Slovakia's ruling populists under pressure in hard-fought electionAnti-graft party could take power but far right also expects strong showingFri Feb 28 2020 - 18:26
Prague names square and promenade after murdered Kremlin criticsBoris Nemtsov and Anna Politkovskaya ‘deserve to be remembered’, says city mayorThu Feb 27 2020 - 18:16
Orban ally poised for third stint as Slovenia’s premierAnti-immigration populist Janez Jansa tapped to lead coalition governmentWed Feb 26 2020 - 20:25
Russia blames US as spy and crime scandals strain ties with BulgariaRussians suspected of Sofia poisoning that may have link to Skripal attack in UKTue Feb 25 2020 - 18:32
Slovakia's Roma mobilise to counter far right at key electionLiberals fear ruling populists could link up with ultra-nationalists after tight voteTue Feb 25 2020 - 01:00
Ukraine minister joins China evacuees in sanatorium to calm coronavirus panicIran reports further deaths from virus as Lebanon confirms its first caseFri Feb 21 2020 - 18:25
Central Europe split over risks and rewards of Chinese influenceBeijing's threat to Czech firms revealed as Baltic states raise security concernsThu Feb 20 2020 - 18:40
Ukraine’s hopes for justice fade six years after Maidan massacreMistakes, murky deals and politics blamed for allowing suspects to find refuge in RussiaWed Feb 19 2020 - 20:00
Ukraine to continue peace push with Russia despite deadly clashZelenskiy says ‘provocations’ will not stop bid to end near-six-year warTue Feb 18 2020 - 18:22
North Macedonia heads for early elections as EU hopes riseFrance now more positive on accession talks for North Macedonia and AlbaniaMon Feb 17 2020 - 18:14
Ukraine fights back in TV war with Russia but lacks bigger pictureKremlin happy to bide its time as pressure grows on Kiev’s novice leader to deliverMon Feb 17 2020 - 05:00
‘National consultation’ looms as court defeats anger OrbanHungary’s populist leader denounces legal orders to compensate Roma and prisonersFri Feb 14 2020 - 16:26
Prague set to honour murdered Russian opposition leaderMayor plans to rename square outside city’s Russian embassy after Kremlin criticMon Feb 10 2020 - 18:03
Romania edges towards snap elections as another government fallsNational Liberals ousted after three months but would relish early national ballotWed Feb 5 2020 - 18:51
Pressure grows on Iran to hand over black boxes from downed airlinerKiev says recording shows Tehran knew ‘from the start’ that missile struck jetTue Feb 4 2020 - 18:15
Coalition government takes power in Kosovo to end four-month impasseEU and US hope for swift resumption of talks to normalise Kosovo-Serbia relationsMon Feb 3 2020 - 20:26
US offers to supply all of Belarus’s oil needs amid rising concern over RussiaMinsk hosts top US diplomat for first time in 26 years as Moscow pushes on ‘union state’Sun Feb 2 2020 - 18:51
US and Ukraine say relations rock solid amid Trump impeachment stormPompeo tells Zelenskiy US aid for Ukraine in its war with Russia ‘will not waver’Fri Jan 31 2020 - 17:31
Ukraine wary of Trump entanglements as it prepares to host PompeoImpeachment trial looms over US secretary of state's visit to an anxious KievThu Jan 30 2020 - 17:09
Ukrainians bank on Zelenskiy’s promise to make war-torn Donbas ‘flourish’Reforms are urgently needed to help new firms replace ailing Soviet-era industryWed Jan 29 2020 - 20:00
Moscow lambasts Sofia’s ‘provocative’ expulsion of two diplomatsRussia hits back at accusations of spying and orchestrating poisoning attack in BulgariaSun Jan 26 2020 - 17:16
Ukrainians rebuild lives as prisoner swaps end Russian jail ordealZelenskiy seeks to free more detainees but post-traumatic challenges await at homeFri Jan 24 2020 - 20:00
Serbia and Kosovo urged to compromise in bid by US to end impasseWhite House envoy steps up efforts to normalise relations between the two statesThu Jan 23 2020 - 18:53
Ukraine’s novice leader tiptoes through Trump impeachment ‘minefield’July call with Trump sparked US investigation and embarrassed ZelenskiyTue Jan 21 2020 - 11:45
Kosovo's president names new PM as deal signed to restart flights to SerbiaAlbin Kurti has 15 days to form a government and end growing political crisisMon Jan 20 2020 - 18:30
Ukraine’s PM wins reprieve as leaked comments about president cause blushesZelenskiy orders inquiry as officials heard discussing his ‘primitive’ grasp of economicsFri Jan 17 2020 - 19:02
Russia installs new PM as Putin launches political shake-upLeader of 20 years wants to change constitution amid speculation over future roleThu Jan 16 2020 - 18:57
Iranian rulers denounced after admitting to downing Ukrainian airlinerRiot police deployed in Tehran, as protesters chant anti-government slogansSun Jan 12 2020 - 20:47
Ukraine urges patience as West and Iran spar over plane crashWestern powers say Iranian missile downed Ukrainian jet, killing all 176 onboardFri Jan 10 2020 - 19:33
Iran accidentally shot down Ukrainian plane, western officials believeCanadian PM Justin Trudeau says intelligence from multiple sources points to Iran having downed aircraftFri Jan 10 2020 - 10:30
Iran in frame for downing Ukrainian jet, say US and CanadaDestruction of the airliner ‘may well have been unintentional’, says Justin TrudeauThu Jan 9 2020 - 22:00
Ukraine sends investigative team to Iran after 176 die in plane crashAirline doubts crew or Boeing 737 to blame as disaster strikes amid US-Iran crisisWed Jan 8 2020 - 17:16
Russian patriarch blames West for church rows in Balkans and UkraineMontenegro tense at Orthodox Christmas as Ukraine marks split from MoscowTue Jan 7 2020 - 17:08
Presidential election defeat rocks Croatia's ruling conservativesEx-PM Zoran Milanovic shakes up Zagreb's politics as its first EU presidency beginsMon Jan 6 2020 - 17:05
Croatia's presidential scrap overshadows first days in key EU roleVictory for challenger Zoran Milanovic could cause friction with right-wing governmentFri Jan 3 2020 - 17:40
Russia and Serbia concerned as Montenegro church law sparks protestsThousands march as Serbian Orthodox Church says its property could be seizedThu Jan 2 2020 - 17:21
Brexit and EU budget set to dominate Croatia's first EU presidencyElection run-off could shake Croatian politics as six-month presidency beginsMon Dec 30 2019 - 17:13
Ukraine in controversial prisoner swap with Russian-led militantsWest welcomes handover but critics denounce release of alleged killersSun Dec 29 2019 - 17:16
Christmas execution left revolution questions unanswered for RomaniaProsecutor Dan Voinea delivered genocide indictment at trial of the CeausescusTue Dec 24 2019 - 01:00
Russia agrees gas deal with Ukraine as US sanctions strike new pipelineMoscow and Berlin angry as firm stops vital work on Nord Stream 2 projectSun Dec 22 2019 - 18:34
Croatia plunges into election battle as EU presidency loomsConservative president in close scrap with centre-left and nationalist challengersFri Dec 20 2019 - 17:33
Shaken Slovakia braces for trial over murder of investigative journalistPolitical fallout continues from 2018 killing of Jan Kuciak and Martina KusnirovaWed Dec 18 2019 - 19:15
Serbian leaders under pressure over arms deals revelations25,000 Serbs sign petition to demand whistleblower’s release from house arrestTue Dec 17 2019 - 18:59
Romanians still wait for justice 30 years after bloody revolutionEx-president faces trial over chaotic violence that followed removal of dictator CeausescuMon Dec 16 2019 - 18:38
Questions swirl around Ukraine murder case despite suspects' arrestFive accused of involvement in blowing up journalist Pavel Sheremet's car in 2016Fri Dec 13 2019 - 18:13
Zelenskiy sitcom vanishes from Russian airwaves after Putin gagKremlin denies involvement as crude joke is edited out and show moves onlineThu Dec 12 2019 - 17:49
Zelenskiy stands firm against Putin but Ukraine faces frozen conflictPrisoner swap and ceasefire good results in face of Minsk agreement at peace talksTue Dec 10 2019 - 19:00
Hungarians rally against government’s bid to tighten cultural controlViktor Orban's critics see theatre plan as latest sign of creeping autocracyMon Dec 9 2019 - 19:02
Ukraine’s novice president resolute before Paris talks with PutinKiev rally urges Zelenskiy to take strong line with Moscow over war in Donbas regionSun Dec 8 2019 - 18:47
Kiev in crosswires as western backing appears to be on waneZelenskiy to meet Putin against backdrop of war, gas-pipe politics and potential EU pivotSat Dec 7 2019 - 06:00