Dagens Nyheter du 8 juin 2009
In the wake of a breakthrough result for the Pirate Party, which campaigns for the legalization of internet file sharing, Dagens Nyheter leads with the headline “Pirates to Settle EU.” The Swedish daily notes that European elections are increasingly marked by “protest votes.” The 7% and one seat won by the new party will mark a "significant shift in the political landscape,” which has deprived extreme-right movement Sweden Democrats of a portion of their electorate. According to Dagens Nyheter “The Pirates gained support from young people who distrust politicians, the Sweden Democrats movement usually attracting strong youth support.”
The leader of Greece’s leftist alliance SYRIZA is the new bright hope of Greek politics. Steering a course between pragmatism and the rhetoric of class warfare, he has unsettled Berlin, and not just those who back Angela Merkel's austerity policies. 
Europe’s economic woes have forced us to try to understand the secret Olympian world of global finance. But now that we pay more attention to bond yields and stability mechanisms, isn’t it clear that the experts up on their lofty peaks don’t know what’s going on either? 
This year’s Eurovision Song Contest is hosted by Azerbaijan, a country that is far from being a model democracy. An Estonian journalist takes a critical look at the deferential treatment enjoyed by the regime in Baku.