I'm an ignorant American. I hear all about the political issues of the USA, but not other countries. What are some of the hotly-debated political issues other countries are currently discussing internally?

"In Italy, there is no debate. On the one hand, Berlusconi owns (Mediaset, family newspapers) or controls (national TV) the national media, on the other there are communist nostalgics who think that the main thing is to be morally superior. Journalism in this country - while being (I hope) a dying profession everywhere - is at its most frivolous. Journalists consider themselves commentators and channels for news agencies. They wouldn't know "who, what, where, why, when" if it hit them in the face. Berlusconi wins due to a national failing of character that loves the wise guy and those who through crafty unscrupulousness get by and 'help their friends'. Here people don't seem to have learnt anything from the shambles caused by Mussolini and are quite willing to slide back into the same thing again. Summary: come to Italy for a holiday, but avoid learning enough Italian to understand how morally bankrupt the whole scene is. "