The Irish Times view on Covid-19 in Europe: the populist surge
Rising infection rates in central and eastern Europe suggest a correlation between vaccine scepticism and populist politics
Rising infection rates in central and eastern Europe suggest a correlation between vaccine scepticism and populist politics
Country in limbo after head of state hospitalised after last month’s parliamentary election
The resignation of Austria’s chancellor Sebastian Kurz takes off stage a man seen by many in the party as its most effective model of a new more right-wing challenge to the politics of populism that have eroded the base of Europe’s centrist parties
Voters hand defeat to PM Andrej Babis’s ANO party and back opposition group Together
US state of South Dakota now one of the world’s biggest secrecy jurisdictions
At least 150 injured as wind speeds of up to 330km/h reduce area to a ‘living hell’
Top politicians and police chiefs reject comparisons to killing of George Floyd in US
Russia- and China-friendly Czech president Milos Zeman also under fire
Sealing deal on making decarbonisation a reality set to break new ground in difficulty
Blatny defied pressure from the president who wants to buy Russian and Chinese vaccines
Vaccine debate intensifies as pandemic's third wave batters central Europe
Prime minister Igor Matovic denies Sputnik V is part of Moscow’s ‘hybrid war’ with EU
Poland and Czech Republic reimpose restrictions as Slovakia seeks EU vaccine help
Slovakia seeks foreign medics and eyes Russian vaccine as death rate soars
Moscow lambasts ‘archaic’ American democracy while Merkel ‘furious’ at scenes
Thirteen EU states urge bloc to share vaccine with Balkan and eastern neighbours
Central Europe on guard as winter follows hard second wave of pandemic
Kremlin says 2 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine will soon be available
Positive reports on Oxford vaccine but UK warns ‘we’re not there yet’
Slovakia plans mass testing as coronavirus surge strains central and eastern Europe
Russia sees record rise in cases and Poland's premier goes into quarantine
Slovak troops mobilised as infections spiral in central and eastern Europe
Brussels hardest-hit capital after Madrid, while the Netherlands prepares to send hospital patients to Germany
Czechs and Slovaks impose states of emergency as infections soar in Russia
Record daily rises registered around region that fared well in pandemic's first wave
Slovakia set to scrap raft of restrictions and allow foreign day trips to eight countries
June 15th the target for easing controls on EU’s Schengen borders before holiday season
Three Prague politicians who angered Moscow reportedly targets for ricin attack
Czechs eye ‘corona corridor’ to Adriatic coast as lockdown controls ease
Sides examining possibility of negotiating via video-conferencing or conference calls
Belgrade seeks China's help as central Europe fights spread of Covid-19
Thousands protest against Andrej Babis over alleged subsidy fraud for second week in a row
Mayors in Visegrad Four countries reject leaders’ positions on immigration and climate
Attacker kills himself after fleeing attack in hospital waiting room in city of Ostrava
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