Estonia
Vodka and the Beatles on a New Year’s Eve in Narva
Narva, the northern Estonian city right on the border with Russia, has been much in the news of late. Not…
Hungary is stretching the EU’s patience to its limit
Hungary is no stranger to spats with its European neighbours. Under prime minister Viktor Orbán’s leadership, it has exercised veto…
Why the Baltics fear Russia
In the historic heart of Riga, Latvia’s lively capital, there is a building that reveals why the Baltic States remain…
Linked in
What makes the World Service so different from the rest of the BBC? I asked Mary Hockaday, the controller of…
Watching the next war
Nato’s beefed-up military exercises are impressive – and ominous
Europe vs liberty
Václav Klaus, the former Czech president, on David Cameron, the EU, Russia — and the end of free speech
