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Conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday called upon the leftist-led government to "stop dividing Greeks" over the name dispute with Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).

Starting from Tuesday, the Social Democratic leader Zoran Zaev is holding a series of meetings with his coalition partners from the three main ethnic Albanian parties to align their stances on the future ministers in his cabinet.

On Monday, Zaev confirmed he was ready to start final talks about the ministers and sounded optimistic about the outcome.

Constitutional amendments that will usher in an executive presidential system with few checks and balance will be a disaster for Turkey, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said, calling on citizens to vote "no" to provide a breath of fresh air.

Two Chechens who were accused of beheading three priests in Syria avoided sentencing on murder charges, though they were sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for being a member of a terror organization by an Istanbul court.

Greece's leftist government has said that future proceeds from privatizations would be diverted to pension funds instead of debt repayment ? a move the country's creditors are likely to oppose.

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Employees of the Police Department in Kosovska Mitrovica who have not been integrated into the Kosovo Police Service following the signing of the Belgrade-Pristina agreement in Brussels staged a protest in front of the building of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) on Monday.

STUTTGART - Peter Friedrich, minister for the Bundesrat, Europe and international affairs of Baden-Wurttemberg, stated on Wednesday that this state will call on Bundesrat to speed up the negotiating process with Serbia.

Russian and U.S. envoys comment on OSCE role

BELGRADE -- During its OSCE chairmanship, Serbia is expected to focus on "professional, efficient and impartial mediation in seeking solutions to the Ukrainian crisis."

During his visit to Ukraine, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic - whose country chairs the OSCE in 2015 - said Serbia respected the territorial integrity of Ukraine and would consider it a basic principle while heading the organisation.

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BELGRADE - In Serbia, most children without parental care live in foster families, with fewer than 1,000 boys and girls living in relevant institutions, which makes Serbia the best in Europe in this regard, Serbian Minister of Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin said on Monday.