Serb nationalists had quashed Kosovo s autonomy.

The municipalities are the only bodies of local autonomy in Slovenia.

It was a terror sub group that was given autonomy under that Party.

We are encouraged by progress made by the Provisional Institutions of Self Government in the implementation of the standards for Kosovo.

As the 1980s progressed, a movement for Estonian autonomy started.

A law enforcement project for the Palestinian autonomous areas was developed.

But the Declaration does not make it a requirement for States to establish such autonomy.

And the United Nations must support every country that embraces the challenge of self government.

He also tried to improve self government of local areas and succeeded in reforming the civil service examination.

The Provisional Institutions of Self Government should be given a real chance to show their worth.

The autonomous region of Somaliland continued to be relatively secure throughout 2004.

Finland nevertheless enjoyed a high degree of , until its independence in 1917.

Sadly, Belgrade s vision of Kosovo returning to Serbian rule albeit with autonomy ignores these realities.

Confucian civic culture also provided the basis for a long history of successful self government.

Afterwards Canadian patriots began focusing on self government and political reform within the British Empire.

The constitution grants religious freedom, freedom of speech, and the right to federal and regional autonomy.

That is needed as a basis for important activities, including the development of economic strategies and the reform of local self government.

The autonomy accorded to the Aland Islands could be considered as a conflict solving mechanism for a territorially compact minority.

It furthermore calls upon all communities to actively participate in the Provisional Institutions of Self Government and in all ongoing processes.

Indigenous peoples, in exercising their right to self determination, have the right to autonomy or self government in matters relating to their internal and local affairs, as well as ways and means for financing their autonomous functions.

1. Notes that Tokelau remains firmly committed to the development of its capacity for self government

Their elevation from political dependency to full self government was fundamental to the regional integration process.

He underscored the important role played by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations in assisting the Non Self Governing Territories to develop their capacity to assume the responsibilities of self government.

With the advent of a large degree of self rule in 1964, the government began to assert its control over schooling.

However, the Liberal Party split on the issue of Irish Home Rule, leading to another general election in 1886, in which the Conservatives won the most seats and governed with the support of the fragment of Liberalism opposed to Home Rule, the Liberal Unionist Party.

The autonomy can be territorial, cultural and local, and can be more or less extensive.

By the close of the century, autonomy for Ireland within the United Kingdom, known as Home Rule , was regarded as highly likely.

We particularly welcome the progress made by the Provisional Institutions of Self Government in Kosovo since the October 2004 elections.

Serbia is offering Kosovo the formula less than independence, more than autonomy.

Plans for a union with Romania were abandoned, and the new Constitution gave autonomy to the breakaway Transnistria and Gagauzia.

In certain circumstances territorial autonomy could be an appropriate response, although there was no obligation on States to make such provision under the Declaration, a view shared by the observer for Azerbaijan.

In 1908, self government was restored when José Miguel Gómez was elected President, but the U.S. continued intervening in Cuban affairs.

American Samoa had made progress on the issue of self governance and was in the process of now calling for a constitutional review in 2005.

(c) An expert from Montserrat said that Political progress was defined as a reduction of the autonomy deficit inherent in the colonial relationship.

In the aftermath of the First Kurdish Iraqi War, a peace plan was announced in March 1970 and provided for broader Kurdish autonomy.

In her view, there was a need to make provision for the legal entitlement of autonomy due to its expanding use as a tool to accommodate minority issues.

Throughout its history, the kingdom of Armenia enjoyed both periods of independence and periods of autonomy subject to contemporary empires.

The growing frustration caused by this situation could catalyse and accelerate the movement towards full self government.

The Church and the Provisional Institutions of Self Government in Kosovo signed a memorandum of understanding on 25 March to allow for the reconstruction of Serbian Orthodox religious sites.

In 1917, after the February Revolution in Russia, Finland's government worked towards securing and perhaps even increasing Finland's autonomy in domestic matters.

These laws guarantee the islands' autonomy from Finland, which has ultimate sovereignty over them, as well as a demilitarized status.

Tilak travelled from village to village for support from farmers and locals to join the movement towards self rule.

Japan, however, acknowledges that many challenges remain to be addressed by the Provisional Institutions of Self Government on the implementation of the standards.

In addition, we hope that the Provisional Institutions of Self Government and Belgrade will resume direct dialogue as soon as possible.

A referendum on autonomy which was approved in May in Bolivia s eastern province of Santa Cruz has generated fear about the region s eventual secession.