Berlusconi ‘propels us towards chaos’

Italy is in the midst of a political upheaval after the September 28 resignations of five ministers from the coalition government led by the Democratic Party's Enrico Letta. Silvio Berlusconi's decision to ask his ministers to resign is criticised by nearly all the country's press.

Moscow blocks the path to the EU

Russia has applied more and more pressure on its former satellites to join its proposed Eurasian Union. Lithuania, which is keen to forge new ties with the EU, is also coming under increasing powerful pressure.