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"Despite a general strike, the wrath of thousands of Greeks and dissenting voices within the European Commission, everything is being done, it seems, to keep Greece in the euro."
Greece clings to euro – La Libre Belgique
Argentinean president Cristina Kirchner has announced the publication of a report on the 1982 Falklands war with Britain. She also plans to denounce Britain's recent "militarisation of the South Atlantic" at the UN. London has already sent Prince William to the region and intends also to send in a destroyer.
Malvinas: no change and protests at UN continue – Clarín
Faced with the cold snap, Italy has had to import emergency supplies of gas, but too late for 400 companies which have had to already had to temporarily close. The advent of snow has made the economic situation worse and "lays bare the moral and energy weaknesses of the country," writes the Turin daily.
Frost, warning for the economy – La Stampa
Martin Kuba, the Czech Republic's new Minister of Industry, has curbed the nuclear expansion plans of his predecessor, Martin Kocourek, who sought to boost reliance on nuclear to 80 percent of all energy needs by 2060. "What is realistic is completing next two blocks in Temelin and extending the life of the Dukovany (nuclear plant) until 2035," he said.
End of the atomic fiction: only Temelin instead of 18 reactors – Hospodářské Noviny
The cold snap once again demonstrates how the Europe is dependent on Russian energy, laments the Croatian daily. Resources being limited, the construction of the South Stream pipeline will not change the situation.
Europe in grip of winter and Russian gas – Večer
The Warsaw daily reports that the Polish military contingent in Afghanistan will be reduced from 2,500 to 1,800 by the autumn. A formal decision on withdrawal is expected in the coming days.
The Afghan plan – Gazeta Wyborcza
Northern Ireland's leaders - both Unionists and Nationalists - have called on their fellow citizens to pray for the Reverend Ian Paisley. The firebrand religious leader and former Northern Ireland First Minister, 85, has been in intensive care since February 6 due to heart problems.
Prayers for Paisley – The Belfast Telegraph
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