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 09 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 08 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 07 2019 - 06:00
Bosnia to shut ‘shameful’ migrant camp after winter deaths warningDespite dire conditions, migrants reluctant to be moved further from their EU goalFri Dec 06 2019 - 18:40
Giuliani in Ukraine on mission to torpedo Trump impeachment inquiryUS president’s personal lawyer continues his hunt for evidence against the BidensThu Dec 05 2019 - 19:59
Top Czech prosecutor reopens billionaire premier’s fraud caseAndrej Babis has refused to resign over corruption and EU audit questionsWed Dec 04 2019 - 17:05
Western discord worries Ukraine before peace talks with RussiaKiev fears fallout from Trump's impeachment woes and Macron's overtures to PutinSun Dec 01 2019 - 18:17
Thousands of Albanians left homeless after deadly earthquakeAt least 41 dead and dozens in hospital as search for survivors continuesThu Nov 28 2019 - 18:47
Ukraine’s central bank accuses Zelenskiy-linked oligarch of attacksPresident’s ex-business partner Kolomoisky wants to regain control of nationalised bankWed Nov 27 2019 - 19:55
Earthquake in Albania leaves at least 21 dead and 600 injuredBalkan neighbours send help to search for survivors in collapsed buildingsTue Nov 26 2019 - 18:20
Brussels welcomes re-election of pro-EU Romanian presidentEx-PM Viorica Dancila urged to resign as Social Democrat chief after heavy defeatMon Nov 25 2019 - 17:27
US scolds ‘destabilising’ Russia and urges Serbia to act on spy scandalBelgrade and Moscow remain allies as big powers vie for Balkan influenceSun Nov 24 2019 - 18:00
Serbia and Russia defend ties as spy scandal erupts before leaders meetRussian former deputy military attache filmed giving cash to ex-Serbian officer in BelgradeThu Nov 21 2019 - 21:27
Georgians rally against government as ruling party blocks electoral reformPolice in Tbilisi arrest 37 and use water cannon despite EU and US calls for dialogueTue Nov 19 2019 - 18:35
Russia returns seized ships to Ukraine ahead of Paris peace talksMoscow turns up pressure on Kiev over ‘special status’ for separatist-held areasMon Nov 18 2019 - 18:42
Czechs and Slovaks celebrate Velvet Revolution and denounce current leadersMore than 200,000 people rally in Prague against populist premier and presidentSun Nov 17 2019 - 19:00
Russia and China, controversial friends of the Czech presidentMilos Zeman’s ties with Putin and Jinping run counter to principles of the 1989 Velvet RevolutionSat Nov 16 2019 - 06:15
New generation of protesters links Slovakia with 1989 spiritVelvet Revolution anniversary finds Slovaks demanding change after journalist’s murderSat Nov 16 2019 - 01:00
Velvet Revolution memories bittersweet as Czechs worry for their democracyNation marks 30 years since Vaclav Havel and fellow dissidents swept into powerThu Nov 14 2019 - 20:00
Moldova warned of ‘severe consequences’ by EU after ousting of governmentOusted pro-reform prime minister accuses deputies of blocking judicial reformTue Nov 12 2019 - 19:14
Russia-Belarus ‘union’ questions swirl around rare EU trip for LukashenkoVeteran autocrat heads to Austria for first EU visit since sanctions lifted in 2016Mon Nov 11 2019 - 14:46
Ukraine eyes peace talks after troop withdrawal on eastern frontlineKiev says all preconditions are being met for summit with Russia, Germany and FranceSun Nov 10 2019 - 18:33
Eastern and southern European states reject idea of EU budget aid cutPrague summit of 16 nations also calls for more flexibility in EU cohesion fundsTue Nov 05 2019 - 18:27
Romania approves new cabinet after protests and EU criticismElection boost for president Klaus Iohannis as his government pick wins confidence voteMon Nov 04 2019 - 18:59
Shelling in eastern Ukraine casts doubt on key troop withdrawalKiev says separatist attacks show Russia has no desire for peace talksSun Nov 03 2019 - 18:44
Chronicle in stone: Tirana’s changing face divides AlbaniansCorruption fears and protests cloud bold modernisation of once isolated capitalFri Nov 01 2019 - 18:00
Ukraine pushes for November peace summit but Russia demursKiev plans to withdraw troops from another frontline area next weekThu Oct 31 2019 - 17:34
Hungary defends Putin ties as Orban eyes more co-operation with RussiaEnergy, Ukraine and Middle East key issues on Orban-Putin agenda in BudapestWed Oct 30 2019 - 20:06
Georgia enlists international help to investigate cyber attackTV stations knocked off air and thousands of websites hacked in wave of disruptionTue Oct 29 2019 - 17:27
Balkan leaders head for Brussels with EU hopes under a cloudSerbia boosts ties with Moscow amid doubts over EU commitment to the regionSun Oct 27 2019 - 18:00
Erdogan’s enemies in the Balkans fear Turkey’s growing reachAnkara unleashes global dragnet to catch Gulenists it blames for 2016 coup bidSat Oct 26 2019 - 05:00
Nato reassures North Macedonia after EU setback triggers electionFrench-led block on accession talks puts pressure on leaders in Skopje and TiranaMon Oct 21 2019 - 19:07
Blocking of Balkan states’ accession talks ‘historic mistake’, EU saysFrance leads opposition to start of negotiations with Albania and North MacedoniaFri Oct 18 2019 - 19:26
Bosnia warned squalid migrant camp could face ‘humanitarian emergency’City of Bihac sends migrants to ‘deplorable’ former rubbish dump near minefieldsThu Oct 17 2019 - 17:49
Hungary hopes Turkey’s invasion of Syria will stop migrants reaching EUBudapest ready to help settle migrants in Syria if Ankara creates a ‘safe zone’Wed Oct 16 2019 - 18:33
‘Poisoned ballots’ furore in Kosovo angers SerbiaBelgrade warns of ‘catastrophe’ if its allies in Kosovo are sidelinedTue Oct 15 2019 - 18:10
Fears over crime and press freedom cloud Albania’s hopes for EU accession talksJudicial reform wins praise but corruption and drug trade worry some EU statesMon Oct 14 2019 - 20:00
Hungary’s opposition takes Budapest in blow to Orban’s powerRuling Fidesz party still dominates in the provinces but loses several large citiesMon Oct 14 2019 - 13:18
Romanian president set to name new premier after government fallsPopulist Social Democrats ousted after controversial reform plans backfireSun Oct 13 2019 - 18:00
Albania braced for another setback on long road to European UnionPM Edi Rama sees his country as ‘collateral damage’ in debate over EU’s futureSat Oct 12 2019 - 06:00
