Acclaimed Hungarian director swaps the stage for anti-Orban activismOrban's allies see Arpad Schilling as a threat to national securitySat Mar 03 2018 - 05:00
Slovak police detain Italians in hunt for journalist's killerJan Kuciak was murdered while investigating mafia links to Slovak politiciansThu Mar 01 2018 - 16:30
EU backs reform in Bosnia amid fears over stability and Russian swayTop EU officials end six-nation Balkan tour of would-be membersWed Feb 28 2018 - 18:04
Murdered journalist was investigating mafia’s role in SlovakiaSlovak leader rejects speculation over associates’ possible link to the caseTue Feb 27 2018 - 18:20
Slovak journalist’s murder leads to outcry and €1m rewardPolice believe the killings of Jan Kuciak and his partner are linked to his investigative workMon Feb 26 2018 - 18:21
Latvia seeks to soothe nerves after bank failure and bribery scandalECB shuts ailing ABLV bank amid North Korea money laundering claimsMon Feb 26 2018 - 07:04
Romanians protest at move to fire anti-corruption prosecutorTudorel Toader sparked demonstrations with call for anti-graft Laura Codruta Kovesi’s dismissalMon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
Kosovo’s Roma still endure prejudice and aftermath of toxic UN campsDecade of independence has brought no benefit to Kosova’s Roma minoritySat Feb 24 2018 - 05:01
Serbia says it will not sacrifice Russia ties for EU membershipGrenade hits US embassy in Montenegro amid geopolitical tussle in BalkansThu Feb 22 2018 - 15:38
Head of Latvia’s central bank denies bribery allegationsIlmars Rimsevics suspended from his post but claims he is victim of smear campaignTue Feb 20 2018 - 19:07
US urges Ukraine to redouble reform efforts on revolution anniversaryAnger over failure to jail those who massacred protesters on Maidan squareTue Feb 20 2018 - 14:39
Kosovo calls for historic deal with Serbia amid independence celebrationsEU says Balkan states must normalise their relations before joining the blocMon Feb 19 2018 - 01:00
Bitter-sweet 10th birthday for Kosovo as Serbian hostility lingersEU demands major reforms from a state blighted by corruption and povertySat Feb 17 2018 - 05:01
Germany says Serbia must recognise Kosovo’s sovereignty to enter EUPristina reassured by Sigmar Gabriel as it prepares to mark 10 years of independenceThu Feb 15 2018 - 17:55
Musicians and miners hope to heal Kosovo’s divisionsMitrovica residents are aiming to bring together Kosovar Albanians and ethnic SerbsThu Feb 15 2018 - 01:00
Saakashvili vows to return to Ukraine to oust ex-ally PoroshenkoFormer Georgian leader deported to Poland says he will keep fighting ‘corrupt oligarchy’Tue Feb 13 2018 - 19:04
Croatia vows to help Serbia clear obstacles from its EU pathLeaders disagree on history but seek answers to practical disputesMon Feb 12 2018 - 18:57
Murder and mafia power shake Serbs in divided KosovoEU calls politician’s killing a ‘wake-up call’ 10 years after Kosovo’s independenceSat Feb 10 2018 - 05:01
EU lays out tough reform path for Balkan states to join blocSix EU hopefuls must tackle corruption, ailing economies and bitter disputesTue Feb 06 2018 - 20:32
Greek protesters reject potential accord on Macedonia’s nameNationalist feeling inflamed as Athens and Skopje seek to compromise on titleSun Feb 04 2018 - 19:07
Mothers Schools help Muslims spot potential jihadis at homeWomen Without Borders scheme helps Muslim women stop radicalisation of their childrenSat Feb 03 2018 - 05:01
Ukrainian militia rejects fears of far-right vigilantismNational Militia emerges as crisis of trust in the state fuels rise in volunteer groupsThu Feb 01 2018 - 14:00
Austria hails Hungary on migration and seeks to bridge EU's east-west divideLeaders disagree over Hungary's nuclear plant and Austrian cuts to benefitsTue Jan 30 2018 - 18:09
Romania’s first woman PM to face EU scrutiny, street protestsViorica Dancila’s populist government determined to push through reformsMon Jan 29 2018 - 16:30
Czech president’s re-election marred by attack on reportersMedia watchdog urges populist Milos Zeman to condemn his supporters' actionsSun Jan 28 2018 - 20:15
Czech vote pits Kremlin-friendly populist against pro-EU liberalChallenger pledges to restore liberal, pro-EU outlook by ousting often-divisive incumbentFri Jan 26 2018 - 16:28
Divided Czechs face stark choice in tight presidential run-offAnti-immigration Eurosceptic Milos Zeman faces off against placid liberal professor Jiri DrahosFri Jan 26 2018 - 01:00
Macedonia and Greece agree concessions in talks on name disputeSkopje to rename controversial ‘Alexander the Great’ airport and highwayWed Jan 24 2018 - 20:15
Monitors warn of preparations for fresh surge of fighting in UkraineUS and Russian envoys plan to discuss conflict on FridayTue Jan 23 2018 - 17:13
Serbian president calls for peace on controversial visit to KosovoBelgrade accused of playing politics over murder of prominent Kosovo SerbSun Jan 21 2018 - 16:41
Romanians set to rally against reforms as instability continuesRuling party of Liviu Dragnea accused of anti-graft efforts and weakening rule of lawFri Jan 19 2018 - 17:20
Police chase pilot after vintage biplane lands in Hungarian field with migrantsGovernment targets groups it accuses of helping illegal immigrationThu Jan 18 2018 - 15:42
Serbian president to visit Kosovo after leading politician murderedPristina may ask the FBI to help find Oliver Ivanovic's killersWed Jan 17 2018 - 15:31
West urges calm as Serbia denounces ‘terrorist’ killing of politicianModerate Kosovo Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic gunned down in divided city of MitrovicaTue Jan 16 2018 - 15:42
Czech presidential hopeful wary of Russian meddling before run-offJiri Drahos hit by lurid fake news as he challenges Kremlin-friendly Milos ZemanMon Jan 15 2018 - 14:49
Czech presidency up for grabs as political uncertainty deepensPopulist president Milos Zeman and liberal rival Jiri Drahos at odds over scandal-hit PMMon Jan 15 2018 - 01:00
Populist Czech president and liberal challenger disagree over scandal-hit premierMilos Zeman now in danger of being ousted by Jiri Drahos in January 26th-27th run-offSun Jan 14 2018 - 16:16
Political temperature rises in Czech Republic ahead of presidential run-offPopulist president and liberal challenger disagree over scandal-hit premierSun Jan 14 2018 - 15:16
Czechs vote as liberals challenge populist Eurosceptic presidentAt a Prague polling station, topless activist berates Milos Zeman over his Russian tiesFri Jan 12 2018 - 18:56
Czech president’s ‘vulgar’ populism faces a tough testEurosceptic Miloš Zeman is under threat from a pro-EU challenger in presidential voteFri Jan 12 2018 - 01:00
Czech parliament delays confidence vote in scandal-hit premierAndrej Babis will be nominated as premier again if he loses first vote, says presidentWed Jan 10 2018 - 21:50
Ukraine claims it has caught killer of campaigning lawyerFather of man who killed Iryna Nozdrovska's sister is charged with her murderTue Jan 09 2018 - 19:16
Ireland secures Brexit backing from EU presidency holder Bulgaria‘No unresolved problems between Bulgaria and Ireland,’ prime minister tells TaoiseachSat Jan 06 2018 - 05:04
Moldova’s president vows election revenge after latest suspensionKremlin-friendly Igor Dodon locked in bitter power struggle with pro-EU governmentFri Jan 05 2018 - 15:21
Varadkar defends visit to Hungary and cites common groundTaoiseach says he and Viktor Orban agree on Brexit and EU tax and agricultural policiesThu Jan 04 2018 - 21:39
Taoiseach expresses condolences to family of Japanese man killed in Dundalk attackGardaí have not found evidence of terrorism link to Yosuke Sasaki’s killing, says VaradkarThu Jan 04 2018 - 21:30
Germany wants swift UN peacekeeping mandate for UkraineBerlin doubts US arms supplies to Kiev will help end war with Russian-led militiaThu Jan 04 2018 - 15:04
Hungary and Poland demand role in shaping EU's futureLeaders say views of central European states must be heard on migration and other issuesWed Jan 03 2018 - 16:56
Poland and Hungary set to reaffirm stance against BrusselsBudapest vows to shield allies in Warsaw from any EU punishment over reformsTue Jan 02 2018 - 15:20
Brexit set to dominate graft-plagued Bulgaria's EU presidencyUnity to be key aim as Brussels also faces mounting tension with Poland and HungaryTue Jan 02 2018 - 01:00