Warlords’ deaths could help Russia cover its tracks in UkraineHighly implausible that Kiev-based hit squads could kill militia leaders so effectivelyThu Feb 09 2017 - 20:03
Romania’s government holds on and calls for an end to protestsPremier Sorin Grindeanu conciliatory as cabinet survives confidence voteWed Feb 08 2017 - 16:02
Romania’s president rebukes cabinet but rejects snap electionPresident Klaus Iohannis tells government to solve crisis after huge protests in BucharestTue Feb 07 2017 - 17:00
Romanian government rejects protesters’ call to resignConfusion over beleaguered cabinet’s controversial reform plansMon Feb 06 2017 - 16:33
Romania scraps corruption decree amid huge protestsBiggest rallies since 1989 revolution against communist rule forced government U-turnSun Feb 05 2017 - 18:15
US blames Russia as deadly fighting continues in UkraineFear of a humanitarian crisis as shelling destroys power and water networksFri Feb 03 2017 - 17:31
Hungary promotes bonds with Russia as Putin blames KievBudapest criticises sanctions on Moscow despite escalation in Ukraine warThu Feb 02 2017 - 19:18
Hungary wants to be ‘pillar’ of new Europe-Russia relationshipOrban accused of mimicking Putin’s autocratic rule ahead of visit from Russian leaderThu Feb 02 2017 - 01:00
Kiev and Moscow trade blame over fatal surge in Ukraine warFierce clashes leave eight dead and 25 hurt in east Ukraine as power and water shut downTue Jan 31 2017 - 16:21
Hungary’s Orban eyes knockout blow in war with tycoon George SorosRise of Donald Trump adds new twist in tale of Hungarian allies turned enemiesMon Jan 30 2017 - 01:00
Bulgaria gets interim government ahead of snap electionNew Bulgarian president Rumen Radev seeks better relations with RussiaThu Jan 26 2017 - 15:34
Romanian referendum looms with president and government at oddsRuling party’s Liviu Dragnea calls protests against legal reforms ‘start of a coup d’etat’Tue Jan 24 2017 - 16:45
Hungary backs EU-Russia rapprochement before Putin visitRussian and Hungarian leaders Putin and Orban have high hopes for Trump presidencyMon Jan 23 2017 - 16:39
Cheers and fears greet Trump from Baltic to Black SeaNew president’s stance on Russia and US role abroad are key questions for regionSat Jan 21 2017 - 00:15
Romanians rally as new government pushes to pass emergency decreesProtesters fear anti-corruption efforts will be weakened to benefit ruling partyThu Jan 19 2017 - 19:51
Lithuania builds Russian border fence as Nato boosts Baltic defences‘We see this as a threat’ Kremlin says as Poland welcomes US troopsWed Jan 18 2017 - 18:21
Russia urges EU to defuse soaring Serbia-Kosovo tensionKosovo’s leader Hashim Thaci says Belgrade plans “Crimea-style” annexationTue Jan 17 2017 - 16:42
Ukraine urges Donald Trump to maintain tough line on RussiaUS vice-president Joe Biden, on Kiev visit, says sanctions on Russia must stayMon Jan 16 2017 - 16:48
‘Provocative’ train brings Serbia and Kosovo ‘to brink of conflict’Serbian leader Nikolic says Kosovars’ reaction to train shows they ‘want war’Sun Jan 15 2017 - 18:14
Big chill in Balkans deepens danger and misery for migrantsAbout 2,000 people sleeping rough at -16 degrees in Belgrade, says humanitarian groupThu Jan 12 2017 - 19:18
Hungary’s hardline ruling party eyes crackdown on NGOsGeorge Soros-funded groups ‘must be swept out’ of Hungary, says Viktor Orban allyWed Jan 11 2017 - 17:02
Controversial ex-PM asked to form new Macedonian governmentNikola Gruevski faces tough talks amid rumbling corruption scandalMon Jan 09 2017 - 15:53
Kosovo bars Serbian president over former leader’s arrestBelgrade claims ex-Kosovo chief Haradinaj carried out war crimes in 1998-1999Fri Jan 06 2017 - 19:21
Serbia urges France to extradite former leader of KosovoRamush Haradinaj was twice acquitted of war crimes during Kosovo conflictThu Jan 05 2017 - 17:28
Moldova's new leader strips ex-Romanian president of citizenshipIgor Dodon accused of building up distance from EU and bolstering links with RussiaWed Jan 04 2017 - 16:15
Romania set to avert political crisis with new governmentMystery over president’s rejection of Muslim woman Sevil Shhaideh for prime ministerTue Jan 03 2017 - 16:27
Czechs launch anti-propaganda unit with close eye on RussiaKremlin-friendly president Milos Zeman criticises new ‘hybrid threats’ centreSun Jan 01 2017 - 16:32
Smugglers profit as Serbia's refugee camps reach capacityHorrific crash that killed three highlights danger to migrants on Balkan routeFri Dec 30 2016 - 15:41
US senators vow strong stance on Russia amid hacking claimsBarack Obama prepares sanctions as Donald Trump eyes rapprochement with KremlinThu Dec 29 2016 - 17:00
Hackers believed behind Moscow’s ‘hybrid’ attacks on UkraineMilitary, power grid and state agencies among Russia’s alleged hacking targetsWed Dec 28 2016 - 17:52
US congressmen reassure Baltic states and Poland on securityNato to boost regional presence despite doubts over Trump’s stanceTue Dec 27 2016 - 17:33
Romanian president ponders nomination of Muslim woman for PMSevil Shhaideh would be Orthodox Christian country’s first female and first Muslim leaderThu Dec 22 2016 - 18:37
Berlin attack stokes migrant fears in central EuropeChristmas market killings confirm warning about terrorist threat, says Czech leaderTue Dec 20 2016 - 19:30
Russia and Turkey try to limit damage after envoy’s murderMoscow and Ankara say killing will not wreck still-fragile rapprochementMon Dec 19 2016 - 20:41
Russia offers Serbia warplanes as Balkan state looks eastTussle with EU for regional influence as Belgrade blames Croatia for blocking accessionSun Dec 18 2016 - 18:27
Syria’s war is a different story through lens of Russian mediaRussia’s state media show it as tough, loyal and compassionate in SyriaFri Dec 16 2016 - 12:34
Romania boosts Nato role as Black Sea tension risesRussia’s rapid militarisation of annexed Crimea alarms neighbours in the regionWed Dec 14 2016 - 14:47
Bitter Macedonian rivals both claim election victoryNeck-and-neck vote unlikely to end crisis over spying and corruptionMon Dec 12 2016 - 17:00
Romania election: Social Democrats headed for victoryExit polls show strong lead for party ousted following corruption scandal a year agoSun Dec 11 2016 - 20:08
Romania goes to polls in shadow of corruption and fatal fireSocial Democrats tipped to win Sunday’s election despite tarnished reputationFri Dec 09 2016 - 16:49
Romania’s fight against corruption enshrined in DNAChief prosecutor’s resolute exposure of top-level graft lauded by neighbours and EUThu Dec 08 2016 - 02:00
Ukrainians fear being forgotten in third winter of warWorld’s interest wanes as agencies scramble to help 3.7m around eastern war zoneWed Dec 07 2016 - 01:00
Five Ukrainian police killed in ‘friendly fire’ bloodbathOperation to catch burglary gang triggers deadly gun battle outside capitalSun Dec 04 2016 - 17:56
Ukraine tests missiles despite Russian warnings over Crimea‘We need friends,’ says Vladimir Putin denying Russia seeks geopolitical confrontationThu Dec 01 2016 - 15:34
Water shortages deepen misery on Ukraine’s front lineRed Cross warns of humanitarian disaster as temperatures drop and winter bitesWed Nov 30 2016 - 13:00
Ukraine’s patience wears thin with new leaders’ old waysCivil society, not politicians, forced to lead fight against corruptionTue Nov 29 2016 - 14:30
Russia hails achievements of Fidel Castro amid talk of revived Cuba ties‘Remarkable statesman’ an ‘irreparable loss’, Vladimir Putin tells Raúl CastroSun Nov 27 2016 - 17:05
Turkey threatens EU as Bulgaria arrests rioting migrantsErdogan tells union: ‘If you go any further, these border gates will be opened’Fri Nov 25 2016 - 13:21
US and Russia vie for Czech extradition of alleged hackerMoscow claims US is ‘hunting Russians around the world’Wed Nov 23 2016 - 18:54
Russia demands release of ‘illegally detained’ soldiersUkraine agents snatch two ‘deserters’ at de-facto border of annexed Crimea peninsulaTue Nov 22 2016 - 17:00
