In the zone: Chernobyl still dying after 30 yearsAs new shield for wrecked nuclear reactor in Ukraine nears completion, some people who lived or worked in contaminated zone find themselves unable to stay awaySat Apr 02 2016 - 05:00
Rights groups alarmed ahead of EU-Turkey migrant swapDespite fierce criticism, EU, Greece and Turkey set to start returns on MondayFri Apr 01 2016 - 15:20
Croatia furious as UN court acquits Serbian ultra-nationalist‘I don’t feel guilty about anything that happened in the 1990s,’ says Vojislav SeseljThu Mar 31 2016 - 15:38
UN calls on rich states to welcome Syrian refugeesUnclear whether Turkey is ready to take back migrants from next Monday under EU dealWed Mar 30 2016 - 18:51
EU hails sacking of Ukraine’s prosecutor Viktor ShokinPolitical crisis continues as deals on a new coalition and premier prove elusiveTue Mar 29 2016 - 18:41
Serbs lament Karadzic verdict as nationalism thrivesRight-wing parties and revisionism are on the rise in much of former YugoslaviaMon Mar 28 2016 - 01:00
Lawyer for alleged Russian officers murdered in UkraineGrim find of Yuri Grabovsky comes after Russia jailed Ukrainian pilot in ‘show trial’Fri Mar 25 2016 - 15:32
Radovan Karadzic judged responsible for genocide planUN tribunal sentences ex-Bosnian Serb chief to 40 years for war crimes, including genocideThu Mar 24 2016 - 20:59
Bosnia is still divided ahead of Radovan Karadzic verdictFormer Bosnian Serb leader faces UN tribunal ruling on war crimes and genocideThu Mar 24 2016 - 01:00
UNHCR scales back in Greece amid fears over EU refugee dealUN refugee agency questions ‘detention’ camps and says safeguards not in placeTue Mar 22 2016 - 16:03
Migrants still landing in Greece despite EU-Turkey dealAthens urges EU states to send promised staff and calls on Turkey to tackle smugglersMon Mar 21 2016 - 16:29
EU calls for more Russian sanctions over CrimeaDefiant Putin visits region to celebrate second anniversary of annexationSat Mar 19 2016 - 01:00
Countries brace for new turn in Balkan migration routeStates from Bulgaria to Italy fear impact if EU-Turkey summit fails to halt influxThu Mar 17 2016 - 18:31
Macedonia returns migrants to Greece ahead of summitEU officials seek support for deal with Turkey in talks this week to stem refugee crisisTue Mar 15 2016 - 18:53
Refugees’ futures remain unclear following EU-Turkey dealEurope’s controversial plan to solve crisis faces major and immediate problemsSat Mar 12 2016 - 01:00
Statues fall as Kiev strips out Soviet legacyPro-western government’s de-communisation drive resented by some UkrainiansFri Mar 11 2016 - 01:00
Tens of thousands in limbo as Balkan route is declared ‘closed’Slovenia triggers ‘domino effect’ by re-imposing Schengen zone entry rulesWed Mar 09 2016 - 18:53
Prague Letter: Czechs diverge as anti-Islam bloc taps fear of refugeesAttack on centre that helps refugees reflects vitriol in nation’s debate on refugee crisisWed Mar 09 2016 - 02:00
Greece-Macedonia border camp unfazed by closure of route to EuropeDaily deliveries of identity documents needed to continue journeys goes on near IdomeniWed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00
Anger as Greece-Macedonia border is closed to mostSmugglers offer a covert route north to those stuck on razor-wired border near IdomeniTue Mar 08 2016 - 01:00
Greece demands urgent EU action on migrants ahead of summitAnger rising at Idomeni as Balkan states accept only a trickle of refugeesMon Mar 07 2016 - 11:48
Closing borders pushes migrants back towards HungaryThere has been a rise in the number of refugees passing through remote village of RabeSat Mar 05 2016 - 01:00
Smugglers offer migrants escape from Balkan limboRisky and expensive ‘shadow network’ leading to EU operates alongside official routeWed Mar 02 2016 - 12:11
Gas fired at people trying to get across Macedonian borderRefugees and migrants batter open gate on railway line in GreeceTue Mar 01 2016 - 08:18
Migrant crisis defined by Idomeni camp, misery writ largeSprawling, desperate Greek refugee camp holds people unable to proceed northwardsMon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00
Exiles from the Crimea make a new life in LvivWhen Russia annexed Crimea, many from the Tatar minority fled, fearing oppressionSat Feb 27 2016 - 01:00
EU warns of ‘disaster’ as refugee burden strains GreeceBalkan states admit only a fraction of the 2,000 or so refugees who land daily in GreeceFri Feb 26 2016 - 23:34
Divisions deepen as Hungary vows to hold ballot on refugee quotasAfter talks with Balkan states, Austria tells Germany to stop sending mixed signals on crisisWed Feb 24 2016 - 18:42
Warning of humanitarian crisis as Macedonia tightens border controlsEU expresses concern as Greek police send asylum seekers back to AthensTue Feb 23 2016 - 18:53
Migrants stranded in Greece as Balkan states tighten controlsMédecins Sans Frontières lambasts ‘European states’ chaotic decisions’Tue Feb 23 2016 - 01:00
Ukraine’s Maidan massacre: Two years on a survivor remembersIvan Rapovyi was centimetres from death during the protests in Kiev in February 2014Sat Feb 20 2016 - 03:00
Ukraine’s PM defiant as critics denounce ‘oligarchs’ coup’Arseniy Yatsenyuk vows to pursue reforms as Yulia Tymoshenko quits coalitionWed Feb 17 2016 - 17:29
Ukraine in turmoil as bid to oust Yatsenyuk government failsViolence intensifies in east and public frustration mounts over stymied reformsTue Feb 16 2016 - 21:24
Dozens die in military strikes on Syrian hospitalsCeasefire effort must go on despite latest violence against civilians, says EU envoyMon Feb 15 2016 - 20:00
Turkey condemns actions of ‘terrorist’ Russia in SyriaMoscow denies hitting civilian targets, as Ankara vows to defend town of AzazMon Feb 15 2016 - 18:00
Unease in Ukraine at church leaders’ Cuba talksKiev churches see Kremlin agenda behind parts of declaration by pope and patriarchSun Feb 14 2016 - 21:10
Czechs shelter Iraqi Christians despite anti-migrant climateRival street protests increase as Czech president warns of Muslim ‘invasion’Sat Feb 13 2016 - 03:00
Poland and Hungary back ‘most’ of Britain’s EU reform plansConcerns expressed about proposal to curb benefits for new migrants from EU statesMon Feb 08 2016 - 18:01
Minister’s resignation fuels fears Ukraine coalition will collapseAll G7 states bemoan Aivaras Abromavicius’s departure and demand reformsSat Feb 06 2016 - 01:00
Chernobyl disaster ‘left imprint across Europe’, Mayor saysCork delegation visits areas in Ukraine and Belarus that were affected by nuclear falloutFri Feb 05 2016 - 01:00
Moldova braces for more protests by oppositionCalls for European mediation in deepening crisis as government refuses to resignThu Jan 28 2016 - 21:15
Crisis-hit Moldova’s youth look abroad for their futureMass emigration saps prospects for recovery in Europe’s poorest countryWed Jan 27 2016 - 21:00
Moldova’s coalition rejects call for snap electionsParliament speaker rejects opposition demands as West eyes pro-Russian challengeMon Jan 25 2016 - 18:52
Moldova protesters give ultimatum to new governmentDemonstrators vow to disrupt transport network unless demands are metSun Jan 24 2016 - 17:16
Moldovans march again and call for government to resignOpposition chiefs unite and call for huge anti-government rally on SundayFri Jan 22 2016 - 17:50
Moldovan protesters vow to oust new governmentPeople in Europe’s poorest state sick of rampant corruption and political chaosThu Jan 21 2016 - 16:58
Winter freeze endangers Balkan migrants, aid groups warnChildren most at risk amid fears of a ‘domino effect’ of closing Balkan bordersWed Jan 20 2016 - 15:41
Deepening political uncertainty adds to bleak Balkan picture for refugeesGrowing tendency to close borders in Europe threatens spirit of co-operationWed Jan 20 2016 - 01:00
Ukraine blames Russian hackers for airport attackKiev airport computer affected after hackers are blamed for blackout in western UkraineMon Jan 18 2016 - 19:57
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
