Macedonia will preside over the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe under the logo “Macedonian Chairmanship 2010”. This is the final decision, reached on Wednesday night by the Committee of Ministers at ambassadorial level in Strasbourg. As TV channel A1 announced two days ago, Greece has no way of preventing the country in using its adjective in the organization where it is a full-fledged member. Macedonia’s delegation in Strasbourg will distribute its documents with the logo “Macedonian Chairmanship” and then the Secretariat of the European Council, at the request of Greece, will distribute an additional cover page at which the provisional reference FYROM will be found. This is the final compromise between the two countries. Diplomats of the Council of Europe say that they expect more pressures and drama from Greece in the course of the Macedonian Chairmanship – leaving meetings, tearing pages and posters, but nothing should distress Macedonia. The country must focus on the priorities of its presidency-such as the human and minority rights and presenting itself in good light before its European partners. The logo of Macedonian Chairmanship is a stylized Macedonian flag with the logo of the Council of Europe. The presidency begins on 11 May lead by Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki.
