Kerry Skyring

The famed pursuer of Nazi war criminals, Simon Wiesenthal, died in Vienna this week and was buried in Israel. He was a true Central European - born in the town of Buczacs…

The Visegrad Four - Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia met in Budapest this week. The Slovenian and Austrian leaders were also represented at the talks which…

The countries most concerned about what is called the 'framework budget' are the new member states, which fear that delays will lead to the postponement of EU funded…

European Union leaders and the Bush administration wrapped up a summit in Washington this week at which they emphasised their friendship and common goals. President Bush…

Hungary has a new president. This week, Laszlo Solyom - an opposition candidate, won the vote ahead of the Socialist party candidate Katalin Szili. Now the Socialist Party…

One of the main functions of the Council of Europe is now the European Court of Human Rights. But that court has a backlog of nearly 80,000 cases. We asked Aaron Rhodes …

In the Czech Republic the government of Prime Minister Stanislav Gross narrowly survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Friday - the latest turn in a political…

Central European political and religious leaders attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II in Rome on Friday. Thousands of ordinary believers made the pilgrimage to Rome…

In the Czech Republic the government of Prime Minister Stanislav Gross narrowly survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Friday - the latest turn in a political…

With the Visegrad countries - Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, importing most of their crude oil and natural gas requirements from Russia, is Central…