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Elections, governments, coalitions and diplomacy across Eastern Europe. We follow how power is won and used in the region’s capitals, how decisions are made in Brussels, and what they mean for the people who live with the results.
President Ilham Aliyev's decision to skip the Organisation of Turkic States summit in Turkey highlights growing diplomatic friction between Baku and Ankara. The tension stems from disputes over Azerbaijani school hijab restrictions and competing UN Secretary-General nominations.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan vowed to use political means to dismantle those distributing electoral bribes following local elections.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met with US Chargé d'Affaires Courtney Austrian to attempt restoring strategic ties following a freeze in relations. The diplomatic…
The Left has introduced a bill to abolish the Church Fund, which provided 272.6 million zloty in state subsidies this year. The proposal seeks…
Amnesty International has appealed to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for the release of researcher Bahruz Samadov. The organization claims the 31-year-old faces arbitrary imprisonment…
The Student List secured 52.71 per cent of the vote, defeating the Serbian Progressive Party to win an outright parliamentary majority. This decisive victory…
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan may call snap elections to reach the 70 seats required for constitutional changes. The ruling Civil Contract party currently holds…
The National Bank of Serbia revoked Alta Bank's licence following significant financial deterioration and allegations of a 50 million euro fund transfer. The Serbian…
The victory of the Student List movement in Serbia threatens Moscow's regional influence as the new government seeks to overhaul state institutions. Carnegie fellow…
The Student List movement won 53% of the vote in the October 25 elections, ending the rule of Aleksandar Vučić. The new government aims…
President Karol Nawrocki returned from Senegal to confront judges at the Constitutional Tribunal during an overnight standoff. The incident involved a dispute over the…
A court in Chita sentenced 23-year-old Gevorg Grigoryan to 9.5 years in prison for social media comments regarding the military and Nazism. The sentencing…
Karol Nawrocki returned to Warsaw on October 30 to address escalating tensions within the Constitutional Tribunal. Prosecutor General Waldemar Zurek submitted five requests to…
Supporters of Chief Justice Bogdan Święczkowski breached the Constitutional Tribunal fence with power tools as Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska issued a suspension order. The conflict…
Russia's draft 2027 budget prioritizes national defense by increasing spending 41% to RUB 17.15 trillion. This allocation accounts for 35.2% of all federal spending,…
Vladimir Putin awarded the Hero of Russia title to Zelimkhan Batukaev, a commander in the Akhmat Unit, despite his 2016 conviction for the armed…
MP Taron Chakhoyan triggered a physical confrontation in the Armenian parliament after accusing opposition lawmakers of corruption. The scuffle involved thrown chairs and water,…
