European Commission calls for talks with Albania and Macedonia on joining bloc

Veteran politician spearheaded successful campaign to join Nato last year

With abundant capital, European development bank broadens its horizons

Loss of Magyar Nemzet raises questions over future of the country’s independent media

Orban’s victory leaves opposition and civil society groups facing uncertain future

Fidesz party projected to secure 133 seats needed to give it a supermajority in parliament

Prime minister Viktor Orban is seeking third-successive two-thirds majority in parliament

Polls give Fidesz strong lead in election dominated by migration and corruption

Hungarian leader peppers election campaign with threats of ‘making amends’

Security checks to target Putin associates but hopes for western unity falter

Metropolitan Police say Nikolai Glushkov died from compression to the neck

Putin critics warn that Moscow is likely to view retaliation over spy attack as weak

A big question is how far allies will be prepared to go to back May’s tough stance

The poisoning of Sergei Skripal involved the use of a nerve agent. With suspicion of Russian involvement, the attack strains relations between London and Moscow

Souring relations compromise business interests involving hefty investment flows each way

Attempt to have say on judges infringes Ukraine’s sovereignty, says president

Unknown substance found where Sergei Skripal was unconscious on a bench in Salisbury

Prodi, Gusenbauer and Kwasniewski deny wrongdoing as Ukraine lobbying faces scrutiny

The eurozone member state has been hit hard by bribery and money laundering allegations that have raised questions about overseas money

Maris Kucinskis confronts accusations that have damaged country’s reputation