Biker gang and Crimea visit put focus on Slovakia’s ties to RussiaPresident calls Kremlin-backed Night Wolves a security risk and restates stance on CrimeaFri Aug 03 2018 - 17:46
Kosovo rejects talk of partition deal with SerbiaSome Belgrade officials eye chance of reclaiming northern KosovoWed Aug 01 2018 - 18:04
Macedonian voters urged to accept name deal with GreecePM Zoran Zaev calls for opponents to back renaming the country North MacedoniaTue Jul 31 2018 - 18:50
Serbian lawyers strike over prominent colleague’s murderDragoslav Ognjanovic defended Slobodan Milosevic and alleged mafia figuresMon Jul 30 2018 - 18:35
Little sympathy for UK's Brexit woes among EU's newest membersEurosceptics bullish but no deep desire in central Europe to leave EUSun Jul 29 2018 - 01:00
Orban ignores ‘dead frog’ European Commission on migrationHungary’s leader seeks ‘new approach’ after 2019 European electionsFri Jul 27 2018 - 13:55
Russia mocks US call to return Crimea to UkraineStrong declaration from Washington follows Trump obfuscation on annexation of regionThu Jul 26 2018 - 17:08
Macedonian rivalries threaten vote on historic deal with GreeceGovernment accuses nationalists of seeking amnesty for ex-officialsWed Jul 25 2018 - 14:42
Taoiseach open to extension of March Brexit deadlineVaradkar also seeks to soothe fears that no-deal Brexit could spark chaosTue Jul 24 2018 - 19:44
Greece stands over Russian meddling claim in Macedonia dealAthens expects Moscow to respond to expulsion of its diplomatsMon Jul 23 2018 - 14:43
US and Kiev reject Russian ‘referendum plan’ for eastern UkraineVladimir Putin reportedly proposed vote in war-ravaged region to Trump in HelsinkiFri Jul 20 2018 - 19:06
Putin warns of Ukraine ‘escalation’ as mystery shrouds Trump talksTrump queries Nato’s role in Balkans, where Russia seeks influenceThu Jul 19 2018 - 17:44
Russia urged to accept responsibility for MH17 aircraft atrocityInvestigators say missile that downed aircraft in 2014 came from Russian militaryTue Jul 17 2018 - 16:35
Ukraine's president reassures his worried nation over US-Russia summitDonald Trump vague on Ukraine despite strong line from other US officialsSun Jul 15 2018 - 18:17
US hails Balkan ties as Russia grumbles before summitMoscow irked by Macedonia’s Nato invitation and expulsions from GreeceFri Jul 13 2018 - 19:49
Czech communists help tycoon’s cabinet win confidence voteAndrej Babis finally breaks nine months of post-election deadlockThu Jul 12 2018 - 15:00
Greece expels Russian diplomats over Macedonia rowAthens claims officials tried to undermine agreement over name as Skopje seeks Nato accessionWed Jul 11 2018 - 18:25
Canada reassures Baltic allies ahead of Nato showdown with TrumpJustin Trudeau also criticises Russia ahead of Trump-Putin summit in HelsinkiTue Jul 10 2018 - 18:42
Fears for Romania's anti-corruption drive grow with sacking of top prosecutorGovernment succeeds in forcing president to fire Laura Codruta KovesiMon Jul 09 2018 - 17:37
China seeks closer ties with Europe as US trade war eruptsBeijing's premier meets leaders from central and eastern EuropeSun Jul 08 2018 - 16:08
Macedonian nationalists cry treason over historic name deal with GreeceUS and EU hail the pact and Nato membership talks beckon for SkopjeFri Jul 06 2018 - 13:59
Romanian president threatened with impeachmentCouncil of Europe calls for a halt to sweeping criminal justice reformsThu Jul 05 2018 - 19:01
Hungary says Austria is the key to migration deal with GermanyMigration policy likely to dominate Orban-Merkel talks on ThursdayWed Jul 04 2018 - 17:29
Ukraine seeks prisoner swap with Russia as fears grow for hunger strikersWorld Cup spotlight raises pressure on Moscow to free political prisonersTue Jul 03 2018 - 14:45
Moldova’s opposition seeks EU sanctions against leaders of ‘dictatorship’Thousands protest and EU and US object after mayoral elections annulledMon Jul 02 2018 - 15:28
Orban calls EU migration deal ‘great victory’ for central EuropeBalkan states resist plan to create migrant ‘disembarkation platforms’Fri Jun 29 2018 - 18:25
New anti-immigration Czech government to lean on communist supportEurosceptic tycoon Andrej Babis remains as premier despite fraud allegationsWed Jun 27 2018 - 17:19
Moldovans denounce ‘dictatorship’ as court quashes Chisinau election resultsEU and US alarmed as anti-graft campaigner is barred from becoming capital's mayorTue Jun 26 2018 - 17:13
Romania’s president lambasts ruling party chief as political crisis deepensLiviu Dragnea urged to ‘just disappear’ from politics after second criminal convictionSun Jun 24 2018 - 17:54
Billy Elliot shows scrapped amid ‘gay propaganda’ rowOpera chief in Hungary denies pressure from nationalist government prompted the moveFri Jun 22 2018 - 16:26
Central European states say border security must be EU migration priorityHungary, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia to skip EU mini-summit on migrationThu Jun 21 2018 - 18:57
Hungary passes ‘draconian’ law targeting migrants and NGOsDeputies vote to bar refugees with ban on arrival of any ‘alien population’Wed Jun 20 2018 - 18:45
Hungary set to criminalise helping migrants with ‘Stop Soros’ BillViktor Orban ready to defy critics with controversial vote on World Refugee DayTue Jun 19 2018 - 17:45
Migrants crossing Balkans in ‘desperate need’, warns Red CrossGrowing fears as Bosnia threatens to follow Austria and Slovenia if they close bordersMon Jun 18 2018 - 17:18
Macedonia and Greece sign historic name deal despite protestsCritics vow to scupper pact that unblocks Macedonia's path to EU and NatoSun Jun 17 2018 - 18:26
Billionaire Andrej Babis set to cement power after Czech coalition voteGovernment likely to lean on communist support after eight months of limboFri Jun 15 2018 - 17:58
Hungary jails smugglers over ‘horrendous’ truck death of 71 migrantsSyrians, Afghans and Iraqis suffocated in locked wagon in 2015Thu Jun 14 2018 - 16:27
Name change deal with Greece to be blocked by Macedonia’s presidentDespite accord between PMs, Gjorge Ivanov claims too many concessions made to AthensWed Jun 13 2018 - 19:00
‘World cup’ win the latest political football in strained Hungary-Ukraine tiesKiev accuses Budapest of stoking tension among its Hungarian minorityMon Jun 11 2018 - 16:14
Romanians hold rival rallies as tension grows in corruption rowScandal-plagued ruling party PSD accuses ‘shadow state’ of persecuting officialsSun Jun 10 2018 - 18:07
Corruption, safety and Russia concerns cloud Bulgaria's nuclear plansParliament votes to revive Belene atomic project on the Danube riverFri Jun 08 2018 - 20:15
Progress on Macedonia name change highlights Balkan divisionsGreeks protest push for a deal to end dispute over name of their neighbouring countryWed Jun 06 2018 - 23:16
Romanian civil society appeals to president over corruption fearsDefiant ruling party plans major rally and wants top prosecutor firedTue Jun 05 2018 - 14:45
Political paralysis possible in Slovenia as Orban ally seeks supportSDS leader Janez Jansa willing to compromise after taking quarter of votes in ballotMon Jun 04 2018 - 17:29
Ukraine's credibility now tied up with Babchenko's twisted taleKiev under pressure to prove its case to international community after string of legal failuresFri Jun 01 2018 - 19:03
Ukraine rejects criticism over fake murder of Russian journalistArkady Babchenko watched breaking news of his own ‘death’ in the morgueThu May 31 2018 - 17:59
Russian journalist reported ‘shot dead’ turns up alive in KievUkraine says it faked murder of Arkady Babchenko to foil ‘Russian plot’ to kill himWed May 30 2018 - 20:06
Hungary’s ‘Stop Soros’ Bill seeks to criminalise NGOs helping migrantsUNHCR joins international criticism of Orban amid rising EU concern for HungaryTue May 29 2018 - 19:58
Ukraine’s president lambasts report Kiev paid to arrange Trump talksKiev's top prosecutor denies freezing cases linked to Trump's ex-campaign chiefThu May 24 2018 - 17:27
Migrant surge deepens Bosnia's rifts as elections loomEthnic Serb leader claims Bosniaks want to boost Muslim populationTue May 22 2018 - 17:03
