"Angry Ones abandon [Puerta del] Sol," headlines ABC, in the wake of the 15-M movement’s decision to dismantle its camp in the Madrid square since 16 May. The "final initiative on the day of goodbyes" was a demonstration in the centre of the capital that ended outside the Spanish parliament, which has been targeted by the "indignados" in recent days. "The new goal will be to extend the movement to the neighbourhoods and to keep the challenge to state institutions alive," continues the Madrid daily. And this "after the 25-day extralegal occupation of public space and the intolerable passivity of the ministry of the interior, which has brought to light the double dealing of socialist Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, who is both a minister and a candidate" for the post of prime minister in the next general elections. The conservative daily argues that "the pretexts [for the lack of state intervention] are not credible. The law must be respected by everyone, and that includes both public authorities and citizens."
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.