Sentence examples for wider autonomy from inspiring English sources

Russia called indirectly today for wider autonomy for ethnic Albanians in the Serbian province of Kosovo while rejecting their demands for independence.

Vojislav Kostunica, the Serbian prime minister, who spoke at the security council yesterday, offered the UN wider autonomy for Kosovo but insisted that the province remain part of Serbia.

On March 26th the government released parts of a draft constitution offering wider autonomy, and a spokesman raised the possibility of holding elections in the former rebel stronghold of Jaffna.The main snag is that the Tamil Tiger rebels, who have been waging a violent campaign for a separate state, have already rejected the government's plan.

Morocco still rules out a referendum that would include the possibility of independence but may consider granting wider autonomy.Euro-apathyMost voters stayed away from the European elections.

Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos advised Georgios Christakis-Zografos to approve the protocol's terms without asking for even wider autonomy.

After brief but tense negotiations with the Soviet Union, the Soviets gave permission for Gomułka to stay in control, and made several other concessions resulting in wider autonomy for the Polish government.

The provinces were governed by wālīs who enjoyed wide autonomy.

Crimea, whose largely Russian population has been granted wide autonomy, is unambiguously Ukraine's.

Some of its top men believe in a federal Sudan, with the south getting wide autonomy.

Some Kurds want wide autonomy in a federal state; others want independence.

Serbia and Montenegro will each have wide autonomy, while preserving some joint policies, for instance in defence and foreign affairs.