Fear is foundation of brave new GroznyFew openly criticise local leader Ramzan Kadyrov but many harbour hopes of revenge for the 1990s Chechen conflictMon Sept 09 2013 - 07:54
Russian security’s role in school siege still unclear nine years onThe sadness of 334 deaths lingers but cover-ups still obscure the truthFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
Five years on, breakaway regions find orientation towards Moscow a mixed blessingSouth Ossetia and Abkhazia are long spilt from Georgia. But they are left in limboMon Aug 26 2013 - 01:00
Bidzina v Misha: but who is Georgia’s hero and who is the villain?Georgians are gripped by a power struggle between the president who led the Rose Revolution and the billionaire prime minister who says he wants to help the countrySat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
Abkhazia pursues independence dream in Georgia’s lost paradiseSince breaking away from Georgia in the early 1990s, the Abkhaz people feel poor and isolatedTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
West condemns Russia’s jailing of opposition leader Alexei NavalnyBlogger and activist found guilty of stealing from timber firmFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
New Czech cabinet sworn in amid rowCzech president Milos Zeman defies parliament with technocrat governmentThu Jul 11 2013 - 01:00
Croatia’s EU accession party tempered by economic difficultiesZagreb hopes to tap €13.7 billion in EU funds before 2020Mon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Old ghosts stalk Croatia’s StalingradAs Croatia prepares to join the EU, ethnic divisions linger more than two decades after the bitter war with Serbia, and a war of words rages in the border town of VukovarSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
Little enthusiasm for EU at Croatia's sinking shipyardsMain yard forced to shed almost 3,350 jobs under Brussels privatisation dealThu Jun 27 2013 - 01:30
Croatian accession spells trouble for sweet ‘prosek’ wineLetter from Hvar: Fears for the future of a local drink are emblematic of wider concern for identityMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
Ireland backs EU deals for Serbia and Kosovo ahead of key talksBalkan neighbours should be brought closer to EU membership, says CreightonThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:11
Hungary charges Nazi war crimes suspect (98)László Csatáry accused of beating Jewish prisoners and helping organise their deportation to extermination campsWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Budapest braced for record Danube levels as floods continueHungary’s parliament expected to extend state of emergency along large stretches of DanubeMon Jun 10 2013 - 01:00
Trial of protesters against Putin condemned as sign of Russia’s ‘reStalinisation’Trial of twleve Russians for their alleged part in clashes during a protest against president Putin is seen by critics as further proof the country is moving back towards authoritarianismFri Jun 07 2013 - 01:28
Death toll climbs as floods surge on through central EuropeTowns and cities along the Elbe and Danube now feared to be in dangerThu Jun 06 2013 - 01:00
Danube threatens to inundate more towns and citiesAngela Merkel pledges to commit €100m to affected areas in GermanyWed Jun 05 2013 - 01:00
Georgia under EU scrutiny after more allies of president are arrestedPolitical conflict since the Georgian Dream party defeated the United National Movement last OctoberThu May 23 2013 - 01:00
EU condemns attack on gay rights rally in Tbilisi, GeorgiaOrthodox priests prominent as thousands-strong mob hounds activistsTue May 21 2013 - 02:00
Divisions apparent as UN urges Syrian talksBan Ki-moon’s meeting with Russia’s foreign minister yesterday only highlighted the major obstacles that remainSat May 18 2013 - 01:00
Kremlin says spy scandal will not halt push for closer Russia-US tiesTwo CIA agents expelled this year for trying to recruit Russian spies, Moscow claimsThu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Bulgaria's far-right well placed as election deepens political stalemateResult likely to increase despair at conduct of political and business elitesTue May 14 2013 - 01:00
Syria's rebels sceptical on joint US-Russia push for peaceKerry and Lavrov promise co-operation in pursuit of ‘significant common interests’Thu May 09 2013 - 05:54
Hungary hosts Jewish Congress amid fears of far-right resurgenceThe far-right Jobbik party’s anti-Roma and anti-Semitic rhetoric appeals to those looking for someone to blame for Hungary’s economic problemsSat May 04 2013 - 00:00
Tsarnaev suspected of links to Canadian jihadi and Russian rebel recruiterRussian investigators became concerned about Tsarnaev after he had made contact with Islamic radicals Plotnikov and NidalFri May 03 2013 - 05:49
Kosovo trial sheds light on international organ smugglingPoor east Europeans selling organs to rich westerners, mainly IsraelisWed May 01 2013 - 06:41
The hunt for clues behind the Tsarnaev brothers’ radicalisationSimon Carswell in Washington and Dan McLaughlin in Budapest piece together what is known – and not known – about the two suspectsSat Apr 27 2013 - 07:00
Serbian prime minister pushes Kosovo dealBelgrade seeks to cut ties with dark past in bid to secure EU futureSat Apr 27 2013 - 01:00
Questions remain over deal between Balkan statesSerb officials say they won a major victory in the EU-brokered talks by not recognising Kosovo’s independence – and insist they will never do soTue Apr 23 2013 - 06:00
Violent history shaped Tsarnaev brothers’ Chechen homelandIslam now a strong element in Caucasus insurgency against Russian ruleSat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
EU gives Serbia and Kosovo ‘hours’ to reach breakthrough dealNegotiations collapse after 14 hours of talks in BrusselsFri Apr 19 2013 - 07:00
US and Russia seek deeper co-operation despite bruising clashes on rights issuesNavalny trial could strain ties amid search for common ground on Syria, North Korea, IranWed Apr 17 2013 - 07:00
Kremlin says US blacklist of officials will damage US-Russia relations‘Magnitsky List’ drawn up in response to jail death of Russian lawyerSat Apr 13 2013 - 07:00
Georgian PM backs inquiry into Saakashvili’s handling of Russia warFeud heightens between president and prime ministerFri Apr 12 2013 - 06:04
OSCE urges Russia to end NGO raids and find journalist’s attackersThousands of groups face punishment as Putin dramatically tightens lawsWed Apr 10 2013 - 07:00
Serb man kills 13 in village shooting spreeVeteran of 1990s Balkan wars kills relatives and neighbours before wounding himselfWed Apr 10 2013 - 06:00
Ukraine frees Tymoshenko allies in bid for EU dealUnder pressure from EU on selective justice, president seeks to sign key deal with BrusselsMon Apr 08 2013 - 06:25
Russians rally as jail-threatened opposition leader sets sights on KremlinActivist Alexei Navalny believes President Putin is behind the court case against himMon Apr 08 2013 - 06:00
Czech president flags nation’s return to EU mainstreamEU banner flying over Prague Castle for first time, after pro-EU Zeman replaced eurosceptic KlausThu Apr 04 2013 - 07:00
Kosovo and Serbia fail to agree pactDeal must be done by mid-April if EU membership bids to get boost during Irish presidencyThu Apr 04 2013 - 07:00
Putin projects Russia’s naval power with surprise Black Sea exercisesGeorgia “alarmed” by nearby operation involving ships, aircraft and thousands of troopsSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Game over: death of a Russian playerBoris Berezovsky had many labels – godfather of the Kremlin, master of chaos, modern-day Rasputin. Which one is the key to how he died in England last weekend?Sat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
EU powers confront Russia over NGO raidsPutin uses new laws to accuse ‘foreign agent’ groups of interfering in domestic affairsThu Mar 28 2013 - 06:04
Russia to pursue Berezovsky’s assetsProsecutors say oligarch’s death will not stop them trying to reclaim propertyTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:00
Russia refuses to help Cyprus until EU bailout is agreedRussians have tens of billions of euro in island’s banksSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:10
No quick deal for Cyprus in push for Russian helpCypriot minister fails to secure easing of terms on €2.5bn loan from MoscowThu Mar 21 2013 - 06:00
Russia closes investigation into lawyer Sergei Magnitsky's jail deathLawyer had accused officials of €175m theftWed Mar 20 2013 - 07:27
Nicosia looks to Moscow for financial helpCypriot finance minister due in Russia as alternatives to EU-led bailout are soughtWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
