One week left, and Ireland still wavers…
The front page of the Irish Times carries a far from fetching photograph of Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Brian Cowen looking sombrely into the distance. Is the layout desk at the Dublin daily mischievously suggesting that he has just learned the results of a latest poll on the Lisbon treaty referendum? With only one week to go, only 48% are ready to say Yes to the controversial 269 page tome. The percentage of those against ratification has risen four points to 33%. Attempting to strike a positive note, today’s leader notes that “Supporters of Lisbon will be glad their lead has held steady”. However, with a resurrected Declan Ganley leading the No camp, the unpopular Brian Cowen may be right to feel gloomy. Despite cross-party support, and a campaign the Irish Times optimistically terms “vigorous”, the Taoiseach's efforts to see the treaty through have left 19% of the electorate still in a state of indecision.
In a time of crisis with high unemployment, young Lithuanians are following in the footsteps of their emigrant ancestors. Tens of thousands have left the country in search of a better life, mainly in the British Isles and Scandinavia. The weekly Veidas reports: 
The new Eurogroup meeting on February 9 is not enough to banish the spectre of a Greek bankruptcy. While Athens may largely be responsible for the crisis, the EU and its partners are not blameless themselves. La Stampa argues that their confused messages and the absence of any strategy have transformed a resolvable problem into an explosive chaos. 
Two camps, two theories, and two visions of France: 18 years after the massacre of 800,000 Tutsis, the precise role played by Paris is still the subject of heated debate, fueled by the findings of successive criminal investigations.