Ukraine and Russia spar over key issues before possible peace summitKiev and Moscow lay out their positions amid new push to resolve five-year conflictSun Sept 15 2019 - 15:52
Russia vents outrage over plan to move Soviet statue in PragueCzech mayor is facing death threats and compared to ‘Nazi official’ over proposalFri Sept 13 2019 - 17:22
Bulgaria charges former deputy with acting as a spy for Russian groupsSofia plays down potential row with Moscow as it also bans two Russians from entryWed Sept 11 2019 - 18:56
Ukraine eyes prisoner swap with Russia as Trump praises effortsKiev's parliament passes impeachment law after stripping deputies of immunityTue Sept 10 2019 - 18:51
Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap stokes hope for eventual peaceFrance hails ‘new state of mind’ and backs steps to repair Europe-Moscow relationsMon Sept 09 2019 - 18:35
Conservative Bosnia holds first gay pride march amid tight securityEU praises Sarajevo for joining other Balkan capitals in hosting inclusive LGBT paradeSun Sept 08 2019 - 16:39
US boosts Balkan role and calls for historic Serbia-Kosovo pact‘Both sides should lose’ something in the recognition deal, says Serbian presidentFri Sept 06 2019 - 17:23
Ukrainian court releases suspect in downing of Flight MH17Russia eyes prisoner swap while MEPs urge Kiev not to hand Vladimir Tsemakh to MoscowThu Sept 05 2019 - 16:34
Ukraine kicks off anti-graft drive by stripping deputies of immunityA Ukrainian parliament full of novices strikes major blow in just its second sessionTue Sept 03 2019 - 18:02
Czech prosecutors halt fraud investigation into billionaire premierFinal decision still pending in case prime minister Babis calls ‘politically motivated’Mon Sept 02 2019 - 17:59
Ukraine gets youngest ever PM as political novices pack parliamentPresident Zelenskiy urges new deputies to make history with sweeping reform agendaThu Aug 29 2019 - 19:34
John Bolton warns Ukraine over Chinese ‘threats’Ex-comedian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy likely to meet Donald Trump this weekendWed Aug 28 2019 - 18:08
Romania's controversial government in peril as coalition collapsesPopulist Social Democrats likely to face no-confidence vote after torrid term in powerTue Aug 27 2019 - 19:03
The Irish pub, Budapest: ‘They thought we were an IRA pub. That worked for us’Patrons of Becketts debate Irishness, homesickness and (well, it is a pub) BrexitSat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Eighty years on, Russia at odds with neighbours on carve-up of EuropeMoscow defends Nazi-Soviet pact of 1939 as Baltic states celebrate 1989 ‘freedom chain’Fri Aug 23 2019 - 17:23
Ukraine and EU allies oppose Trump over Russia’s return to G7Issue could sour Biarritz summit as both sides of Crimea conflict eye prisoner swapThu Aug 22 2019 - 17:52
US and Russia court Serbia as pact with Kosovo remains distant prospectMoscow says Belgrade to sign free-trade deal with Kremlin-led economic blocWed Aug 21 2019 - 17:06
Merkel and Orban call for unity at border where Iron Curtain crackedHungarian leader defends anti-immigration stance denounced by EU and GermanyMon Aug 19 2019 - 18:44
A Hungarian border guard, 600 East Germans and a picnic that split the Iron CurtainHungary’s fence-building PM Viktor Orban to lead celebration of historic dash for freedomFri Aug 16 2019 - 17:00
Deadlocked Serbia and Kosovo rebuff western call for compromiseBalkan neighbours trade blame for impasse in EU-brokered talks to normalise relationsWed Aug 14 2019 - 18:25
Ukraine offers fast-track citizenship to politically persecuted RussiansFrance to join Kiev’s push for intensified peace talks with RussiaTue Aug 13 2019 - 19:54
Ukraine’s president seeks urgent peace talks after fatal shellingVolodymyr Zelenskiy urges Russian leader Vladimir Putin to rein in separatist militiaWed Aug 07 2019 - 16:39
US wants to base missiles in Asia after death of arms control pactWashington says new Russian and Chinese rockets render 1988 treaty obsoleteSun Aug 04 2019 - 15:05
Second Romanian minister falls amid anger over teenager’s murderPolice took 19 hours to find where girl was held despite three emergency callsFri Aug 02 2019 - 16:41
Von der Leyen and Orban strike positive note amid strained EU-Hungary tiesNationalist Orban favours incoming commission chief to liberal ‘ideological guerrillas’Thu Aug 01 2019 - 18:44
Ukraine frees Russian sailors after seizing tankerKiev says ship was involved in Russia’s detention of its boats and servicemen last yearThu Jul 25 2019 - 18:34
Ukraine’s new political class: wrestler, pizza man, wedding snapper, comedianDiscredited old guard trounced and replaced by colourful cast of political novicesWed Jul 24 2019 - 11:20
West hails Ukraine’s election and Russia welcomes ‘vote of hope’Speculation mounts over who will lead Kiev's government and anti-corruption driveTue Jul 23 2019 - 18:34
Ukrainian president's party poised to claim historic election majorityPolitical novices set to dominate new parliament and pursue reform agendaMon Jul 22 2019 - 18:19
Ukrainian president’s party celebrates as exit polls point to election landslideEx-comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy eyes coalition with country's top rock starSun Jul 21 2019 - 22:17
Ukrainian president's party set to lead election purge of old guardVolodymyr Zelenskiy hopes for a parliamentary majority to pursue bold reformsFri Jul 19 2019 - 16:55
Missing haunt Ukraine as president seeks peace with RussiaAbout 1,500 disappeared and 1,000 dead remain unidentified after five-year war in eastFri Jul 19 2019 - 06:00
Putin’s opponents pin hopes on Ukraine’s new presidentVolodymyr Zelenskiy vows to make Ukraine a beacon of democracy in post-Soviet worldTue Jul 16 2019 - 16:00
Rock star joins Ukraine’s comedian president on changing political stageTwo of the nation’s top showmen could forge reformist alliance after Sunday’s electionsMon Jul 15 2019 - 16:30
Eastern Ukraine's divisive political survivor unmoved by changing timesDominant Kharkiv mayor Hennadiy Kernes secure as the old guard faces election routFri Jul 12 2019 - 17:00
Putin plays down threat of more sanctions against GeorgiaRussia's parliament seeks ban on wine and water imports over anti-Putin TV tiradeTue Jul 09 2019 - 18:15
Ukraine's president calls for peace talks with Russian and western leaders‘Pro-Ukraine maniac’ Donald Tusk reaffirms EU support at Kiev summitMon Jul 08 2019 - 18:28
Georgia promises wine and hospitality to visitors ahead of Russia flight banMoscow targets Georgia's economy after protesters and president denounce KremlinSun Jul 07 2019 - 20:57
Kosovo bars Serbian officials as tariff row deepens deadlockProgress only possible with independence recognition, Pristina tells BelgradeThu Jul 04 2019 - 18:17
EU pledges cash to Moldova's new government after political crisisPM Maia Sandu plans ‘democratic transformation’ after tense power struggleWed Jul 03 2019 - 17:09
Orban’s expansion of state power hits Hungary’s academy of sciencesDefying the EU, nationalist government now dominates swathes of public lifeTue Jul 02 2019 - 15:53
EU warns Albania to avoid violence during disputed electionsClashes stoke tension before ballot opposed by president and opposition partyFri Jun 28 2019 - 15:44
Hungary refuses to extradite fugitive Macedonian ex-leaderHungarian diplomats helped Nikola Gruevski flee graft conviction and other chargesThu Jun 27 2019 - 17:02
Council of Europe vote to readmit Russia divides rights watchdogMoscow's controversial return pleases Germany and angers UkraineTue Jun 25 2019 - 14:19
Moscow says West is fanning anti-Russian feeling in restive GeorgiaProtests continue as Russia tightens Georgian wine controls following flights banMon Jun 24 2019 - 19:12
Georgians stage renewed protests after trying to storm parliamentAngry and violent scenes after visiting Russian politician occupies speaker’s chairFri Jun 21 2019 - 19:25
Church row puts ex-allies Serbia and Montenegro at oddsBelgrade minister lambasts Podgorica’s ‘criminal regime’ over church property BillThu Jun 20 2019 - 19:15
Germany reassures Ukraine over sanctions on Russia and energy fearsAngela Merkel blames dehydration for trembling incident beside Kiev's leaderTue Jun 18 2019 - 18:53
Albania, North Macedonia braced for delay to EU membership talksEuropean Commission backing for Balkan states meets French and Dutch oppositionMon Jun 17 2019 - 17:05
Moldova's new leader seeks sweeping reform after tense power struggleControversial oligarch Plahotniuc leaves the country after his party concedes defeatSun Jun 16 2019 - 18:00
