Macedonia seeks final approval for name deal with GreeceAthens has yet to clear pact that would help renamed ‘North Macedonia’ join Nato and EUWed Jan 09 2019 - 19:04
Ukraine hails new church for breaking ‘last fetters’ of Russian controlCrowds gather in Kiev on Orthodox Christmas Day to see church independence decreeMon Jan 07 2019 - 18:17
Hungary's unions threaten strikes as anti-Orban protests resumeUnions support demonstrators accusing Orban of destroying democracySun Jan 06 2019 - 18:01
Ukraine’s new Orthodox church set to seal independence from RussiaMoscow warns disputes over church property could cause bloodshedFri Jan 04 2019 - 17:12
Fractious Romania takes EU helm as daunting year beginsFirst term in presidency comes against backdrop of domestic political turbulenceTue Jan 01 2019 - 16:28
Serbian leader ready to hear protesters’ demands as rallies growPresident Aleksandar Vucic accused of undermining democracy and rule of lawMon Dec 31 2018 - 12:54
Russia v the West: Vladimir Putin’s new cold warSkripal poisoning and arms-race fears have sent chill though East-West relationsSat Dec 29 2018 - 07:00
New generation taps Hungary’s protest tradition to take on OrbánOpposition alliance comes together to plan rallies, strikes and blockades to start 2019Mon Dec 24 2018 - 01:00
Hungarians rally as president signs Orban's reforms into law‘Slave law’ and court reform opposed by wide range of government criticsFri Dec 21 2018 - 19:47
Strange bedfellows unite in Hungary’s new anti-Orbán allianceUnder-fire government blames protests over so-called slave law on ‘Soros putschists’Tue Dec 18 2018 - 17:08
Budapest braced for more protests as anti-Orban rallies grow‘Slave law’ ignites anger against government accused of usurping rule of lawMon Dec 17 2018 - 16:55
Ukraine founds new Orthodox church to reduce Russian influence‘It is a church without Putin,’ declares Ukrainian president Petro PoroshenkoSun Dec 16 2018 - 18:50
Ukraine's church split with angry Russia stirs hopes and fearsReligion politicised as most clerics loyal to Moscow to boycott ‘unification council’Sat Dec 15 2018 - 06:00
Hungarians rally again as ‘slave law’ sparks anger at OrbanBudapest’s nationalist government rejects criticism and blames Soros for protestsThu Dec 13 2018 - 18:25
Moldova's pro-Moscow president suspended as election battle nearsRussia offering amnesty to Moldovan migrants who go home for key February voteTue Dec 11 2018 - 18:25
Romania's leaders at loggerheads as EU presidency loomsBrussels said to want a ‘truce’ between scandal-hit government and criticsSun Dec 09 2018 - 17:33
Pro-Orban media giant fuels fears for press freedom in HungaryPM says merger of almost 500 titles and outlets act of ‘national strategic importance’Thu Dec 06 2018 - 17:33
Belgrade threatens to intervene if Kosovo’s new army moves to ‘subjugate’ SerbsNato, which leads peacekeeping force in Kosovo, says military upgrade is ‘ill-timed’Wed Dec 05 2018 - 17:41
Nato says Russia seeks full control of Azov Sea after Ukraine clashMilitary alliance rebuffs Kiev’s call to send warships urgently to flashpoint areaTue Dec 04 2018 - 18:32
‘Dark day for Europe’ as Soros-funded university quits HungaryFine Gael has ‘grave concerns’ over college expulsion by Hungarian ally Viktor OrbanMon Dec 03 2018 - 18:40
‘Slow learner’ Putin shows contempt for law, says Pentagon chiefPutin rejects international calls to free 24 Ukrainian sailors and three shipsSun Dec 02 2018 - 19:49
Moscow condemns Ukraine’s entry ban on Russian menMerkel plans to discuss hostilities with Putin after Trump cancels G20 summit talksFri Nov 30 2018 - 17:40
Explainer: How the Sea of Azov became new flashpoint in Russia-Ukraine conflictHow did we get here, who is to blame and what might happen next?Fri Nov 30 2018 - 15:18
Trump cancels Putin talks over Russia’s capture of Ukrainian shipsGermany backs ‘dialogue’ as Kiev calls for Nato ships in Sea of AzovFri Nov 30 2018 - 00:03
Ukraine imposes martial law and warns of ‘full-scale war’ with RussiaKremlin blames Kiev and its western allies for Black Sea clash that sparked new crisisWed Nov 28 2018 - 16:36
Russia warns Kiev and rejects western criticism over Black Sea clashMuch of Ukraine to impose martial law on Wednesday amid rising tensionTue Nov 27 2018 - 18:07
Churches on guard as Ukraine seeks spiritual split from RussiaRift emerges in Orthodox world as Kiev prepares to secure church independenceTue Nov 27 2018 - 01:00
Ukraine to impose martial law after Russia seizes ships and sailorsUS condemns Moscow’s ‘outrageous violation’ as Black Sea tensions soarTue Nov 27 2018 - 01:00
Ukraine starts treason trial of fugitive ex-president YanukovichFormer pro-Moscow leader allegedly asked Kremlin to send troops into UkraineSun Nov 25 2018 - 17:18
Budapest protesters rally to try and keep Soros-funded college in HungaryPressure from Orban nationalist government set to force out Central European UniversitySun Nov 25 2018 - 17:16
Kosovo arrests over politician's murder stoke tension with SerbiaEU official discusses ‘urgent need for calm and de-escalation’ with Belgrade and PristinaFri Nov 23 2018 - 20:51
EU calls for calm as Kosovo tax move sparks new row with SerbiaKosovo targets Serbia's imports after Belgrade blocks its bid to join InterpolThu Nov 22 2018 - 19:02
EU on guard as China builds infrastructure and influenceBeijing eyes high-tech firms in western Europe and big transport projects further eastThu Nov 22 2018 - 01:00
EU and US back Macedonia over ex-leader’s asylum bid in HungaryFacing jail at home, Nikola Gruevski claims to have been given refuge in BudapestWed Nov 21 2018 - 16:15
Ukraine’s activists in firing line five years after Maidan revolutionAuthorities accused of blocking reform and inquiries into attacks on Ukraine civil societyWed Nov 21 2018 - 01:00
Theatre group dashes hopes for possible Picasso found buried in Romania‘Tête d’Arlequin’ has been missing and feared burned since 2012 heist in RotterdamMon Nov 19 2018 - 18:33
Czech protests deepen crisis around scandal-hit leader BabisBillionaire prime minister flies to see his son after kidnap claims stun CzechsSun Nov 18 2018 - 17:00
Troubled Slovakia struggles to escape darkness cast by journalist's murderQuestions remain over who ordered Jan Kuciak's killing and government response to crisisSat Nov 17 2018 - 05:01
Son’s kidnap claims and fraud case pile pressure on Czech leader BabisAndrej Babis says ‘mentally ill’ son went voluntarily on Crimean holidayThu Nov 15 2018 - 17:31
Dilemma for Orban as Macedonia's fugitive ex-PM flees to BudapestUnclear how Nikola Gruevski entered tightly guarded, anti-immigration HungaryWed Nov 14 2018 - 18:30
Romania's leaders clash over preparations for EU presidencyPresident Klaus Iohannis calls government an "accident" that has "gone off the rails"Tue Nov 13 2018 - 19:24
Russia defends ‘sham’ elections in eastern UkraineMoscow defiant as US and Europe denounce separatist ballots in Donetsk and LuhanskMon Nov 12 2018 - 18:42
West urges Russia to scrap separatist elections in UkraineUS unveils new sanctions over Moscow's role in Crimea and the Donbas regionFri Nov 09 2018 - 17:00
Hungary’s court reform and closure of fraud case fuel fearsHungarian police end investigation linked to prime minister Viktor Orbán’s son-in-lawThu Nov 08 2018 - 17:17
Ukraine's prosecutor general offers to resign over activist's murderDeadly acid attack on Kateryna Handziuk ignites anger over crime and corruptionTue Nov 06 2018 - 18:02
Ukraine’s leaders under pressure as activist dies after acid attackKateryna Handziuk’s death leads to domestic and international outcry and calls for actionMon Nov 05 2018 - 18:22
Ukrainian activist Kateryna Handziuk dies from acid attackPoroshenko urges law enforcement agencies to find and punish her killersSun Nov 04 2018 - 17:14
Poles and Czechs follow Austria and Hungary in rejecting UN migration pactAnti-immigration leaders in central Europe follow US lead in opposing global frameworkFri Nov 02 2018 - 16:36
Greece-Macedonia flights resume as historic name deal heals ruptureSkopje government drafts constitutional changes as nationalists cry foulThu Nov 01 2018 - 18:37
Romania's PM seeks truce with critics amid fears over its EU presidencyBrussels fears Romania is following Hungary and Poland by weakening rule of lawWed Oct 31 2018 - 17:38