Hospodářské noviny, 29 June 2010
A month after general elections, the Czech Republic has now got a new prime minister. Petr Nečas, leader of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS, liberal conservative), was appointed on 28 June by president Václav Klaus. "Prime Minister Nečas already knows where to cut costs," headlines Hospodářské noviny, explaining that the centre-right coalition has pledged to shrink the budget deficit, overhaul the pension system and carry out "the biggest healthcare reform in 20 years" – while fighting corruption as well.
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.