Slovakia postpones vote on treaty againSLOVAKIA: Slovakia's ruling coalition postponed a vote to ratify the new EU treaty for a second time yesterday, after opposition…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Nikolic win could hasten Kosovo independenceKOSOVO: Victory for ultra-nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic in Sunday's Serb presidential election run-off could prompt…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Serbia to sell 51% stake in oil firm to RussiaSERBIA: Serbia's leaders will today give control of their country's finest energy asset to Russia, in what critics have called…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Leader accuses minister of blocking graft inquiryROMANIA: President Traian Basescu has lambasted his justice minister for allegedly blocking high-profile corruption investigations…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Serb minister to seek EU pactSERBIA: A Serb minister will implore the European Union tomorrow to sign a pre-accession pact with his country, despite its …Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Kostunica holds key in Serbian electionSERBIA: The two men vying for Serbia's presidency started campaigning for the February 3rd run-off yesterday, with both seeking…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Poland to lift its EU talks veto on RussiaPOLAND: Poland said yesterday that improving ties with Russia had prompted it to lift its veto on talks over a new partnership…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
February run-off to decide Serbian resultSERBIA: Serbia's presidential election will be decided in a February 3rd run-off, after exit polls showed that neither ultra…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
Saakashvili's olive branch spurned by oppositionGEORGIA: Mikhail Saakashvili vowed yesterday to fight poverty in Georgia and improve its strained ties with neighbouring Russia…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
Putin faces uphill task on gas dealRUSSIA: Vladimir Putin faced protests and unexpectedly tricky negotiations when he landed in Bulgaria last night on his final…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Ukrainians compensated for savings lost in Soviet collapseUkraine: Despite technical glitches, vast queues, occasional scuffles and the death of at least one pensioner, Ukraine's new…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Child abuse cult case baffles Czech policeCzech Republic: Czech police are grappling with a bizarre case involving alleged child abuse, an obscure religious cult and …Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
Warsaw, Prague plan defence systemPOLAND: Poland and the Czech Republic are to co-ordinate plans to host a US missile defence system and seek security guarantees…Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
Inquiry into Polish secret servicePOLAND: In a blow to President Lech Kaczynski and his twin brother, ex-prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Poland's parliament…Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
Serbia says it will not link status of Kosovo to EU pactSERBIA: Foreign minister Vuk Jeremic says Serbia hopes to sign a key pre-accession pact with the European Union later this month…Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
Saakashvili vows to do better after 'landslide'GEORGIA: Mikhail Saakashvili declared himself the "landslide" victor of Georgia's presidential election yesterday, and pledged…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Unrest follows Georgian electionGEORGIA: Thousands of Georgians protested yesterday after President Mikhail Saakashvili was awarded victory in an election which…Mon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00
Serbia's PM cautions EU over support for KosovoSERBIA: Serbia's prime minister, Vojislav Kostunica, has told the European Union that it must choose between stronger ties with…Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
Serbia to pass Bill at odds with EU entrySERBIA: Serbia was poised last night to approve retaliatory measures that would be taken against the west if Kosovo became independent…Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
Uzbeks set to return Karimov amid criticism of electionUZBEKISTAN: President Islam Karimov promised to bring peace and prosperity to impoverished, isolated Uzbekistan yesterday, as…Mon Dec 24 2007 - 00:00
Karimov looks set to win Uzbek electionUZBEKISTAN: Uzbekistan votes in a presidential election tomorrow, but few people in the Central Asian state or further afield…Sat Dec 22 2007 - 00:00
Moldova expels Romania diplomatsMoldova: Moldova has expelled two Romanian diplomats amid a fierce row over what it calls Bucharest's attempts to influence …Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
Call for Russia to set up military base in SerbiaRUSSIA: Ultra-nationalist Serb Tomislav Nikolic, leader of the country's most popular party and a frontrunner in presidential…Thu Dec 20 2007 - 00:00
Bosnia starts deporting fighters after US pressureBOSNIA: Bosnia has begun deporting hundreds of foreign "Mujahideen" fighters to whom it gave citizenship as a reward for their…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Tymoshenko PM bid blocked as power impasse deepensUkraine: Allies of prime minister Viktor Yanukovich blocked deputies from entering Ukraine's parliament yesterday to vote on…Thu Dec 13 2007 - 00:00
Protests as Tymoshenko fails by one vote to become Ukraine PMUKRAINE: Ukraine's Byzantine battle for power took another bizarre twist yesterday, when Yulia Tymoshenko accused her main rival…Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Kosovo calls on EU and US to back independence bidKOSOVO: Kosovo's leaders have called on the European Union and United States to "urgently" approve their bid for independence…Mon Dec 10 2007 - 00:00
Yushchenko nominates Tymoshenko as new Ukrainian PMUKRAINE: Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko nominated Yulia Tymoshenko to be Ukraine's new prime minister yesterday, apparently…Fri Dec 07 2007 - 00:00
Latvian PM and cabinet quit as corruption scandal widensLATVIA: Latvian prime minister Aigars Kalvitis and his cabinet resigned yesterday, following criticism from the public and president…Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Gazprom's profits fall 25% as clients discuss optionsRussian energy giant Gazprom announced a 25 per cent drop in second-quarter profits yesterday, as key European customers discussed…Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Two Czech babies accidentally swapped returned to parentsCZECH REPUBLIC: Two Czech baby girls who lived with the wrong families for almost a year after being accidentally swapped just…Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Deal moves Bosnia closer to EUBOSNIA: Bosnia reached a preliminary deal on closer ties with the EU yesterday, putting the ethnically divided country on the…Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Ukraine's border jewel sees its future in Middle EuropeLviv Letter: Even in a country whose name means "borderland", the Ukrainian city of Lviv - previously Lwow, Lemberg and Lvov…Fri Nov 30 2007 - 00:00
Poland, Ukraine require late goal rushPOLAND/UKRAINE: With the cheers of election victory still ringing in their ears, the new leaders of Poland and Ukraine have …Thu Nov 29 2007 - 00:00
Leaders clash as talks resume on Kosovo's bid for independenceKosovo: Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo and their foreign allies clashed yesterday over the future of the Albanian-dominated province…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Opposition set for narrow win in Croatian pollCroatia: Croatia's centre-left opposition appeared to have narrowly won a hard-fought general election last night, when exit…Mon Nov 26 2007 - 00:00
Croatia's 'Blair' slightly ahead in opinion pollsCROATIA: Croatia goes to the polls tomorrow, with its two main parties neck and neck in surveys and both vowing to lead their…Sat Nov 24 2007 - 00:00
Slovakian coalition may collapseSLOVAKIA: Slovakia's coalition government could collapse today after prime minister Robert Fico asked the country's president…Sat Nov 24 2007 - 00:00
Top Polish post for camp survivorPoland: New Polish prime minister Donald Tusk has named a war hero, Auschwitz survivor and former foreign minister as his special…Fri Nov 23 2007 - 00:00
Russian diplomat attacks US over BalkansKosovo: The Russian member of a troika of diplomats that is brokering talks between Belgrade and Kosovo broke rank yesterday…Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Financier's arrest linked to power battleRUSSIA: A top Russian finance official accused of embezzling some $30 million (€20 million) could be the latest victim of a …Wed Nov 21 2007 - 00:00
Fire stops Ukrainian mine rescueUKRAINE: A raging fire 1,000m (3,280ft) underground prevented rescue workers yesterday from reaching survivors of a methane …Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
Ukrainian coal mine explosion kills 56Ukraine: A methane explosion in a Ukrainian coal mine killed at least 56 miners yesterday, and officials held out little hope…Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00
Georgia lifts state of emergency as new prime minister appointedGEORGIA: Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili appointed a new prime minister yesterday and lifted a state of emergency in …Sat Nov 17 2007 - 00:00
Georgia to lift state of emergency as News Corp unit remains off airGeorgia: Georgia will lift its state of emergency today, but it is not clear whether a television channel co-owned by an opposition…Fri Nov 16 2007 - 00:00
Havel returns to his writing with controversial new playCZECH REPUBLIC: Almost two decades after Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution transformed him from dissident writer into post-…Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00
Opposition in Georgia names its candidateGEORGIA: Georgia's opposition has named a wealthy winemaker to run against President Mikhail Saakashvili in January's snap election…Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00
Slovenia set to elect centre-left presidentSLOVENIA: Left-leaning diplomat Danilo Turk was poised to become Slovenia's new president last night, after election exit polls…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Ukrainian firm Gdansk shipyard bid approvedPoland's competition regulator has approved a Ukrainian firm's bid to buy the Gdansk shipyards, birthplace of the pro-democracy…Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
Georgian leader bows to protesters and calls electionsGEORGIA: Georgia's leader Mikhail Saakashvili bowed to the will of opposition parties and demonstrators yesterday by announcing…Fri Nov 09 2007 - 00:00
