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List of active separatist movements in Europe

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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 recognised as a national minority.[4]

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Supporters of Catalan independence in Barcelona in October 2019
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Scottish independence supporters in Glasgow. Scotland held an independence referendum on 18 September 2014
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Criteria

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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/people of the conflict area and do not come from another country.

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

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 to unify into a different state – in cases where this does not involve the creation of a new state entity, this is considered to be irredentism. Analogous irredentist movements are included in the list of active irredentist movements.

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Albania

In 2024, Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Albania, announced plans to create an independent European microstate enclaved within Tirana to serve as a headquarters for the Bektashi Order with Baba Mondi as the head of state. The proposed state, called the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order, would require approval from the Parliament of Albania and an amendment to the Constitution of Albania to declare independence.[5]

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Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan districts claimed by Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic

Territory of the short-lived Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic

Belgium

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Communities:
  Flemish and French Community
Autonomist movements

Flanders

Wallonia

East Belgium


Secessionist movements

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

Wallonia or French Community of Belgium (the latter includes Brussels-Capital Region)

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Secessionist movements

Republika Srpska

Autonomist movements

Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia

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Croatia

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The Istria County in Croatia.
Autonomist movements

Istria County[22]

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Dalmatia

Dalmatia[26]

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Cyprus

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The northern areas of the island of Cyprus administered by Turkish Cypriots

The northeastern 1/3 territory of island of Cyprus

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Czechia

Moravia

Liberec Region

Denmark

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Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

Bornholm

Finland

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Åland

Åland

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Sápmi [citation needed]

France

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Secessionist movements
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Location of the Basque Country

French Basque Country/ Pyrénées-Atlantiques

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Location of Brittany

Historic Brittany, comprising Brittany (administrative region) and Loire-Atlantique

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Location of Corsica

Corsica

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The Dutch-language Taalgebied (Sprachraum), including northern French Flanders

French Flanders

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Location of Provence

Provence

Catalonia Northern Catalonia/Pyrénées-Orientales

Savoy

Autonomist movements

Alsace

Normandy

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Location of Normandy

Savoy

Occitania

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Location of Franché-Comte

Franche Comté

  • Proposed autonomous area: Franche Comté[71][72]
    • Political party: Mouvement Franche-Comté [fr], Yes Franche-Comté
      • militant organization: Franche-Comtât Abada!

Alpes-Maritimes[73]

  • Proposed: reestablishment of the County of Nice
    • Political party: Ligue pour la restauration des libertés niçoises,[74] Parti niçois

Picardy [citation needed]

Lorraine

  • Ethnic group: Lorrainians
    • Proposed: autonomy for Lorraine
    • Political party: Parti Lorrain[75]
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Georgia

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Georgian administrative divisions are outlined in black. Occupied territories of Georgia are shown in pink.

Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia

Territory of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast

Javakheti

Germany

Bavaria

Saxony

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Lusatia

Lusatia

East Frisia

Franconia

Italy

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Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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Lombardy

Lombardy

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Proposed nation of Padania, light blue includes the regions of Tuscany, Umbria and Marche

Northern Italy

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Southern Italy

Southern Italy

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Sicily

Sicily

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South Tyrol

South Tyrol

Savoy

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Tuscany

Tuscany

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Veneto

Veneto

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Free Territory of Trieste, which legally ceased to exist in 1977 after the Treaty of Osimo

Trieste

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Aosta Valley

Aosta Valley

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Sardinia

Sardinia

Romagna (shown in green) in the Emilia-Romagna region

Romagna

Lithuania

Samogitia

Malta

Gozo

Moldova

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Transnistria
Breakaway state

Transnistria

Gagauzia

Montenegro

Sandzak

Netherlands

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Location of Friesland

Frisia

Poland

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  Upper Silesia - Ruch Autonomii Śląska and Other silesian movements
  Kashubia - Kashubian Association
  Masuria - Ruch Autonomii Mazur
  Greater Poland - Konfederacja Wielkopolan

Silesia

Kashubia and Pomerania

Masuria

Greater Poland

Portugal

Azores[157]

Romania

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Transylvania and Banat[159]

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Location of Transylvania (left) and Banat (right)

Székely Land

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The historical Székely seats on the map of present-day Romania

Partium

Russia

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Secessionist movements:
Adygea and Karachay-Cherkessia[177]

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Arkhangelsk Oblast

Arkhangelsk Oblast[178]

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Bashkortostan

Bashkortostan

Chechnya

Dagestan

Ingushetia

Kaliningrad Oblast[184]

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Kalmykia

Republic of Kalmykia

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Republic of Karelia

Republic of Karelia[187]

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Krasnodar Krai

Krasnodar Krai[178]

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Leningrad Oblast

Leningrad Oblast[190]

Mari El[193][194]

Mordovia[194]

North Caucasian Federal District

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Sápmi

Tatarstan[190]

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Rostov Oblast

Rostov Oblast

Udmurtia[194]

Volga Federal District

Russian-occupied Ukraine

Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol

Donetsk People's Republic, Luhansk People's Republic (Annexed by Russia in 2022)

Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast, Russian-occupied Kharkiv Oblast,[203][204][205]

Serbia

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Kosovo (marked in red)
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Province of Vojvodina (marked in red)
Secessionist movements

 Kosovo

Autonomist movements

Vojvodina Vojvodina

Sandžak

Preševo Valley

Slovakia

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Linguistic makeup of Slovakia, according to Census 2011
Autonomist movements

Southern Slovakia:

  • People: Hungarians
    • Proposed autonomous area: Territorial autonomy for the compact Hungarian ethnic block and cultural autonomy for the regions of Hungarian presence,[215] or unification with Hungary

Spain

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Regions in Spain with autonomist or separatist movements
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proposed extent of the Catalan country
Secessionist movements

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

Catalonia[218]

Galicia (Spain) Galicia[219]

Valencian Community Valencia

Aragon[222]

Balearic Islands[223]

Andalusia[224]

Asturias[225]

Autonomist movements

Cartagena

León

Province of Granada[227]

Sweden

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Scania

Switzerland

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The seven Jura districts in Switzerland
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The French-speaking part of Switzerland is shown in green on this map
Autonomist movements

Jura region

Ticino[231][232]

Ukraine

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Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
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Share of ethnic Russians in Ukraine

Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol

Donetsk Oblast, Luhansk Oblast

Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast, Russian-occupied Kharkiv Oblast[233]

Carpathian Ruthenia[235][236][237][238]

United Kingdom

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Countries of the United Kingdom
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Map of current local administrative units in the United Kingdom
Major movements

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Minor movements

Cornwall[263]

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Cornwall

Northern England[268]

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Northern England

London[274]

Autonomist movements

Canvey Island

Shetland

Wessex[283]

Orkney Islands

Yorkshire

Separatist movements of dependent territories

Gibraltar

Isle of Man[295]

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The Kingdom of the Isles about the year 1100
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Isle of Man

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References

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