Floyd in USThu Jun 24 2021 - 19:09
UK denies Russian claim that shots were fired at royal navy shipRussia says it dropped bombs in path of HMS Defender after it entered country’s territoryWed Jun 23 2021 - 13:51
Armenia's embattled leader dominates election despite Nagorno-Karabakh defeatNikol Pashinyan wins snap vote sparked by Azeri military gains in contested regionMon Jun 21 2021 - 17:36
Armenia to vote in shadow of bitter battlefield defeat to AzerbaijanArmenians' loss of much of Nagorno-Karabakh region dominated heated election campaignFri Jun 18 2021 - 14:41
Russian regions make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory as cases surgeMoscow could shut down businesses unless public-facing staff are inoculatedThu Jun 17 2021 - 17:05
Lithuania accuses Belarus of using migrants in ‘hybrid’ response to sanctionsBaltic state blames angry Minsk for migrant surge amid fallout from Ryanair incidentTue Jun 15 2021 - 18:30
Moscow fights Covid-19 surge with tighter controls and vaccine prize drawEuros host city Saint Petersburg to impose more restrictions as vaccine take-up disappointsMon Jun 14 2021 - 17:51
Hungary’s Viktor Orban targets LGBT+ rights and migrants as election nearsPopulist who defended booing of Irish soccer players proposes even tougher asylum policyFri Jun 11 2021 - 16:21
Russia plays down hopes of progress and demands respect at Putin-Biden summitMoscow says arms control and cyber security on agenda next week as US allies look on warilyWed Jun 09 2021 - 19:00
Slovakia becomes second EU state to use Russia's Covid-19 vaccineFormer prime minister Igor Matovic continues to accuse his critics of politicising issues around Sputnik VMon Jun 07 2021 - 17:54
Hungarians rally against Orban's plan for Chinese university in BudapestCritics say €1.5bn project will boost authoritarian China’s influence and feed corruptionSun Jun 06 2021 - 16:59
EU bans Belarusian airlines amid outcry over journalist’s arrest‘Disgraceful’ interview of Roman Protasevichon on state TV likened to a hostage videoFri Jun 04 2021 - 18:05
Czech cabinet set to survive test over pandemic and PM's business affairsRussia- and China-friendly Czech president Milos Zeman also under fireThu Jun 03 2021 - 18:44
Belarusian activist ‘back in jail’ after stabbing his throat in courtEU’s aviation safety agency again calls on member states to tell airlines that operations in Belarus airspace ‘no longer allowed’Wed Jun 02 2021 - 18:15
Poland's spy trial highlights fears of China's growing reach in EuropeHungary alarms some EU allies with rapid expansion of Chinese and Huawei tiesTue Jun 01 2021 - 20:49
Russia to boost forces near EU and help Belarus resist western pressureMoscow warns US to expect ‘uncomfortable’ signals before Putin-Biden summitMon May 31 2021 - 17:52
US to join EU in sanctioning Belarus for crackdown on critics and Ryanair diversionPutin and Lukashenko reaffirm close ties as rift with West deepensSun May 30 2021 - 17:35
EU offers €3bn to autocratic Belarus for transition to democracyEmbattled leader Lukashenko meets Russian ally Putin amid Ryanair furoreFri May 28 2021 - 18:52
Ireland must learn lessons from Estonia on cybersecurityExpert says huge 2007 attack on his country’s websites changed its attitude to IT educationFri May 28 2021 - 16:08
West vows to pile sanctions on Belarus after Ryanair incidentRussia denies entry to two EU airlines in apparent support of LukashenkoThu May 27 2021 - 19:13
Lukashenko says Ryanair flight row part of West’s ‘hybrid war’ with BelarusMother of journalist taken off plane begs world leaders to secure his freedomWed May 26 2021 - 13:07
Russia backs Belarus over Ryanair incident as west denounces ‘hijacking’Belarusian opposition leader mocks Minsk’s claim of ‘Hamas bomb threat’ against aircraftMon May 24 2021 - 18:45
Global outcry after Belarus forces Ryanair flight to land and arrests activistBelarus’s ‘unprecedented actions’ to detain activist spark widespread concernMon May 24 2021 - 01:00
Forced landing of Ryanair plane in Belarus to detain activist ‘unacceptable’, EU saysPlane from Athens to Vilnius was escorted to Minsk airport by a fighter aircraftSun May 23 2021 - 15:48
Estonia at the fore of cyber security after major attack in 2007Tallinn is headquarters of Nato’s cyber defence centre of excellence, which Ireland is now joining as a contributing partnerSat May 22 2021 - 01:00
Belarus targets top news site and reporters in media crackdownExiled opposition leader calls for international response to ‘murder’ of Tut.by outletTue May 18 2021 - 17:38
HSE cyberattackers tough to identify and even harder to catchStrike highlights murky world where organised crime and state interests may mergeMon May 17 2021 - 20:13
Armenia alerts allies and warns Azerbaijan over ‘land grab’Baku denies border incursion six months after fierce Nagorno-Karabakh fightingFri May 14 2021 - 17:24
Pro-Kremlin oligarch denies Ukraine's treason allegationPutin’s friend Viktor Medvedchuk accuses Kiev’s leaders of ‘persecution’Wed May 12 2021 - 19:13
Russia to revise gun laws after school rampage kills nineTeenage ex-pupil arrested after children jump for their lives from upper floorsTue May 11 2021 - 18:10
US discusses defence with eastern European allies amid Russia concernsBiden backs closer co-operation with Nato states from Baltic to Black SeaMon May 10 2021 - 19:40
Romania tightens hunting rules after prince ‘shoots biggest bear’Arthur (17) killed instead of ‘problem’ bear that bothered Transylvanian villageFri May 07 2021 - 14:13
US signals support for Ukraine against ‘reckless, aggressive’ RussiaUS secretary of state urges Kiev to pursue reforms and fight corruptionThu May 06 2021 - 18:03
Hungary loosens Covid-19 rules for millions with ‘immunity cards’Country has world's highest coronavirus death rate despite swift vaccine rolloutSun May 02 2021 - 16:35
Russia on guard for third wave of pandemic as vaccine take-up lagsSurge in new Covid-19 cases in Moscow causes alarm ahead of 10-day holidayThu Apr 29 2021 - 19:03
Bulgaria suspects Russian role in arms depot blasts and poisoning caseSofia says explosions destroyed munitions ‘bound for Ukraine and Georgia’Wed Apr 28 2021 - 18:21
Central European states defend Prague in spy and sabotage row with RussiaMoscow and EU and Nato capitals continue wave of diplomatic expulsionsMon Apr 26 2021 - 17:41
Ukraine welcomes Russian plan to reduce forces near its borderDiplomatic tension continues as Prague tells Moscow to recall dozens of embassy staffThu Apr 22 2021 - 18:23
Thousands march against Putin as he warns West of Russia’s ‘red line’Hundreds detained at rallies in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei NavalnyWed Apr 21 2021 - 19:27
