Slovakia
Random killing spree or race crime?
31 August 2010
Presseurop
SME 
SME, 31 August 2010
The entire front page of SME is devoted to a single story: on 30 August in Bratislava, “a gunman shot seven of his neighbours before committing suicide.” According to the daily, the man, a former soldier, who shot “at everything that moved,” also wounded 15 people. Six of the victims were all from the same Roma family. Although police have yet to confirm the motive for the murders, relatives of the victims are convinced that they were racially motivated. “How can we restore confidence in our security, for the Roms and also for all of the residents in the city?” wonders the daily.
As Greece pimps its ancient monuments to bring in the tourists, lovers of cultural heritage are up in arms. But the country is only doing openly what the whole of Europe is: looting historic sites to drum up more ready cash. 
Asserting national values is central to the political project of the Hungarian PM. Since the start of the year, fifteen paintings, specially commissioned for an exhibition in the Castle of Buda, have been putting this ambition on show. 
The game has gone on for nearly two years: Athens pretends to comply with the demands of its creditors and partners, and they pretend to believe in Greece’s commitments. As the spectre of default comes nearer, however, the Greek bluff cannot go on much longer, writes an El Mundo editorialist.