EXECUTIVE BOARD
CONSEIL EXECUTIF
F.B (2004) OS
2 March 2004
Note for the attention of the members of the Executive
Board
References concerning "the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia"
and persons belonging to a minority or speaking a minority language
outside the country
Taking into account Resolution (95) 23 adopted by the Committee of
Ministers on 19 October 1995 at the 547th meeting of Ministers'
Deputies, the Secretarial is hereby instructed to use the following
references provisionally for all purposes within the Council of Europe
pending settlement of the difference which has arisen over the name of the
State in question. They are to be used in all documents prepared by the
Secretariat of the Council of Europe.
The Parliamentary Assembly, the Congress of Local and Regional
Authorities of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights and independent
monitoring mechanisms are strongly encouraged to use these references.
However, texts emanating or prepared under instructions from the
Parliamentary Assembly, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of
Europe, the European Court of Human Rights, independent monitoring
mechanisms, as well as reports, declarations and other texts attributed to
individual Parliamentarians, representatives to the Congress, judges of the
Court or members of independent monitoring mechanisms will not have to be
changed if they are not in line with the agreed references.
As regards the country Country: “The
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
The inverted commas are an integral pan of the reference. When the term
appears within a sentence, the “the”
must be written with a small “t”
Adjective/ Nationality: of “the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
Examples: the government of “the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, the
police of “the former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia” citizen of
“the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia”
Adjective referring to culture: Macedonian (Slav)
Examples: Macedonian (Slav) traditions. Macedonian (Slav) culture
Language: Macedonian (Slav)
As regards persons belonging to a minority or speaking a minority
language outside the country
Persons/group: Macedonian(s) accompanied by a footnote reading
“Terminology of self-identification used
by the person(s) concerned”
Adjective: Macedonian (Slav)
Examples: Macedonian (Slav) traditions. Macedonian (Slav) associations,
Macedonian (Slav) schools
Language: Macedonian (Slav)
Jan Kleijssen
Director of the Secretary General's Private Office
