Migrant crisis sees no slowdown during winterThe new year has failed to bring cohesion to Europe’s handling of its worst refugee emergency since the second World WarSat Jan 16 2016 - 01:00
Macedonia PM tenders resignation in crisis dealEU seeks to soothe rancour over plans for snap elections due in AprilFri Jan 15 2016 - 16:54
Poroshenko vows to regain lost regions and restore peace under Minsk accordPresident Poroshenko seeks EU and US help to regain Crimea from RussiaThu Jan 14 2016 - 21:28
Ordeal sharpens Balkan camp refugees’ longing for EuropeMacedonia funnels war refugees north on ‘official’ route closed to other migrantsThu Jan 14 2016 - 01:00
Fiery protest in Kosovo against EU-backed dealsIn Bosnia, Serbs ignore country’s top court and celebrate with Belgrade and Moscow’s backingMon Jan 11 2016 - 01:01
Tighter Balkan borders drive migrants into smugglers’ armsTrafficking resurgent as border controls and winter weather fail to halt refugee crisisSat Jan 09 2016 - 03:00
Budapest Letter: ‘Islamophobic’ Hungary’s Ottoman past recalledDiscovery of Suleiman’s tomb set to be confirmed as country criticised over refugeesWed Jan 06 2016 - 01:00
The year of the migrantAbout 1.5 million asylum seekers will reach the EU in 2016. Will member states join Angela Merkel in her optimism about a united Europe?Sat Jan 02 2016 - 01:00
Russia retaliates over new EU-Ukraine free trade zoneDebt and energy disputes fuel deep rancour between Kiev and MoscowFri Jan 01 2016 - 17:51
Ukraine peace deal extended into 2016Much of Minsk pact still unfulfilled as Kiev and Moscow prepare for trade warThu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
Putin’s military gambits distract Russians from economic woesWorld review of the year: His pride at ‘returning’ Crimea to Russia still costing the countryTue Dec 29 2015 - 08:00
Armenia blames Azeris for renewed ‘war’ around disputed regionHeavier clashes hit Nagorno-Karabakh as Russia-Turkey row puts south Caucasus on edgeThu Dec 24 2015 - 01:00
Bosnia targets Isis contacts and arms smugglersArrests made as concern grows over Balkan radicals, thriving black market in weaponsWed Dec 23 2015 - 01:00
Russia slams EU and Ukraine over sanctions and trade pactMoscow to ban Ukrainian food imports when it enters free trade zone with EU next monthTue Dec 22 2015 - 01:00
Ukraine debt and EU sanctions anger RussiaMoscow to scrap free-trade zone with Kiev in response to planned EU-Ukraine trade pactFri Dec 18 2015 - 21:04
Vladimir Putin lambasts Turkey and hints at Russian role in Ukraine warRussian leader hails Donald Trump and Sepp BlatterFri Dec 18 2015 - 09:01
US and Jewish leaders lambast Hungary over ‘anti-Semite’ statueState money funds monument to supporter of Nazis and anti-Jewish lawsTue Dec 15 2015 - 15:05
Serbia moves down EU path amid Bosnia concernsBelgrade opens first EU accession ‘chapters’ as envoys warn Bosnian Serb leadersTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
Ukraine’s deputies brawl as embattled leader defends recordPremier manhandled at rostrum where US vice president called for unity this weekFri Dec 11 2015 - 16:17
Ukraine scrambles to solve riddle of stolen Dutch artKiev fears political fallout from Westfries Museum’s claims against nationalist militiaThu Dec 10 2015 - 15:27
UN highlights humanitarian abuses in east UkraineRussian fighters and arms still flow to a conflict that has killed more than 9,000Wed Dec 09 2015 - 16:30
US tells Ukraine’s politicians to heed ‘call of history’Joe Biden calls for anti-corruption drive and pledges to maintain US pressure on RussiaTue Dec 08 2015 - 18:32
Ukrainian president under pressure to intensify reformsUS vice-president Joe Biden urges Moscow to halt aggression against UkraineMon Dec 07 2015 - 18:28
Slovakia and Hungary attack EU refugee planSlovakia launches legal case and Hungary accuses Germany of ‘secret deal’ with TurkeyThu Dec 03 2015 - 01:01
Nato’s membership offer to Montenegro to irk RussiaEx-Yugoslav state poised to become 29th Nato member despite public ambivalenceWed Dec 02 2015 - 01:00
Migrants and police clash as Macedonia builds fence at borderAid groups warn of mounting humanitarian problems as winter grips BalkansMon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00
Russia says Turkey will pay economic price for downing jetMoscow accuses Ankara of ‘defending’ and trading with Islamic State, but rules out warWed Nov 25 2015 - 22:18
Ukraine stops buying Russian gas and closes airspace to its planesMoscow threatens to halt coal sales to Ukraine amid Crimea power crisisWed Nov 25 2015 - 20:03
Russia warns of ‘serious consequences’ after jet attackedUS and Nato back Turkey over downing of Russian fighter on border with SyriaWed Nov 25 2015 - 08:00
Putin accuses Turks of stabbing his country in back and trading with IsisRussian politicians warn of economic retaliation after jet shot downTue Nov 24 2015 - 21:47
Kiev bans delivery of goods to Crimea, fails to fix power linesWith no land link with Russia, Crimea relies on Ukraine for most of its power and waterMon Nov 23 2015 - 21:33
Balkan border policy leaves thousands of migrants in limboTraffickers likely to profit as entry into EU restricted to Syrians, Afghans and IraqisMon Nov 23 2015 - 01:00
Concerns as Balkan states block migrantsUN aid agency says situation at border crossings ‘a serious, serious worry’Sat Nov 21 2015 - 01:03
Paris aftermath: Balkans tighten migrant controlsStates blocking ‘economic migrants’ as fears mount in wake of terror attacks in FranceThu Nov 19 2015 - 21:31
Superpowers in unlikely alliance against Islamic StateThe need to unite against common enemy may soften US and EU’s stance against RussiaWed Nov 18 2015 - 19:22
Opposition hardening to EU refugee quota planHungary plans legal challenge as Poland and Bulgaria turn against schemeTue Nov 17 2015 - 17:22
Migrants fear EU doors will close in wake of attackThousands still arriving in EU each day from violence-wracked countriesMon Nov 16 2015 - 21:36
Migration crisis and border fences fuel Balkan tensionRazor wire reignites Croatia-Slovenia spat, as Austria becomes latest to plan border fenceSat Nov 14 2015 - 02:00
Slovenia riles Croatia with border fence to ‘direct’ migrantsBalkan ire with EU inaction grows as Hungary says Dublin rules on migrants are ‘dead’Wed Nov 11 2015 - 16:26
Gay rights row hits Ukraine’s hopes of visa-free EU travelParliament debates reforms amid uptick in fighting with Russian-backed separatistsTue Nov 10 2015 - 17:56
Disbelief in Russia as doping allegations revealed‘American, Canadian sportsmen have been caught even more than Russians’Tue Nov 10 2015 - 14:14
Tight election leaves Croatia facing political limboMain parties seek allies as migration crisis and economic woes roil EU memberMon Nov 09 2015 - 16:20
Ukrainians visit Web Summit with eyes to an Odessa tech hubVibrant Black Sea port of Odessa aims to become regional IT hubMon Nov 09 2015 - 08:57
Protests to continue as Romania searches for new governmentBucharest nightclub fire that killed 32 prompts wave of protests against corruptionSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:00
Balkan cold bites but migrants on border defy conditionsAid groups warn of rising health risks as Syrians flee latest surge in fightingMon Oct 26 2015 - 01:00
Slovenia’s prime minister to call for aid in refugee crisisEmergency EU meeting comes amid reports that Germany is pushing for state quotasSat Oct 24 2015 - 01:00
Montenegro braced for ‘unprecedented’ protestsRussia says rising tensions are caused by former Yugoslav republic’s bid to join NatoFri Oct 23 2015 - 18:01
Tymoshenko resurgent in Ukraine’s local electionsPM Yatsenyuk’s party withdraws from the ballot as popularity plungesFri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00
EU calls ‘Balkan route’ talks over migrants as Slovenia boosts securityMini-summit to seek ‘immediate operational action’ on crisisWed Oct 21 2015 - 18:40
Tiny Slovenia struggles with new role in refugee crisisBalkan crossroads calls on army and EU for help as Croatia funnels migrants westWed Oct 21 2015 - 01:00
