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
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
