Ukraine’s president Petro Poroskenko says Kremlin could use protests to destabilise country

Prime ministers and Israeli footballers seen as possible targets for attacks

Kyrgyzstan says one person detained over embarrassing hoax by well-known Russian duo

While the faces in power have changed frustration grows over continued corruption

Political uncertainty ahead for both states amid waning enthusiasm for EU

Anger at ‘pro-EU’ governments helps Kremlin-friendly candidates

Viktor Orbán says US ‘big bang’ spells the end of ‘20 years of liberal non-democracy’

Vladimir Putin hopes for joint work on leading Russian-American relations out of crisis

Vote is a further blow to prime minister Viktor Orban following invalid referendum

Russia has warned Montenegro about push for Nato membership

Presidential vote likely to go to run-off between air force veteran and ruling party candidate

Police in France and Spain have staged protests and withdrawn from some duties

Prosecutor general says deputies already reporting each other in corruption inquiry

Western-backed declaration system reveals cash and assets held by Ukrainian officials

Pro-Russian candidate Igor Dodon narrowly fails to win in first round of election

Opposition rejects claims of attack plot with possible Russian link

Fears grow over press freedom as Viktor Orban’s inner circle accumulates control

Montenegro claims men from neighbouring Serbia targeted its leader Milo Djukanovic

Critics at 1956 memorial event jeer ‘Viktator’ who depicts Brussels as threat to freedom

Weekend events will mark 60th anniversary of doomed anti-Soviet uprising

Bosnian mayor refuses to concede defeat to Serb rival amid claims of major fraud

Security forces arrest Serb ‘criminal group’ and block messaging apps on polling day

Milo Djukanovic accuses opposition of doing Russia’s bidding ahead of contentious election

Media watchdogs see press freedom threatened by Viktor Orban’s government

Georgian Dream set to retain power as monitors give positive assessment of vote

Ex-president says he will return from exile in Odessa if his rivals are defeated

Fears of ballot fix as Bosnian Serb who denies 1995 genocide poised to be mayor

Marchers call for border to be opened as they leave Belgrade escorted by police

Viktor Orban says landslide No vote in referendum boosts his anti-immigration stance

Leader Viktor Orban says Brussels ‘cannot ignore the will of Hungarian voters’

Orban makes final appeal to voters ahead of Sunday’s poll amid international criticism

Government critics fear victory for Orban and a crackdown on foreigners entering country

Moscow rejects damning findings of international investigation

Country’s refugee policy lambasted ahead of referendum on EU mandate on refugees

Bosnian Serb president summoned for questioning and EU rejects result

Leaders of ‘Balkan route’ states discuss security and migrant return deals

Russia and the West at odds again amid bellicose Balkan rhetoric

Viktor Orban says guarded camps needed on ‘an island or some shore of north Africa’

Anti-immigration government ready for referendum to oppose refugee quotas

Yevgeny Zhilin shot by unidentified man wearing false moustache and Panama hat

Latest row in divided Bosnia comes amid hopes for progress on EU membership

The writings of a market gardener from Kilkenny may yet influence the legacy of the notorious wartime archbishop of Zagreb

Weak economy, Serbia tensions and migration crisis await country's new leader

Prime Minister’s controversial friend given honour as refugee referendum looms

President Petro Poroshenko says he hears ‘Russian accents’ from some EU states

Obama-Putin talks fail at G20 summit as Turkey renews call for Syria no-fly zone

Ankara warns that Europe will face ‘huge risk’ unless bloc drops visa rules for Turks

Unclear leadership and Kyrgyzstan bombing add to regional instability fuelled by terror threat

Links with Turkey and Russia, refugee issues and Brexit all signal a divided bloc

Viktor Orban wants barrier ‘capable of stopping several hundred thousand people’

Leaders of Russia, Germany and France to hold Ukraine talks next month

Kremlin leader strikes soft tone but war games continue

Hungary rejects Muslim refugees but Kurultaj links it to today’s Islamic world

Germany’s top diplomat Steinmeier laments Ukraine deadlock before Russia visit

Moscow deploys air defence system to Black Sea as tension escalates in Crimea

War games launched around Black Sea as UN prepares to discuss developments

Erdogan and Putin mend ties as Turkey’s rift with EU and US grows over coup reaction

Analysis: Kremlin quick to seize on Ankara’s frustration with EU and US

Separatist leader recovers from bomb attack as Russia stops traffic at Crimea border

Relations between the two soured by disputes over conflict from collapse of Yugoslavia

Asylum seekers may be turned back if Vienna-imposed cap of 37,500 is reached

Hungary denies allegations of brutality and breaking legal obligations to refugees

Two policemen killed and scores of protesters hurt in Yerevan amid rising violence

Critics wary of Russian president’s visit to site of 1916 Russian POW disaster

Under strain Serbia sends troops to block ‘Balkan route’ from Bulgaria and Macedonia

State security, pro-Kiev fighters and Russian-backed militants all accused of abuses

Explosion in Kiev an attempt to destabilise Ukraine, says President Petro Poroshenko

Serbia sends troops to halt people-smuggling from Bulgaria and Macedonia

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Search for the missing and dead could last years and hamper any reconciliation efforts

‘Cruel and violent treatment’ being used to force refugees back into Serbia, says group

Tallinn is at the forefront of cyber defence, nine years after attacks by Russian hackers

UN condemns Hungary’s border control measures as Serbian minister voices concern

Security services monitor Kremlin influence after it stoked separatism in Ukraine

Summit will ramp up Nato's response to the Kremlin’s moves in eastern Europe

Human rights groups deplore police push-back powers and squalid border conditions

Hundreds of migrants found as people smugglers profit from tighter borders

Prize of EU membership has driven 25 years of change in ex-communist Europe

Questions over whether top EU officials did enough to avert Brexit

Halo Trust teaches locals how to clear mines in their territory that war leaves behind

Kiev and militants dispute timetable for elections and constitutional change

Rinat Akhmetov has influence – and enemies – on both sides of Ukraine’s internal frontline

A bus carrying Russian fans in Cannes is reportedly stopped by French riot police

Kiev wrestles with deep Moscow ties and television propaganda at its separatist fringe

Moscow says manoeuvres in Poland are unjustified and reserves right to respond

From vast queues to shellfire, travellers face grim ordeal when crossing the frontline

Attack in Tbilisi blamed on far-right group comes amid rising tensions and violence

Divisions between pro-West Kiev and Russian-backed separatists erode ceasfire

Less fighting but rising poverty and uncertainty in Russian-backed region of Donetsk

Ukrainian pilot’s release and softer rhetoric boost those in EU who want to mend Russia ties

Evacuation of some 8,200 people from Idomeni begins in ‘calm atmosphere’

Moscow accuses Nato of harming Europe’s security and casts doubt on proposed talks

Protests continue over corruption and presidential pardons for powerful figures

Asylum seekers are being pushed into hands of smugglers, say human rights groups

Rights group says Hungary wants to send migrants back to struggling Greece

Thousands of asylum seekers still reaching Austria and Germany via Hungary

Ukraine finds paintings stolen from Verona museum on island near Moldovan border

One year after Kumanovo gun battle, many suspect a state plot to distract from scandals

Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia also wary of visa-free EU travel for Turks

Dozens of migrants still transit Serbia daily and cross ‘closed’ Balkan borders