Lukashenko warns opponents as protests swell across BelarusEU eyes sanctions on regime officials after brutal crackdown on dissentFri Aug 14 2020 - 19:32
Belarusian workers back protests to pile pressure on president LukashenkoEU foreign ministers to discuss crisis as accounts of police brutality mountThu Aug 13 2020 - 19:07
West raises pressure on Belarus to end bloody crackdown on protestsAutocrat Alexander Lukashenko blames unemployed ex-criminals for demonstrationsWed Aug 12 2020 - 18:05
Belarusian opposition defiant as leader flees and violence growsRiot police and troops deployed and internet restricted as countrywide protests continueTue Aug 11 2020 - 19:52
Belarusians defy crackdown to demand Lukashenko resignSecond successive night of protests as autocratic ruler of 26 years claims election winMon Aug 10 2020 - 22:31
Belarussian opposition ‘ready for long fight’ to oust LukashenkoAutocratic leader of 26 years claims foreign forces are behind post-election protestsMon Aug 10 2020 - 19:00
Belarus police crack down as protests erupt after Lukashenko claims victoryStun grenades and arrests as thousands take to Minsk streets after autocrat’s exit poll ‘landslide’Sun Aug 09 2020 - 22:40
Opposition gathers pace as Belarusian leader warns of ‘dirty tricks’ in electionLukashenko says foreign powers conducting a ‘hybrid war’ to destabilise the countryFri Aug 07 2020 - 18:00
Kremlin urges ‘ally’ Belarus to free Russian mercenariesTens of thousands attend opposition rally in Minsk as presidential election nearsFri Jul 31 2020 - 15:07
Belarus arrests Russian mercenaries as election tension soarsOpposition leader defiant as investigators link jailed husband to alleged plotThu Jul 30 2020 - 17:07
Ukraine hopes new ceasefire in the east will revive peace effortsRussia refuses to give security guarantees and warns Kiev on election planMon Jul 27 2020 - 18:26
Journalists resign at Hungary's top news site in row over press freedomIndex editor sacked and dozens of journalists quit amid concerns for independenceFri Jul 24 2020 - 22:10
Hostages freed after Ukrainian president endorses Joaquin Phoenix filmMan (44) charged with terrorism after 12-hour siege ends in bizarre fashionWed Jul 22 2020 - 16:49
Protests continue after Bulgaria's government survives confidence voteThousands join nightly rallies in Sofia to demand end to graft and impunityTue Jul 21 2020 - 18:38
Coalition talks loom after close election contest in North MacedoniaSocial Democrats take narrow win in first parliamentary vote since name changeThu Jul 16 2020 - 18:54
Bulgaria’s prime minister digs in as anti-corruption protests growBoyko Borisov resists calls from country’s president and opposition party to resignWed Jul 15 2020 - 16:35
North Macedonia holds first parliamentary election since name changeNato's newest member goes to the polls as it hopes to start EU accession talksTue Jul 14 2020 - 16:29
Kosovo's president meets prosecutors over war crimes indictmentEU-brokered talks between Kosovo and Serbia resume after 20-month freezeMon Jul 13 2020 - 17:40
Court ruling on coronavirus spurs Romanians to leave quarantineGovernment scrambles to pass new control measures and fight public scepticismFri Jul 10 2020 - 17:47
Serbian leader blames far-right radicals for Belgrade clashesProtests in capital turn violent as anger soars over government’s handling of coronavirusWed Jul 08 2020 - 18:14
Croatian conservatives eye majority after strong election winEuropean Commission president criticised for role in HDZ campaign videoMon Jul 06 2020 - 16:27
Croatia’s ruling conservatives set for election win, exit polls sayVote takes place as tourism-reliant Adriatic state hit by new rise in coronavirus casesSun Jul 05 2020 - 19:19
Croatia set for fierce election scrap in shadow of coronavirusRuling party under pressure as new Covid-19 spike hits tourism-reliant stateFri Jul 03 2020 - 17:07
Putin pledges to repay Russians’ trust after ‘triumphant’ voteCritics call plebiscite a farce staged to allow leader of 20 years to rule until 2036Thu Jul 02 2020 - 16:37
Russia set to allow Putin to rule until 2036 as opponents cry foulCritics say week-long vote on constitution made a mockery of Russian democracyWed Jul 01 2020 - 17:49
Albania rallies behind Kosovo's president over war crimes allegationsHashim Thaci vows to resign if indictment relating to 1998-9 war is confirmedTue Jun 30 2020 - 18:17
Kosovo's president Thaci defiant in face of war crimes allegationsSerbia's president Vucic welcomes indictment and hopes for EU accession in 2026Fri Jun 26 2020 - 17:42
Kosovo leader's indictment derails White House summit with SerbiaKosovo's premier pulls out of talks after president Thaci accused of war crimesThu Jun 25 2020 - 18:30
Military parade stirs Russian pride before vote on Putin’s ruleConstitutional changes would let Russia’s leader of 20 years stay on until 2036Wed Jun 24 2020 - 15:26
Russia to hold huge military parades despite lingering pandemicCritics accuse Putin of risking public health before vote to reset his term limitsTue Jun 23 2020 - 18:55
Election landslide boosts Serbia's president before Kosovo talksAleksandar Vucic hails party’s ‘historic’ win ahead of Moscow and Washington meetingsMon Jun 22 2020 - 16:56
Hungary’s Orban derides ‘liberal imperialism’ after new EU court defeatDamning verdict of NGO law on donations comes after migrant ‘transit zones’ were ruled illegalFri Jun 19 2020 - 15:19
Serbia wants more than EU accession in return for Kosovo recognitionRussia says final deal should not be rushed as US picks up the paceThu Jun 18 2020 - 17:19
Kosovo says US, not EU, now leading push for deal with SerbiaWhite House takes initiative with plan for June 27th Kosovo-Serbia summitTue Jun 16 2020 - 20:07
Former US marine Paul Whelan jailed for 16 years in Russia for espionageIrish passport holder says he was framed by security services as US expresses ‘outrage’Mon Jun 15 2020 - 16:21
Croatia hails its head-start in EU’s coronavirus-hit holiday seasonTens of thousands of tourists travel to Croatia as Greece prepares to open upFri Jun 12 2020 - 17:42
Kremlin defends Moscow against criticism of move to lift lockdownCity accused of rushing to reopen ahead of military parade and vote on Putin term limitTue Jun 09 2020 - 16:21
Kosovo urges Serbia to resume talks after lifting trade barriersUS welcomes Kosovo's move but Belgrade plays down prospects of dealMon Jun 08 2020 - 18:19
Hungary marks 100 years since ‘immeasurably unjust’ peace dealTrianon treaty stripped the country of two-thirds of its territory and 3m citizensThu Jun 04 2020 - 20:03
Russia plans parades and referendum despite high Covid-19 numbersMilitary showpiece to precede vote that could allow Putin to rule until 2036Tue Jun 02 2020 - 16:51
Greece to follow Croatia and Montenegro in opening borders for touristsHoliday destinations start competing for travellers willing to defy Covid-19Fri May 29 2020 - 17:45
Borders creep open across central Europe as pandemic easesSerbia bars Montenegro Airlines after perceived snub over free movementWed May 27 2020 - 17:30
Hungary to shut migrant ‘transit zone’ camps after EU court rulingNationalist government in new row over ban on gender changes on ID documentsThu May 21 2020 - 17:19
Ukraine's president eyes Russia peace talks and possible second termEx-comic Volodymyr Zelenskiy's reform agenda questioned after a year in powerWed May 20 2020 - 16:32
Czechs lift more Covid-19 rules despite coal mine ‘hotspot’Slovakia set to scrap raft of restrictions and allow foreign day trips to eight countriesTue May 19 2020 - 17:57
Coronavirus: Baltic states create ‘bubble’ to relaunch cross-border travelJune 15th the target for easing controls on EU’s Schengen borders before holiday seasonThu May 14 2020 - 16:41
Russia asks Czech police to protect diplomat named in ‘poisoning plot’Three Prague politicians who angered Moscow reportedly targets for ricin attackTue May 12 2020 - 14:59
Russia to ease lockdown despite record rise in Covid-19 casesMuch of Spain softens rules as Czechs give green light to foreign bus and train travelMon May 11 2020 - 18:27
Pandemic derails Russia's plans for lavish Victory Day celebrationsMilitary parade and political and economic projects halted as Covid-19 cases soarFri May 08 2020 - 17:27
Belarus invites foreign leaders to pandemic-defying military paradeLukashenko plays down virus threat and ignores WHO calls to change tackWed May 06 2020 - 15:34
