List of active autonomist movements in Europe

This is a list of currently active automomist movements in Europe. Separatism often refers to territorial autonomy.

Azerbaijan

Territory of the short-lived Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic

Belgium

Flanders

Wallonia

Brussels-Capital Region[6][7]

Bosnia and Herzegowina

Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia

Main article: Croat entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Blagoevgrad Province[10]

Croatia

Istria County[11]

Main article: Istrian identity

Dalmatia[15]

Czechia

Moravia

Liberec Region

France

Alsace

Main article: Alsace independence movement

Normandy

Savoy

Occitania

Franche Comté

  • Proposed autonomous area: Franche Comté[34][35]
    • Political party: Mouvement Franche-Comté, Yes Franche-Comté
      • militant organization: Franche-Comtât Abada!

Alpes-Maritimes[36]

  • Proposed: reestablishment of the County of Nice
    • Political party: Ligue pour la restauration des libertés niçoises,[37] Parti niçois

Lorraine

  • Ethnic group: Lorrainians
    • Proposed: autonomy for Lorraine
    • Political party: Parti Lorrain[38]

Germany

Bavaria

Main article: Bavarian nationalism

Franconia

Italy

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

Romagna

Trentino[45]

  • Ethnic group: Ladins
    • Proposed: creation of a province of Ladinia

Lithuania

Samogitia

Malta

Gozo

North Macedonia

Ilirida

Poland

Silesia

Masuria

Greater Poland

Romania

Partium

Switzerland

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

Jura region

See also: Jura separatism

Ticino[56][57]

United Kingdom

Wales

See also: Welsh nationalism and Welsh independence

Canvey Island

Northern Ireland

See also: Irish nationalism, Irish republicanism, United Ireland, Ulster Independence Movement, The Troubles, and Dissident Irish Republican campaign

Shetland

Wessex[68]

Orkney Islands

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