Implementation of the status of Gagauz-Yeri autonomy: Challenges and Prospects

This study is devoted to the issues of implementation of the status of the autonomy in the limits of its competences and political and legal order in the state. The first section covers the basics of the legal and institutional entrenchment of the autonomy. The second section explores some challenges faced by the territorial entity in the process of implementation of its status. A number of conclusions and recommendations were put forward in order to find solutions to the existing challenges to the effective functioning of the autonomy.   The study uses methods of case study and document analysis. Objectives of this study are the following: to determine the nature of the legal and institutional framework of entrenchment of the autonomy in Gagauzia and to identify challenges that affect the implementation of the legal status and the region’s competences.

Key words: territorial autonomy, legal status, entrenchment and implementation of the status, participation, Gagauz-Yeri.

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