EU warns Macedonia not to ‘play with fire’ on ethnic tensionsScandal-plagued former prime minister urges supporters to ‘defend’ countryWed Mar 22 2017 - 16:09
Ex-Trump aide embroiled in new corruption claims in UkrainePapers allegedly show Paul Manafort tried to hide payments from Viktor YanukovichTue Mar 21 2017 - 17:00
Russia denies planning annexation of eastern UkraineMilitary and economic activity in breakaway regions echoes seizure of CrimeaFri Mar 17 2017 - 16:07
Russia denounces Ukraine's blockade and vows to defend banksEconomic war deepens amid continued fighting with rebels in eastern UkraineThu Mar 16 2017 - 18:14
Ukraine blockade heralds ‘new reality’ in war-torn eastRussian-backed separatists have seized major mines and factories in Donbas regionWed Mar 15 2017 - 17:20
Russia’s choice for Eurovision puts Ukraine on the back footDisabled singer Yulia Samoilova could be banned from Kiev event due to Crimea performanceMon Mar 13 2017 - 15:07
Patriotic protesters blame West for Macedonia’s woesNationalists have been accused of stirring up ethnic tension to evade prosecutionSat Mar 11 2017 - 01:01
US and Nato warn Kosovo against plans to form armyPlan to upgrade security forces comes in response to Russian arms deal with SerbiaThu Mar 09 2017 - 16:34
Hungary under fire for tightening screw on asylum seekers and NGOsPopulist PM Viktor Orban accused of flouting international law and targeting criticsWed Mar 08 2017 - 15:06
Ukraine’s powerful tax chief held in €70 million graft caseActivists say Roman Nasirov is first ‘big fish’ to be targeted in fight against corruptionMon Mar 06 2017 - 16:16
Crisis could ‘set fire’ to Macedonia, warns Social Democrat leaderProtests and president’s refusal to back multi-ethnic government stoke fears of conflictFri Mar 03 2017 - 19:57
Macedonian protesters fear ‘greater Albania’ lurks behind coalition plansEthnic Albanians say proposals could finally end discrimination in Balkan stateFri Mar 03 2017 - 19:00
Russia accuses West of pushing pro-Albanian agenda in MacedoniaMoscow echoes nationalists’ fears of ‘Greater Albania’ as two-year crisis deepensThu Mar 02 2017 - 19:52
Defying blockade, warlords seize industry in eastern UkraineProtesters against smuggling and ‘trade in blood’ block rail tracks crossing the front lineWed Mar 01 2017 - 17:00
Kiev Letter: ‘Ukraine’s Joan of Arc’ divides nationEx-military pilot Nadiya Savchenko considered a hero to some, a traitor to othersWed Mar 01 2017 - 01:00
Hungary builds new border fence as rights groups protestEU urged to stop Hungary tightening rules claimed to contravene obligations to refugeesMon Feb 27 2017 - 14:54
Romanian politicians urged to support anti-graft fightTop prosecutor says her anti-corruption agency backed by huge street protestsFri Feb 24 2017 - 16:00
Serb fury over genocide appeal adds to EU’s Balkan worriesPolitical crises and tense relations still dog region more than 20 years after war’s endThu Feb 23 2017 - 16:59
Central Europe bemoans raw deal from big food firmsSeveral states want EU to ensure products are of equal taste and quality across blocWed Feb 22 2017 - 16:24
Austria clears extradition of Ukrainian oligarch to USSome believe Dmytro Firtash may exchange information on corruption for his freedomTue Feb 21 2017 - 18:37
West criticises Russia for recognising separatist passportsKiev and Moscow both dismiss ‘secret peace plan’ reportedly delivered to Donald TrumpMon Feb 20 2017 - 17:00
Maidan dream still burns in beleaguered UkraineThree years after carnage in Kiev, war and corruption have not killed hopeMon Feb 20 2017 - 01:00
Maidan anniversary finds Ukraine still fighting on many frontsActivists' blockade fuels energy fears as violence flares in the eastFri Feb 17 2017 - 18:17
Serbia's populist premier seeks to cement power as presidentCritics see danger in Aleksandar Vucic's political dominanceWed Feb 15 2017 - 17:32
Romanians rallying for rule of law derail populist bandwagonBucharest Letter: Scandal-hit governing party claims foreign forces behind protestsWed Feb 15 2017 - 01:00
Protests continue as Romania wakes from political slumberOpposition to government energised by ruling party’s bid to blunt anti-corruption lawSun Feb 12 2017 - 20:07
Russia and Nato states trade accusations amid military build-upNato deployment in Poland, Romania and Baltic countries a threat, says MoscowFri Feb 10 2017 - 15:30
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
