Queen to declare "good" education a right
What is a good education? Is it science-based, the ability to get a job, to be as well-bred as the Queen of England? Opinions vary hugely, but according to the Daily Telegraph, the British government has decided to make it a right. In her forthcoming speech to parliament, Elizabeth II will unveil “our”* government’s plan to create a set of pupil and parent “guarantees”. These will include “healthy eating, active lifestyles and mental wellbeing”. Parents, the London daily reports “will be able to complain directly to the Local Government Ombudsman if schools and councils fail to meet the guarantees.” They will also be able to take schools to court as a “last resort”. The UK Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has attacked the plan. “School leaders are extremely concerned that these ‘guarantees’ will turn into a whingers’ charter for the more litigious parents”, said a spokesman.
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.