List of active separatist movements in Europe


This is a list of currently active separatist movements in Europe. Separatism often refers to full political secession, though separatist movements may seek nothing more than greater autonomy or to be recognised as a national minority.
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 ;
  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:
Various ethnic groups in Europe are seeking greater autonomy or independence. In the European Union, several of these groups are members of the European Free Alliance. 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.

Azerbaijan

;Breakaway state
;Autonomist movements
;Secessionist movements
or Flemish Community
or French Community of Belgium
;Secessionist movements
;Autonomist movements
Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia
;De facto state
;Autonomist movements
Moravia
;Secessionist movements
French Basque Country
Historic Brittany, comprising Brittany and parts of
Occitania
Flanders

;Autonomist movements
Brittany
Normandy
Savoy
Chevreuse High Valley
;Breakaway states
Abkhazia
;Autonomist movement
Armenians in Javakheti
;Secessionist movements
Bavaria
;Autonomist movements
Bavaria
East Frisia
Lusatia
North Frisia
Rhineland
Schleswig-Holstein
Province of Trieste
Lombardy
Northern Italy
Sardinia
Sicily
South Tyrol
Veneto
/Ibar Kolašin
;Autonomist movements
Samogitia
;Breakaway state
Transnistria
;Proposed secessionist or autonomist movements
;Proposed secessionist or autonomist movements
Frisia
;Autonomist movements
Upper Silesia
Kashubia
;Secessionist movements
Gdańsk
;Other administrative proposals by regionalist organisations:

Summary

This table shows only the list of movements. The source of each movement is cited in its own section. The population of each area is provided for information only.
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Autonomist movements

Mari El
Tatarstan
Bashkortostan
Chuvashia
Leningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast
Don Republic
Kalmykia
and Khostinsky City District
Abazinia
Circassia
Aghulistan
Avaria
Darginstan
Karachay-Balkaria
Kumykia
Lakistan
Lezgistan
Nogaia
Rutulstan
Tabasaranstan
Image Note: Republic of Vojvodina within federalized Serbia, proposed by the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina in 1999 – the map also includes an autonomous Sandžak, Kosovo and the metropolitan area of Belgrade as a distinctive administrative unit as well
;Autonomist movements
Vojvodina
Sandžak
;Breakaway state
Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija
;Autonomist movements
Southern Slovakia:
;Secessionist movements
Basque Country
Castile
Galicia
León
Valencia
Additionally, there are a number of almost extinct secessionist or soveranist movements in other autonomous communities and historical territories, e.g. Extremadura and Murcia.
Aran Valley
;Autonomist movements
Jura region

United Kingdom

;Secessionist movements
Northern Ireland
;Autonomist movements

Mercia
North East England
Wessex
;Independence movements of dependent territories