Ukraine’s novice leader tiptoes through Trump impeachment ‘minefield’July call with Trump sparked US investigation and embarrassed ZelenskiyTue Jan 21 2020 - 11:45
Kosovo's president names new PM as deal signed to restart flights to SerbiaAlbin Kurti has 15 days to form a government and end growing political crisisMon Jan 20 2020 - 18:30
Ukraine’s PM wins reprieve as leaked comments about president cause blushesZelenskiy orders inquiry as officials heard discussing his ‘primitive’ grasp of economicsFri Jan 17 2020 - 19:02
Russia installs new PM as Putin launches political shake-upLeader of 20 years wants to change constitution amid speculation over future roleThu Jan 16 2020 - 18:57
Iranian rulers denounced after admitting to downing Ukrainian airlinerRiot police deployed in Tehran, as protesters chant anti-government slogansSun Jan 12 2020 - 20:47
Ukraine urges patience as West and Iran spar over plane crashWestern powers say Iranian missile downed Ukrainian jet, killing all 176 onboardFri Jan 10 2020 - 19:33
Iran accidentally shot down Ukrainian plane, western officials believeCanadian PM Justin Trudeau says intelligence from multiple sources points to Iran having downed aircraftFri Jan 10 2020 - 10:30
Iran in frame for downing Ukrainian jet, say US and CanadaDestruction of the airliner ‘may well have been unintentional’, says Justin TrudeauThu Jan 09 2020 - 22:00
Ukraine sends investigative team to Iran after 176 die in plane crashAirline doubts crew or Boeing 737 to blame as disaster strikes amid US-Iran crisisWed Jan 08 2020 - 17:16
Russian patriarch blames West for church rows in Balkans and UkraineMontenegro tense at Orthodox Christmas as Ukraine marks split from MoscowTue Jan 07 2020 - 17:08
Presidential election defeat rocks Croatia's ruling conservativesEx-PM Zoran Milanovic shakes up Zagreb's politics as its first EU presidency beginsMon Jan 06 2020 - 17:05
Croatia's presidential scrap overshadows first days in key EU roleVictory for challenger Zoran Milanovic could cause friction with right-wing governmentFri Jan 03 2020 - 17:40
Russia and Serbia concerned as Montenegro church law sparks protestsThousands march as Serbian Orthodox Church says its property could be seizedThu Jan 02 2020 - 17:21
Brexit and EU budget set to dominate Croatia's first EU presidencyElection run-off could shake Croatian politics as six-month presidency beginsMon Dec 30 2019 - 17:13
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
