Attacks on Roma suggest slump is fomenting racismPOLITICIANS AND human rights groups across eastern Europe have been pointing to nationalist riots in the Czech Republic and deadly…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Ukraine president gives PM five days to resolve Russian gas disputeUKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Viktor Yushchenko has given prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko five days to resolve their country’s gas dispute…Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
Pressure to ban Czech far-right group after riotingTHE CZECH government is under pressure to ban extremist groups after more than 500 supporters of the far-right Workers’ Party…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Russian vote seen as paving the way for Putin's returnRUSSIA'S LOWER house of parliament gave preliminary approval yesterday to plans to extend the president's term in office, a move…Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
Ukraine not yet ready for membership, says NatoNATO TOLD Ukraine yesterday that it was not ready for membership of the military alliance, as the country's politics descended…Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
President criticised at home over meetingCZECH REACTION: EUROSCEPTIC CZECH president Vaclav Klaus has been strongly criticised in his home country for meeting Lisbon…Thu Nov 13 2008 - 00:00
Kosovo rejects deal on deployment of EU missionA 2,000-STRONG EU mission to oversee policing and justice in Kosovo could suffer further delays after leaders of the newly independent…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
20 Russians on submarine killed by gas, says initial reportAT LEAST 20 Russian sailors and civilians died and 21 others were injured when a nuclear submarine's fire extinguishers accidentally…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Russian missile plans condemnedWESTERN POWERS have condemned Russian plans to deploy missiles close to Baltic members of the EU and Nato, in what analysts see…Fri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
Five charged over murder of Croatian media figuresCROATIA HAS charged five people over the murder of two leading media figures and jailed 22 people in a major drug smuggling case…Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00
Lisbon unlikely to be settled before Czech presidency of unionTHE CZECH Republic says it is unlikely to have decided whether to accept the European Union's embattled Lisbon Treaty when it…Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
A furtive friend to the powerfulThe elusive Russian oligarch at the centre of a political row involving Peter Mandelson and Tory George Osborne will not welcome…Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Under-fire Putin ally quits as head of violent regionOPPOSITION ACTIVISTS in the violence-plagued Russian region of Ingushetia are celebrating the resignation of local leader Murat…Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
President calls for liberalisation in BelarusASSAILED BY the global financial crisis and urged by western nations to open up his tightly controlled country, President Alexander…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Bills to permit IMF-led reforms blocked in UkraineTHE LONG-RUNNING feud between Ukraine president Viktor Yushchenko and prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko paralysed the passage of…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
IMF fails to quell jitters in eastern EuropeMAJOR LOAN packages from the International Monetary Fund to prop up Ukraine and Hungary failed to quell financial jitters yesterday…Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Centre-right parties begin coalition talks in LithuaniaFOUR CENTRE-RIGHT parties have started talks to form Lithuania’s new government, as fears over recession and a resurgent Russia…Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Czechs jailed over child abuse linked to cultA CZECH court has jailed five people involved in abusing children in rituals linked to a bizarre religious cult.Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Croatia promises Mafia crackdown after new killingsCROATIA'S LEADERS vowed yesterday to stop a wave of increasingly brazen mafia attacks before they damage the country's bid to…Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Serb extremist forms pro-EU partySERBIA: FORMER SERB ultra-nationalist leader Tomislav Nikolic, one of the fiercest critics of western support for Kosovo's independence…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Ukrainian snap election postponedPRESIDENT VIKTOR Yushchenko has postponed Ukraine's snap general election for one week to help political leaders deal with the…Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Monitors query Azerbaijan poll as president wins second termAZERBAIJAN'S PRESIDENTIAL election was not fully democratic, European monitors said yesterday, as Ilham Aliyev celebrated securing…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
'Father' Lukashenko omnipotent in his Soviet showcase capitalMINSK LETTER: Belarus's president came to power in 1994 on a promise to bring order and stabilityFri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Ukrainian president dissolves parliamentPRESIDENT VIKTOR Yushchenko dissolved Ukraine's parliament last night and called the country's third election in as many years…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Sackings by Croatian PM signal crackdown on mafiaCROATIA: CROATIA'S PRIME minister has sacked three top security officials and vowed to crack down on organised crime, after …Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Ukraine berated by Putin over GeorgiaUKRAINE: UKRAINE WEATHERED Russian criticism of its role in supplying arms to Georgia yesterday, amid signs Kiev's "orange coalition…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Slovenia's prime minister concedes electoral defeatSLOVENIA: SLOVENIA'S PRIME minister Janez Jansa has belatedly conceded to his centre-left rival after a surprise election defeat…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Monitors call Belarus poll undemocraticBELARUS: EUROPEAN MONITORS have condemned Sunday's general election in Belarus as undemocratic, after all 110 seats in parliament…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Corruption scandal threatens Slovenian leader's bid for new termSLOVENIA: SLOVENES VOTE in a general election tomorrow, with prime minister Janez Jansa hoping a major corruption scandal will…Sat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00
Ukraine's government collapses amid rivalryUKRAINE: UKRAINE'S PRO-WESTERN coalition officially collapsed yesterday, marking a nadir in the fractious relationship between…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Poland puts martial law leader on trialPOLAND: THE COMMUNIST Polish leader who imposed martial law and banned Solidarity went on trial yesterday, just as Warsaw gave…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Russia insists it has no imperial ambitions for ex-Soviet neighboursRUSSIA: MOSCOW INSISTED yesterday that it had no desire to acquire new territory in the former Soviet Union, despite the leader…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Change Czech constitution over Lisbon Treaty, says PMCZECH REPUBLIC: THE CZECH Republic should change its constitution if it contradicts the Lisbon Treaty, prime minister Mirek …Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Georgian poll marred by irregularities, says reportGEORGIA: GEORGIA'S GENERAL election in May was marred by irregular vote counting, biased media coverage and intimidation of …Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Strategic Serbian deals balance relations with EU and RussiaSERBIA: COURTED BY both Russia and the West, Serbia's parliament yesterday ratified a pact putting it on the road to eventual…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
7,500 Russian troops for rebel Georgian regionsRUSSIA: RUSSIA PLANS to station more than 7,500 troops in the rebel Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, where they…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Moscow agrees deadline to pull out of Georgian 'buffer zones'RUSSIA HAS agreed to a one-month deadline to withdraw its troops from "buffer zones" around the breakaway Georgian regions of…Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Georgia seeks Hague judgment against RussiaGEORGIA: GEORGIA CALLED on the United Nations' highest court yesterday to order a halt to an alleged campaign of ethnic cleansing…Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Cheney angers Russia by urging Ukraine's leaders to unite on NatoUKRAINE: US VICE-PRESIDENT Dick Cheney angered Russia yesterday by urging Ukraine's feuding leaders to unite in their bid to…Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
US flagship delivers aid to Georgian port patrolled by Russian troopsGEORGIA: ONE OF the leading warships in the US navy docked yesterday off a Georgian port patrolled by Russian troops, as part…Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Cheney pledges support for embattled Georgian leaderUS: US VICE-PRESIDENT Dick Cheney endorsed embattled Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili yesterday, pledged that his country…Fri Sept 05 2008 - 01:00
Yushchenko threatens to call election amid 'coup' accusationsPRESIDENT VIKTOR Yushchenko has threatened to call snap elections in Ukraine after accusing his prime minister and former ally…Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Cheney proposes stronger ties with Caucasus statesUS: US VICE-PRESIDENT Dick Cheney threw down the gauntlet to Russia yesterday by telling the countries of the Caucasus and central…Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Russia claims postponement of talks a diplomatic victoryRUSSIA: MOSCOW CLAIMED a diplomatic victory over its toughest critics in the European Union yesterday, after the bloc postponed…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Lavrov tells West to lose SaakashviliRUSSIA: RUSSIA'S MILITARY intervention in Georgia announced its return to the status of world power, foreign minister Sergei…Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
Caught cold by Russia's show of powerRussia is resurgent, its language belligerent and its further territorial ambitions unclearSat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Putin brands Georgian crisis a US-led conspiracyRUSSIA: RUSSIAN PRIME minister Vladimir Putin has accused unnamed US figures of provoking the Georgian conflict to influence…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Western powers denounce Russian stance on conflictGEORGIA: RUSSIA AND the West fought a diplomatic battle stretching from Washington to Central Asia yesterday as they sought …Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Russian and US warships engaged in Black Sea stand-offRUSSIAN AND US warships were engaged in a Black Sea stand-off last night, amid western warnings that the conflict in Georgia …Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Russia draws criticism over decree on Georgian rebel regionsRUSSIA DEFIED the West by recognising the independence of the rebel Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia yesterday, …Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
