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
Serbia joins central Europe's quickening exit from lockdownBelgrade plans June election and seeks to end state of emergencyTue May 05 2020 - 17:59
Hungary to ease lockdown as Czechs launch ‘smart quarantine’Tight controls will continue in Budapest, but other areas in Hungary with lower infection rates will start to relax restrictionsThu Apr 30 2020 - 19:22
Poland to ease virus lockdown ahead of contentious electionCzech Republic speeds up economic restart as Covid-19 outbreak wanesWed Apr 29 2020 - 17:42
Russia's lockdown extended as peak of Covid-19 outbreak loomsPutin says rules may ease from May 12th but virus threat nearing ‘top level’Tue Apr 28 2020 - 18:39
Ukraine wary of Russian aid offer for quarantined Kiev monasteryAnger over war deepened by church's reluctance to follow lockdown rulesSun Apr 26 2020 - 17:03
Croatia seeks to save vital holiday season from Covid-19 pandemicCzechs eye ‘corona corridor’ to Adriatic coast as lockdown controls easeThu Apr 23 2020 - 16:16
Belarusian leader defends controversial stance on Covid-19 ‘psychosis’WHO urges Lukashenko to tighten controls as virus outbreak 'grows rapidly'Wed Apr 22 2020 - 16:13
Czech Republic leads easing of virus lockdown in central EuropeSerbia and others loosen controls but Romania and Hungary to wait until MayTue Apr 21 2020 - 18:57
Russia clears unproven anti-malaria drug for Covid-19 patientsPresident Putin says Russia faces ‘very high’coronavirus risks as cases soarFri Apr 17 2020 - 18:11
Eastern Europe fears Orthodox Easter could fuel Covid-19 surgeSome clerics and believers baulk at church closures and ban on Easter ritualsThu Apr 16 2020 - 15:44
Czech Republic unveils lockdown exit strategy as it declares victory over Covid-19Prague says masks must still be worn as it releases timetable for reopening societyWed Apr 15 2020 - 17:40
Ukraine puts out major wildfires in Chernobyl exclusion zoneKiev says radiation level is normal, and the defunct nuclear plant is not threatenedTue Apr 14 2020 - 19:14
Russia braces for ‘decisive’ weeks in worsening coronavirus crisisPutin warns regional officials they could face prosecution for criminal negligence over Covid-19Mon Apr 13 2020 - 18:38
Germany lifts ban on foreign workers to salvage harvestFood security fears lead to easing of rules and offer of flights to avert labour shortageFri Apr 10 2020 - 18:59
Czechs ease restrictions as coronavirus outbreak ‘controlled’Tough early moves and mandatory facemasks helped manage crisisThu Apr 09 2020 - 17:34
China closes border with Russia as Covid-19 threat shiftsVirus lockdown lifted on Wuhan but imposed on Suifenhe on Russian frontierWed Apr 08 2020 - 18:23
Russia's government scolds regions over Covid-19 border closuresAttempts to seal off areas from rest of Russia ‘unacceptable’, says prime ministerMon Apr 06 2020 - 17:48
Coronavirus pandemic deepens despair and danger for Europe’s RomaRights groups warn millions of Roma face increased risks amid spread of Covid-19Sun Apr 05 2020 - 19:40
Brain drain and poverty hamper eastern Europe's Covid-19 responsePandemic highlights EU's wealth gap and major westward migration by medicsFri Apr 03 2020 - 16:19
‘Putin is crazy’: Russian leader lambasted over US coronavirus aidKremlin says medical supplies sent to US in ‘solidarity’ but critics argue equipment needed in RussiaThu Apr 02 2020 - 17:16
Belarusian leader prescribes sport, sauna and vodka to beat Covid-19Journalist arrested after criticising Lukashenko’s views on coronavirus ‘psychosis’Tue Mar 31 2020 - 17:32
Orban wins power to rule by decree as Hungary fights Covid-19Nationalist leader's critics fear special measures will be extended and misusedMon Mar 30 2020 - 18:57
Russia closing its borders as Covid-19 numbers accelerateChurch patriarch joins officials and tells people to stay at home and ‘not act the fool’Sun Mar 29 2020 - 16:40
Russia braces for national shutdown to slow spread of Covid-19Most workers told to stay at home for a week as outbreak gathers paceFri Mar 27 2020 - 16:30
EU urges Kosovo to focus on Covid-19 amid political crisisPower struggle and US pressure bring down two-month-old governmentThu Mar 26 2020 - 18:05
EU ministers back membership talks for North Macedonia and AlbaniaBloc also boosts Covid-19 help for Balkan states following criticism over its responseTue Mar 24 2020 - 18:22
Hungary’s government accused of using pandemic for ‘power grab’Bill allows Orban rule by decree and bypass parliament to prolong state of emergencyMon Mar 23 2020 - 18:13
At least 17 injured in biggest tremor to shake Zagreb in 140 yearsGirl (15) in critical condition after being rescued from collapsed apartment blockSun Mar 22 2020 - 17:39
