41. The agreement gives Palestinians autonomy in West Bank cities. 42. The EU expects the ethnic Albanians to endorse a peace plan giving them autonomy over time, not independence. 43. The council they elect will be given limited autonomy in governing the remote region. 44. The disputed law would give substantial autonomy to regions, meaning that communities would govern their day-to-day business independently from Skopje. 45. The draft constitution enhances protection of fundamental rights and freedom of expression, gives autonomy to the civil service and strengthens the independence of the judiciary. 46. The law would scuttle another idea that has been raised -- giving autonomy to the Palestinian residents of the city. 47. The Macedonian parliament is also expected to consider a law on self-rule that gives more autonomy to communities where the restive ethnic Albanians form a majority. 48. The Moldovan parliament voted Friday to give limited autonomy to the Turkish Gagauz minority in the south of the country. 49. The parliament began debating the law, meant to give substantial autonomy to regions, earlier this week. 50. The plan would give broad autonomy to Nagorno-Karabakh, a mostly Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijan, but keep it part of Azerbaijan, news reports said. |