Russia calls for Germany ‘reset’ as far-right AfD deputies visit MoscowNavalny poisoning and Berlin ‘contract hit’ the latest issues to strain bilateral relationsTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:24
Romanian president eyes centre-right coalition despite election defeatSocial Democrats win Covid-19 dominated vote but lack coalition partnersMon Dec 07 2020 - 18:44
Moldova’s president-elect says incumbent wants to ‘set country ablaze’Maia Sandu condemns corruption and record of Russian-backed president Igor DodonSun Dec 06 2020 - 18:23
Covid-19 clouds election prospects of Romania's ruling LiberalsSocial Democrats tap anger over coronavirus response in bid to regain powerFri Dec 04 2020 - 15:38
Moscow residents to begin receiving Sputnik V vaccines this weekendMedics and teachers first in line as Russia rolls out Covid-19 vaccineFri Dec 04 2020 - 12:04
Czechs ease coronavirus rules as Russia plans ‘large-scale vaccinations’Kremlin says 2 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine will soon be availableWed Dec 02 2020 - 18:22
Hungarian conservative MEP apologises over Brussels lockdown ‘orgy’Jozsef Szajer stopped by police after being spotted ‘fleeing along gutter’Tue Dec 01 2020 - 18:20
Belarusians in 16th Sunday of rallies demanding president’s resignationMore than 20,000 people detained in brutal crackdown on demonstratorsSun Nov 29 2020 - 19:02
Bulgaria row hits North Macedonia's EU hopes and sparks protestsNationalists angry as Skopje government tries to ease friction with SofiaFri Nov 27 2020 - 14:44
Hungary and Poland urge EU to cut funding and rule-of-law linkNationalist governments vetoed EU budget and recovery fund over ‘blackmail’ fearsThu Nov 26 2020 - 18:28
Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine developers claim 95% effectivenessCountry and foreign partners plan to make enough to inoculate 500m people next yearTue Nov 24 2020 - 16:33
Russia defends Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal as western concerns growFrance fears Russia and Turkey may exclude west from Armenia-Azerbaijan peace processSun Nov 22 2020 - 18:21
Azerbaijan celebrates ‘glorious’ return to land ceded by ArmeniaRussian-brokered agreement to end fighting hands territory back to Azeris after 30 yearsFri Nov 20 2020 - 16:54
Winter finds thousands of migrants sleeping rough in BosniaLocal authorities reluctant to provide facilities for migrants as Sarajevans protest over fatal stabbingThu Nov 19 2020 - 16:48
Putin demands improved healthcare amid ‘alarming’ rise in Russian Covid-19 deathsKremlin addresses ambulance shortages and drug supply fears as hospital beds fill upWed Nov 18 2020 - 18:21
Pressure mounts on Armenia’s government over Nagorno-Karabakh dealPrime minister Nikol Pashinyan faces protests, alleged murder plot and calls to resignTue Nov 17 2020 - 16:11
Moldova’s incoming president pledges to fight corruption and build the economyElection winner Maia Sandu seeks unity and ‘balance’ in a country pulled between EU and RussiaMon Nov 16 2020 - 18:55
Defiant Belarusians protest after opposition supporter beaten to deathEU says Alexander Lukashenko’s regime behind ‘outrageous and shameful’ attackFri Nov 13 2020 - 18:03
Armenian leader defies angry protests over Nagorno-Karabakh dealRussia sends troops to disputed region and rejects Turkish claim to peacekeeper roleThu Nov 12 2020 - 18:36
Hungary’s ruling nationalists eye constitutional shake-upCritics decry government pursuit of political and social agenda amind coronavirus surgeWed Nov 11 2020 - 17:42
Russia-Turkey rivalry looms over Nagorno-Karabakh peace dealWhether Russia and Turkey co-operate or clash in south Caucasus key to region’s peaceTue Nov 10 2020 - 18:09
Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal delights Azeris but appals ArmeniansPolitical crisis in Yerevan as Russian peacekeepers are deployed to the disputed regionTue Nov 10 2020 - 18:09
Armenia denies Azeri claim to have taken key Nagorno-Karabakh cityTurkey hails fall of Shusha to Baku's forces, but Yerevan says battle is not overSun Nov 08 2020 - 18:23
Russia resists lockdown despite ‘alarming’ spread of Covid-19Of 235,000 hospital beds reserved for virus patients 85% now occupied, say officialsFri Nov 06 2020 - 18:15
Kosovo's president resigns to face war crimes charges at The HagueIndictment links Hashim Thaci and ally Kadri Veseli to ‘nearly 100 murders’Thu Nov 05 2020 - 17:50
Ukraine's president tries to oust top judges amid warnings of violenceEU and US alarmed after constitutional court quashes anti-graft legislationTue Nov 03 2020 - 18:42
Slovakia tests two-thirds of its population in bid to avert Covid lockdownGovernment says mass screening ‘a great leap forward’ despite doubts over accuracy of antigen testsMon Nov 02 2020 - 17:53
Azerbaijan claims new territorial gains in Nagorno-KarabakhAzeri and Armenian ministers meet for fresh talks on conflict as shelling continuesFri Oct 30 2020 - 20:33
Belarus reshuffles security officials amid protests, strikes and ‘Nato threat’Alexander Lukashenko calls for armed volunteer militias to patrol streetsThu Oct 29 2020 - 17:08
Moscow keeps nightlife open despite record Covid-19 deaths in RussiaMask rules tightened across Russia as coronavirus hits poorer regions hardTue Oct 27 2020 - 16:50
US-brokered truce fails to halt Azeri-Armenian fightingTurkish jets on standby to defend Azerbaijan amid Moscow-Ankara tensionMon Oct 26 2020 - 18:14
Belarusian opposition calls for national strike to oust LukashenkoMore than 100,000 protesters march in ‘people’s ultimatum’ to veteran autocratSun Oct 25 2020 - 18:54
Belarus strike threat looms as Lukashenko rejects ultimatumSecurity forces threaten to use firearms against pro-democracy protestersFri Oct 23 2020 - 17:54
Covid-19: Czechs enter new lockdown amid fears health system will collapseSlovakia plans mass testing as coronavirus surge strains central and eastern EuropeThu Oct 22 2020 - 15:36
Fighting talk drowns out diplomacy around Nagorno-KarabakhArmenian-Azeri clashes continue as EU, Russia and US step up peace effortsWed Oct 21 2020 - 17:59
Nagorno-Karabakh peace hopes dim as latest truce bid failsAzeri ally Turkey accuses Russia, US and France of backing Armenia as ceasefire stallsSun Oct 18 2020 - 20:14
Azerbaijan rejects Russian call for peacekeepers in Nagorno-KarabakhBaku demands role for Turkey in resolving conflict with Armenia over disputed regionFri Oct 16 2020 - 17:58
Azeri strikes on Armenia escalate Nagorno-Karabakh conflictTurkey-backed Azerbaijan hails battlefield gains as Russian-brokered truce failsWed Oct 14 2020 - 17:59
Czech Republic expands shutdown in bid to halt Covid-19 surgeRussia sees record rise in cases and Poland's premier goes into quarantineTue Oct 13 2020 - 16:34
Russia tries to revive failing Nagorno-Karabakh truce dealArmenian-Azeri clashes and fatalities continue despite Moscow-brokered ceasefireMon Oct 12 2020 - 18:50
Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire fails to halt deadly shellingRussian-brokered deal to end fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh region in danger of collapseSun Oct 11 2020 - 20:34
Czechs tighten restrictions as coronavirus breaks records across regionSlovak troops mobilised as infections spiral in central and eastern EuropeFri Oct 09 2020 - 17:29
Deadly clashes continue as diplomacy intensifies over Nagorno-KarabakhTurkey denies stoking conflict as Armenia says it fears ‘genocide’ in mountain enclaveThu Oct 08 2020 - 20:15
Fears of regional war spiral around Nagorno-KarabakhDiplomatic efforts intensify to halt fighting between Armenian and Azeri troopsWed Oct 07 2020 - 17:40
Belarusian opposition leader meets Angela Merkel as protests continueKremlin rejects Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s call for international mediation to end crisisTue Oct 06 2020 - 19:35
New spikes in coronavirus cases shake central and eastern EuropeCzechs and Slovaks impose states of emergency as infections soar in RussiaMon Oct 05 2020 - 16:53
Major powers' interests intertwine in Caucasus conflict zoneArmenia ‘ready’ for ceasefire bid but Nagorno-Karabakh bloodshed continuesFri Oct 02 2020 - 20:44
EU to discuss troubled eastern neighbours and approach to RussiaFrance wants ‘strategic dialogue’ with Kremlin as others push for tougher actionWed Sept 30 2020 - 18:00
France backs mediation and dialogue with Russia to end crisis in BelarusKremlin says West exerting ‘unprecedented pressure’ on its ally Alexander LukashenkoTue Sept 29 2020 - 18:45
Belarusians march again as France says Lukashenko has to goRussian ally defies West and unprecedented protests against his 26-year ruleSun Sept 27 2020 - 20:00
