"Clashes at anti-PM protest," headlines La Stampa in the wake of a "Purple people" demonstration to demand Silvio Berlusconi’s resignation outside his villa in Arcore near Milan. Inspired by the revolution in Egypt, demonstrators drew attention to the recent sex scandals involving the prime minister. Police intervened when some of them attempted to force open the gates to the residence, in what La Stampa describes as a bid “to strike at the heart of Berlusconism.” The newspaper points out that "there is nowhere more sacred to Berlusconi than the Villa San Martino," whose purchase coincided with the beginning of his rise to power. The 16th century mansion, which has been used for high-level political meetings, has more recently been in the news as the venue for the Italian premier’s notorious “bunga bunga” parties.
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.