Fatal storm on Atlantic coast
"Attacked by the sea," announces the front-page of Libération, which quotes one of the survivors of the storm known as Xynthia, which killed approximately 50 people in western France on the night of the 27 February. The storm, which was the most violent to strike the country since 1999 (92 fatalities), brought "freak tides, which breached sea walls." Elsewhere "torrential rains caused rivers to burst their banks, while 130kph winds uprooted trees, tore away roof tops, and prompted power cuts and delays in air and rail services… " reports the daily. Libération draws a parallel with the earthquake in Chile, which occurred almost at the same time, and notes that the impact of both disasters was limited by "the existence of a stable and responsible state, which forbids the construction of substandard buildings, and employs well organized rescue services. The Chileans, like the French, should be thankful for the fact that they live in countries with plenty of competent civil servants."
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.