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Political leaders in Greece have failed to agree on austerity measures demanded by the EU and the International Monetary Fund perilously close to a crucial deadline.

Prime Minister-Elect Janez Janša presented the candidates for his cabinet, which is to have 11 ministers and one minister without portfolio. The list of names does not come as a surprise, as the names have already been circulated by the media.

There were violent clashes on the streets of Cairo on Thursday night, as outraged people expressed anger at the deaths of 74 people after a football match on Wednesday.

Fitch Ratings has downgraded government-guaranteed bonds of Slovenian banks NLB and Abanka Vipa to A from AA- and assigned negative outlook following the respective downgrade of Slovenia's credit rating, the banks said in a release on the web site of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange.

Injured players were forced to refuge in their changing room after being attacked in the mayhem which followed a pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said.

To achieve a breakthrough Slovenia needs a new mentality, new values and innovation, as prosperity will not be achieved without competitiveness, a panel organised by the Manager Association was told.

The UN is divided over how to end the violence in Syria. A special session of the 15-nation Security Council had been asked to consider a resolution backing an Arab League plan, but Russia and China remain to be convinced.

Europe is changing rapidly and Slovenia must not hesitate to take measures, outgoing Prime Minister Borut Pahor said after an EU summit in Brussels at which 25 EU members, including Slovenia, reached an agreement on the new EU treaty on fiscal discipline.

Chancellor Angela Merkel has finally got her way with most of Europe agreeing to a German-inspired pact for stricter budget discipline.

Public opinion has coalesced around Janez Janša, according to a poll released by Delo, with the recently-appointed PM-elect outranking election winner Zoran Janković for the first time as the most appropriate prime minister.