Decentralization process in Kosovo After the declaration of the independence, the Ministry of Local Government Administration, aiming to implement the Ahtisaari Package, drafted and implemented the Action Plan on the Implementation of Decentralization. This initiative was compatible with the government's strategic objective to create an e ective system of local self-government for all the Kosovo citizens, particularly paying a special attention to the needs of non-majority communities in Kosovo. The Action Plan and its implementation were supervised by the Inter-Ministerial Working Group for Decentralization, led jointly by Minister of MLGA and Special Representative of International Civilian O ce. Its objectives were: local self­government legislation reform; establishment of new municipalities; transfer of competencies and resources; and building and development of capacities within municipalities. On the basis of principles of European Charter of Local Self-Government and particularly on the principle of subsidiary, the local self-government in Kosovo protects and promotes internationally recognized human rights standards with special consideration for the needs of non-majority communities and their members in Kosovo. General principles, organization and functioning of local self-government are set forth in the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo, specifically in Chapter X, Articles 123 and 124. This report provides a general summary of the progress achieved in the decentralization process since the establishment of international administration in the Republic of Kosovo, with a special view on the period after the declaration of Kosovo's independence. 11 In accordance with the Constitution of Republic of Kosovo, the MLGA sponsored the three basic laws on local self-government: the Law on Local Self-Government No. 03/L-040; Law on Local Government Finance No. 03/L-049; and Law on Administrative Boundaries No. 03/L-041. 11 See more at: Ministry of Local Government Administration, PROGRESS REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DECENTRALIZATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO, 2011.