The Executive Board has a rotating membership of 58 Member States who meet twice a year to oversee the implementation of the Programme and Budget of UNESCO, as adopted by the General Conference.

UNESCO: THEMES

Instead, the total number of commissioners will be capped at a rotating two-thirds of the number of member states.

ECONOMIST: The small print of a notably complicated document

Iceland could then become a formal candidate in late 2009, when Sweden (another ally) holds the rotating EU presidency, and a full EU member by 2011.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne