Solidarity, the anti-shock doctrine
Anti-shock therapy is needed to pull us out of the crisis, believes former Solidarity economist Leszek Balcerowicz in an interview with Romanian daily Cotidianul. Twenty years after the first free elections in Poland, the former Minister of Finance and former governor of the Polish central bank believes the recipe adminstered to ensure the transition from a planned economy to a market one at the beginning of the 1990’s should be back on the menu again. "Confidence and solidarity are essential ingredients to counter the shock into which the crisis has plunged us," he argues.
"Shall we sign up to this global Solidarnosc," wonders the free-market liberal daily, which reminds readers that Poland is the only country out of the ten states that joined the union in 2004 which enjoys any economic growth. 0.8% in the first quarter of 2009.
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: 
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. 
Agree to new austerity measures or risk being kicked out of the eurozone: that’s the alternative presented to Athens on the day the euro group is meeting. It’s a situation Greek politicians have failed to avoid, regrets To Vima.