List of active separatist movements in Europe

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This is a list of currently active separatist movements in Europe. Separatism often refers to full political secession,[1][2][3] though separatist movements may seek nothing more than greater autonomy or to be recognized as a national minority.[4]

What is and is not considered an autonomist or secessionist movement is sometimes contentious. Entries on this list must meet three criteria:

  1. They are active movements with active members;
  2. They are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region (as opposed to personal autonomy);
  3. They are citizens/peoples of the conflict area and do not come from another country.

Under each region listed is one or more of the following:

  • De facto state (de facto entity): for unrecognized regions with de facto autonomy;
  • Proposed state: proposed name for a seceding sovereign state;
  • Proposed autonomous area: for movements towards greater autonomy for an area but not outright secession;

Various ethnic groups in Europe are seeking greater autonomy or independence. In the European Union (EU), several of these groups are members of the European Free Alliance (EFA). In some cases, the group seeks union with a neighbouring country.

Albania

Northern Epirus[5][6]

Azerbaijan

 Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

Belgium

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 Flanders or Flemish Community (the latter includes  Brussels-Capital Region)

 Wallonia

 Wallonia and  Brussels-Capital Region[7]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Republika Srpska

 Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia

 Herzegovina

Cyprus

Breakaway states:

 Northern Cyprus

Czech Republic

Moravia

Czech Silesia

Denmark

For movements in Greenland, see List of active separatist movements in North America.

 Bornholm

 Faroe Islands

Finland

 Åland

France

Secessionist movements

French Basque Country

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Brittany and parts of 23x15px Pays de la Loire

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Catalonia Northern Catalonia / Roussillon (predominantly Pyrénées-Orientales)

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 Corsica

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Savoy

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Occitania

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 Provence

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Autonomist movements

 Alsace

Brittany

 Corsica

 Alpes-Maritimes

Normandy

Savoy

 Occitania

Georgia

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Breakaway states:

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Abkhazia

 South Ossetia

Germany

Bavaria

23x15px East Frisia

Franconia[20]

Lusatia

Saxony

  • People: Various
  • Proposed State: Saxony

Schleswig-Holstein

Iceland

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 Iceland

Italy

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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Lombardy

Sardinia

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Sicily Sicily

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South Tyrol

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Veneto

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Kosovo

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Serbia North Kosovo[40]

Lithuania

Samogitia

Macedonia

Albanian community in Macedonia

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Moldova

Breakaway state:

 Transnistria

Proposed independent and autonomous movements:

 Gagauzia

Taraclia[41]

Montenegro

Kraja

Netherlands

Frisia

  • People: Frisian
    • Proposed autonomous area: Frisia
      • Political party: Frisian National Party, (EFA member)
      • Status: Democratic movement seeking greater autonomy for Frisian-speaking people in Friesland[42]

Groningen

Limburg

Poland

Upper Silesia

Kashubia

Romania

The geographical distribution of Hungarians in Romania

Hungarian community in Romania

Russia

Sverdlovsk Oblast[55][56][57]

Idel-Ural[58][59]

 Mordovia

Mari El

Tatarstan[61][62][63]

  • People: Tatars
    • Militant organisation: All-Tatar Public Center
      • Advocacy groups: The Union of Tatar Youth, Tatar Patriotic Front Altyn Urda, Tatar Social Center
      • Government in exile: Tatar Government in Exile
      • Organization: Ittifaq Party
    • Proposed state: Tatarstan

 Udmurtia[64]

Bashkortostan[61]

  • People: Bashkir
    • Advocacy groups: Bashkort Public Organization, Bashkir Human Rights Movement, Council of Aksakals of Bashkortostan, Bashkir Social Movement
      • Political party: The Heavenly Wolf
    • Proposed state: Bashkortostan

Chuvashia[65]

  • People: Chuvash
    • Proposed state: Chuvashia
      • Movements: Chuvash National Movement, Chuvash Republican Youth
      • Organization: Chuvash Ireklekh Society of National-Cultural Rebirth

 Komi Republic[66]

  • People: Komi
    • Proposed state:  Komi Republic
      • Political organizations: Komi Republican Organization
      • Advocacy movements: Komi Voityr, Finno-Ugric Peoples Consultative Committee
      • Organization: Komi People's Congress

Kaliningrad Oblast

Komi-Permyak Okrug[68]

 Karelia

Kaliningrad Oblast

Kuban [70][71]

Don Republic[72][73]

Kalmykia [74] [75]

 Chechnya

Abazinia[80][81][82]

Circassia

Aghulistan

Avaria[83]

Darginstan

 Ingushetia

  • People: Ingush
    • Advocacy groups: Zaschita
    • Militant organizations: Ingush Self Defense Force, Ingush National Front
    • Political party: Ingush People Council

Karachay-Balkaria

Kumykia

Lakistan

Lezgistan

Nogaia

Rutulstan

Serbia

Vojvodina Autonomous Province of Vojvodina

Preševo Valley

Sandžak

Breakaway state:

Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (Kosovo)

Slovakia

The geographical distribution of Hungarians in Slovakia

Southern Slovakia:

  • People: Hungarians
    • Proposed autonomous area: Territorial autonomy for the compact Hungarian ethnic block and cultural autonomy for the regions of sporadic Hungarian presence.[89]

Spain

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Areas in Spain with separatist or autonomist movements, as well as their claims to territory in neighbouring countries.
The disputed territory of Olivenza.

 Andalusia

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 Aragon

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 Asturias

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 Balearic Islands

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Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque Country (autonomous community) and  Navarre

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 Canary Islands

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 Cantabria

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 Catalonia

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Castile

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Galicia (Spain) Galicia

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León

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 Navarre

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Territory of Olivenza (Olivença)

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Valencian Community Valencia

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Additionally, there are a number of almost extinct secessionist or soveranist movements in other autonomous communities and historical territories, e.g. Extremadura and Murcia.

 Extremadura

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 Murcia

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Local secessionist (mostly autonomist) movements include Aranesism, Bercianism, Cartagenism, Majorcanism, Manchego autonomism, Navarrism, Valencian Blaverism and Eastern Andalusian autonomism.

Aran Valley

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Sweden

Scania

Switzerland

Flag of Canton of Jura.svg Jura[95]

Flag of Canton of Tessin.svg Ticino

  • Regional group: Ticinesi (Italian speaking)
  • Proposed state: annexation to the Lombardy

Turkey

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Flag of Kurdistan.svg Northern Kurdistan[99]

Ukraine

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Breakaway states
Map of protests by region, indicating severity of the unrest at its peak

 Luhansk Oblast (partially)

 Donetsk Oblast (partially)

Disputed status

 Republic of Crimea

City of Sevastopol

Proposed autonomous regions

Subcarpathian Ruthenia

United Kingdom

Secessionist movements

 England

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 Scotland

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 Shetland

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 Wales

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Northern Ireland

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London

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  • People: Londoners
    • Proposed state: London
    • Movement: London Independence[108]
Autonomist movements

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 England

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 Scotland

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 Wales

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London

 Cornwall (possibly including the Isles of Scilly)

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Wessex[118]

 Yorkshire

North East England or North East Combined Authority area (which excludes Tees Valley)

Northern Isles

 Orkney

 Shetland

Na h-Eileanan Siar

Independence movements of dependant territories

 Isle of Man

See also

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