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
Rich Russians reel as EU bailout targets Cypriot accountsForeigners hold some 40 per cent of the €68bn sitting in Cypriot banks. Most of that belongs to RussiansMon Mar 18 2013 - 06:00
UN rights office joins condemnation of Hungary reformsPrime Minister Orban insists democracy is not threatenedSat Mar 16 2013 - 00:00
Moscow police rejects dancers’ defence of Bolshoi acid attack suspectMembers of famed ballet troupe asked Putin for independent inquiry, saying they feared for reputation of Russian cultural iconThu Mar 14 2013 - 00:06
Germany leads EU criticism of Hungary reformsLatest clash between Brussels and Prime minister OrbanTue Mar 12 2013 - 22:00
Zeman pledges to tackle crime, corruption and far-right factionsThe Czech Republic’s new president, Milos Zeman, has vowed to fight crime, corruption and nationalism and to stabilise the country…Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
Bolshoi Ballet's star dancer admits planning acid attack on directorA star dancer with Russia’s famed Bolshoi Ballet has confessed to organising an acid attack that almost blinded the company’s…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Bolshoi dancer arrested over acid attackRussian police detained one of the Bolshoi Ballet's top dancers yesterday over an acid attack that nearly blinded the troupe's artistic director and exposed fierce backstage rivalries at the famed theatre.Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Czech senators back charges of treason against outgoing president Vaclav KlausCzech senators have backed a move to bring treason charges against President Vaclav Klaus, for pushing through a controversial…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
PM ousted over assets scandalSlovenia ousted prime minister Janez Jansa last night, after a corruption scandal sank his government as it sought to ease an…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Mayor charged with money launderingThe mayor of Tbilisi has been charged with theft and money laundering, in a case that is seen as the latest round in a fierce…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Resignation of government fails to quell angry protestsTens of thousands of people have joined angry protest marches across Bulgaria, after the resignation of the government failed…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Balkans cancer scare over milk toxin spreadsA scare over contaminated milk which has forced Serbia’s government to remove some dairy products from sale and to deny allegations…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Oligarchs sign up to charity pledgeTwo of the former Soviet Union’s richest men have joined a US initiative to give at least half of their fortunes to charity, …Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Bulgaria's ruling party resigns after violent protests over electricity pricesBulgaria’s government has resigned after violent public protests against rising energy bills, austerity measures and corruption…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Football fans' racist taunts reflect resurgent anti-Semitism, anti-Roma feeling in HungaryBUDAPEST LETTER: Hungary will play probably its most important football match of 2013, an event that should have unified the…Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Latvian parliament moves towards adopting euro currencyLatvia’s parliament has passed laws that open the way for it to become the 18th European Union member to adopt the euro at the…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
EU freezes €890m of Polish road funds over graft claimsThe European Union has frozen some €890 million of development funds for Poland over fears of corruption in road-building projects…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Former Ukraine official gets life for journalist's murderA Ukrainian former senior official who has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of investigative journalist Georgy…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Slovenes stop work as PM told to quitTens of thousands of Slovenians held a strike yesterday against austerity measures, as the government of prime minister Janez…Thu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
Serbia quashes hopes it might let Kosovo join UNSerbia has quashed suggestions that it might let Kosovo join the United Nations and Kosovo has rejected talk of autonomy for …Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
Serb PM calls for acknowledgment that control of Kosovo has been lostThe Serb prime minister Ivica Dacic has called on his compatriots to accept “the reality” in Kosovo and acknowledge that Belgrade…Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Election to be decided by run-offThe Czech Republic’s first direct election for president will be decided by a run-off in a fortnight, after two colourful characters…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Czechs to elect successor to Eurosceptic KlausTo what may be a collective sigh of relief from senior European Union officials, Czechs are to elect a successor to president…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Cold snap, snows and blizzards kill 200 across central and eastern EuropeSome 200 people have died as a result of a fierce, cold snap gripping central and eastern Europe, amid fears that a dispute between…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Czech coalition party to join oppositionThe Czech Republic’s minority government faces a tough start to 2013, after a party in the ruling coalition pledged to join the…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Billionaire businessman turned politician - Moscow's man or Georgia's defender?GEORGIA LETTER: Georgia’s prime minister rejects charges he is a Kremlin puppetTue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Ukraine PM re-elected amid fights and protestUkraine’s parliament has re-appointed Mykola Azarov as prime minister amid a second torrid day of protests and punch-ups between…Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Serb given life sentence for Srebrenica killingsFormer Bosnian Serb general Zdravko Tolimir has been sentenced to life in prison for his key role in the massacre of thousands…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Ukraine takes helm as rift deepens between OSCE statesANALYSIS: It is perhaps fitting, though not reassuring for the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, that a …Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
UN war crimes tribunal in firing line over acquittalsDissenting judge claims colleagues’ arguments are grotesqueFri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Kosovo and Serbia agree to joint controls at borderKosovo and Serbia have agreed to control crossing points on their disputed border jointly and to send liaison officers to each…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Netanyahu thanks Czechs for supportIsraeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has insisted he is committed to forging peace in the Middle EastThu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Transdniestrian thaw and entry of Mongolia among year's highlightsAchievements: Ireland has avoided unpleasant political and financial shocks during its year at the helm of the Organisation …Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Orban condemns politician's call for list of Hungary's JewsHungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has condemned a far-right politician after he called for a list to be drawn up of all the…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Old east-west divisions endure since 1975 accordsOSCE SUMMIT: Tomorrow Ireland hosts the 19th ministerial council meeting of the OSCE, a body set up to be a bridge across the…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Former Kosovo rebel chief acquitted over war crimesSerbia has condemned the United Nations court at The Hague for acquitting a former Kosovar rebel leader of war crimes, a fortnight…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Hungarian deputy who is TCD graduate under fire for remarks on 'listing' JewsA far-right member of Hungary’s parliament has drawn condemnation for calling on the government to compile a list of Jews living…Wed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
