European asylum law no longer credible
Leading with the headline "EU label still does not guarantee rule of law," Süddeutsche Zeitung reports on a decision of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany, which opposed the deportation of an Iraqi asylum seeker to Greece on 9 September. According to the Dublin II Regulation, the country where a migrant first arrives in the European Union is responsible for his or her application for asylum. However, Greece, like other states on the borders of the Union, has been overwhelmed by refugees. "The scandalous treatment that Athens inflicts on refugees has been well documented," notes the Munich daily, which adds that "the court is right to block irresponsible deportations" to "so-called safe countries." If the decision sets a precedent, "Germany will have to deal with an upsurge in the number of asylum seekers," as did the Scandinavian countries. "With the help of this unexpected turn of events [… ], countries on the Union's southern borders may obtain satisfaction for their long-standing demand for more solidarity within Europe." At the same time, SZ accuses Athens of coercion: "Greece has instrumentalized its strict and negligent policy towards refugees to impose its wishes on the rest of Europe. It is distressing, but we cannot follow its example and punish refugees."
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.