Russian gas issue causes headache for Spain
Vladimir Putin's allusion to another possible gas dispute between Moscow and Kiev is the cause of considerable concern for Spain, which will shortly assume the Presidency of the EU. According to La Vanguardia, the possibility of a wrangle that could disrupt EU gas supplies delivered via the Ukraine prompted a quick response from the Spanish government's Secretary of State for the European Union who has reminded Moscow that "Russian-Ukrainian relations should not be allowed to overshadow relations between Russia and the EU." On a visit to Moscow in preparation for the EU presidency, Diego López Garrido described the EU and Russia as "global players" who need to do more. He also admitted that there is not much hope for a "strategic agreement" on energy between Russia and the EU in the near future.
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.