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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.

Belgium
• People: Flemings • Proposed state: Independent Republic of or a Confederal Belgium (gradual independence). • Political parties: New Flemish Alliance, Vlaams Belang ==Denmark==
Denmark
• People: Faroese • Proposed state: or autonomy • Political parties: Republican Party, Progress, People's Party, Centre Party, Self-Government Party ==France==
France
;Secessionist movements French Basque Country • People: Basque • Proposed state: unification with the Basque Country and – Euskal Herria as an independent state or autonomy. • Political parties: Euskal Herria Bai, Abertzaleen Batasuna (AB), Eusko Alkartasuna (EFA member), Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea (Basque Nationalist Party). • Trade unions: Euskal Langileen Alkartasuna, Langile Abertzaleen Batzordeak • Youth advocacy groups: Gazte Abertzaleak, Segi Brittany (including Loire-Atlantique) • People: Bretons • Proposed state or autonomous region: • Advocacy groups: Celtic League • Political parties: Unvaniezh Demokratel Breizh, Adsav, Strollad Breizh, Emgann, Brittany Movement and Progress, Young Bretons Movement • People: Corsicans • Proposed state or autonomous region: • Political party: Corsica Libera, Pè a Corsica, Partitu di a Nazione Corsa (EFA member) • Militant group: National Liberation Front of Corsica == Georgia ==
Georgia
Territory of the former Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic • Ethnic group: AbkhaziansDe facto state: (recognized by 5 UN members) • Political organization: Government of Abkhazia • Militant organization: Abkhazian Armed Forces Territory of the former South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast • People: OssetiansDe facto state: (recognized by 5 UN members) • Proposition: Recognition of South Ossetia as an independent state or unification with Russia or unification with to form a united independent Ossetia • Political organisation: Government of South Ossetia • Militant organisation: Armed Forces of South Ossetia Javakheti • Ethnic group: Armenians in Samtskhe–Javakheti • Proposed: Autonomy for the region Javakhk (Javakheti) or unification with • Political party: United Javakhk Democratic Alliance ==Germany==
Germany
• People: Upper Saxons • Proposed state or autonomous area: Saxony • Political party: Free Saxony ==Italy==
Italy
Friuli-Venezia Giulia • People: Friulians • Proposed state: Friuli • Political parties: • Secessionist parties: Res Publica Furlane-Parlament Furlan, Patrie Furlane, Friulian Front, • Autonomist parties: Pact for Autonomy • Political parties (secessionist): Pro Lombardy Independence, Lega Lombarda Northern Italy • Proposed state: Padania • Political parties (autonomist): Lega Nord, Great North • Political parties (secessionist): Lega Nord (formerly), Party of the Sicilians, Movement for Autonomy • Political parties (secessionist): Free Sicilians • Advocacy groups: Sicilian National Front, Sicilia Nazione, Sicilian National Liberation Movement. • Proposed: Greater autonomy or independence for or unification with in • Political parties: Die Freiheitlichen (independence), South Tyrolean Freedom (unification) • Proposed state: Republic of Venice or autonomy • Political parties (autonomist): Liga Veneta, Resist Veneto, Veneto for Autonomy • Political parties (secessionist): Party of Venetians, Venetian Independence, We Are Veneto, Liga Veneta Repubblica, Venetian People's Unity, Venetian Left • youth organization: Independentist Youth • National Liberation Movement (Self-determination): Venetian National Liberation Movement • Ethnic group: Sardinian people • Proposition: Greater autonomy or independence for . • Political parties: Sardinian Action Party (regionalist) ==Moldova==
Moldova
;Breakaway state • People: Russians, Ukrainians, and MoldovansDe facto state: Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic • Goal: International recognition as a sovereign state or unification with • Political organisation: Government of Transnistria • Military forces: Army of Transnistria • People: Gagauz people • Proposed State: Gagauz Republic • Political organisation: Peoples of Union of Gagauzia ==Netherlands==
Netherlands
Frisia • People: Frisians, West Frisians • Proposed: Greater autonomy or independence for West Frisia • Political party: Frisian National Party, (EFA member) (Greater autonomy), Groep fan Auwerk ==Romania==
Romania
Székely Land • People: Székelys • Proposed autonomous area or state: Székely Land or unification with • Political organisations: Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, the demand for Hungarian autonomy has been part of their program since 1993. Hungarian Civic Party, they signed a settlement with the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania about cooperation and joint support for Hungarian autonomy. Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania (PPMT), the party proposes the establishments of Transylvanian parliament and government and supports the case of Székely autonomy in Székely Land. It also advocates territorial autonomy for Partium. • Advocacy organisations: Szekler National Council ==Russia==
Russia
Secessionist movements: Adygea and Karachay-Cherkessia • People: Circassians • Proposed autonomous area or state: Circassia • Advocacy groups: International Circassian Association (Adygea), (former member of the UNPO), Congress of the Peoples of the North Caucasus, Free Nations League Bashkortostan • People: Bashkirs • Proposed state: Bashkortostan • Militant organisation: Committee of Bashkir Resistance, Bashkir Company • Advocacy groups: Bashkort movement, Bashkir National-Political Center, Free Nations League • People: Chechens • Proposed state: Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (government in exile) • Government in exile: Ichkerian government in exile (Proposed to be recognized by UN member: Ukraine) • Militant organisation: Chechen separatists, Ajnad al-Kavkaz, Chechen volunteers in Ukraine, Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion, Ichkerian Special Purpose Battalion, Khamzat Gelayev Detachment • Advocacy group: Adat People's Movement, Congress of the Peoples of the North Caucasus Dagestan • People: Dagestanis • Proposed state: Dagestan • Militant organization: Imam Shamil Dagestan Battalion • Advocacy group: Dagestani National Center, Congress of the Peoples of the North Caucasus Ingushetia • People: Ingush • Proposed state: Ingushetia • Militant organisation: Ingush Liberation Army • Advocacy group: Ingush Independence Committee, Congress of the Peoples of the North Caucasus Republic of Kalmykia • People: Kalmyks • Proposed state: Kalmykia with possible unification with Astrakhan Oblast • Advocacy group: Oirat-Kalmyk People's Congress • People: Karelians, Vepsians, Russians, Finns, Pomors • Proposed state: Karelia • Militant organisation: Karelian Group • Advocacy groups: Karelian National Movement Krasnodar Krai • People: Cossacks, Russians • Proposed state or autonomous area: Kuban • Advocacy movements: Community of the Don-Kuban-Terek Citizens, Klin-Yar, Kuban Cossack Host, Kuban Cossacks of the Kuban Host Autonomy Movement, Kuban Cossack Youth, New Kuban Cossack Association, Southern Regional Resource Center, Union of Cossack Republics of Southern Russia • Militant organization: Kuban Cossack Army • Political parties: Free Cossack Movement, Lapin, Movement for the Federalizations of Kuban, Union of the Cossack Hosts of Russia, Union of the Cossack Hosts of Russia and Abroad, Committee for the Liberation of the Kuban • Political organizations: Cossack Congress, Cossacks of the Kuban Rada Kingiseppsky, Lomonosovsky, Volosovsky & Sosnovy Bor districts of Leningrad Oblast • People: Russians, Izhorians, Ingrians, Votes • Proposed state: • Advocacy groups: Free Ingria, Ingria Without Borders Mari El • People: Mari • Proposed federal subject or state: Mari El • Advocacy groups: Free Idel-Ural Mordovia • Advocacy group: Free Idel-Ural, Erzyan Mastor • People: Mokshas • Proposed state: Mokshan state • Advocacy group: Free Idel-Ural, Moksha Committee, Free Nations League North Caucasian Federal District • People: Peoples of the Caucasus • Proposed state: Confederation of the Northern Caucasus, United Caucasia • Advocacy groups: Chechen government in exile Tatarstan • Militant organisation: All-Tatar Public Center • Advocacy groups: Ittifaq Party, Free Idel-ural, All-Tatar Public Center, Free Nations League Rostov Oblast • People: Cossacks, Russians • Proposed state or autonomous area: Cossackia, Don Cossack Host • Advocacy groups: Members of the Free Nations League Udmurtia Kumykia • Ethnic group: Kumyks • Proposed: autonomy for the Kumyks in Dagestan Astrakhan Oblast • Ethnic group: Nogai, Astrakhan Tatars • Proposed state: Nogai El or unification with Kalmykia • Advocacy group: Free Nogai El • Ethnic group: Komi people • Proposed: independence for Severia • Ethnic group: Russians • Proposed: independence or autonomy for Severia • Advocacy group: Seversky Region Movement • Ethnic group: Chuvash people • Proposed: independence for • Advocacy group: Irĕklĕ Chăvash En • Ethnic group: Russians • Proposed: independence or autonomy for • Ethnic group: Russians • Proposed: independence or autonomy for • Advocacy group: Smolensk Republican Center • Ethnic group: Russians • Proposed: independence or autonomy for Zalessian Rus Central Black Earth Region • Ethnic group: Russians • Proposed state: Black Earth Confederation • Advocacy group: Council of Black Earth States Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug • Ethnic group: Komi-Permyaks • Proposed state or autonomous region: Komi-Permyak • Ethnic group: Karachays and Balkars • Proposed state: Karachaia ==Spain==
Spain
Basque Country (autonomous community) and • People: Basques • Proposed state: Basque Country (greater region) – Euskal Herria • People: Catalans • Proposal state: Catalan RepublicCatalan Countries (i.e. including other Catalan-speaking areas) • Political parties (pro-independence): Republican Left of Catalonia (33/135), Together for Catalonia, (32/135) supported by Left Movement, Popular Unity Candidacy (9/135) supported by Endavant and Poble Lliure • Political parties (autonomist): Catalunya en Comú (8/135) • Civil organisations: Assemblea Nacional Catalana, Òmnium Cultural, Association of Municipalities for Independence, Procés Constituent, Sobirania i Progrés, Committees for the Defense of the Republic, Negres Tempestes • Trade unions: Intersindical-CSC, Coordinadora Obrera Sindical, Intersindical Alternativa de Catalunya • Youth advocacy groups: Arran, La Forja, Jovent Republicà, ''Joves d'Esquerra Verda'', Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya, Joventut Comunista de Catalunya Galicia • People: Galicians • Proposed state: Galicia • Political party: Galician Nationalist Bloc (sovereigntist, EFA member), Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood (independentist, includes the Galician Popular Front), Compromiso por Galicia (centrist federalist), Terra Galega (Centrist autonomist), Galician Coalition (Centrist nationalist Party), Abrente–Galician Democratic Left, Acción Galega, Renewal–Nationalist Brotherhood, Assembleia da Mocidade Independentista • Unions: Confederación Intersindical Galega (CIG) and Central Unitaria de Traballadores (CUT) • Youth advocacy groups: Galiza Nova, Xeira, BRIGA and Erguer-Estudantes da Galiza (students) Valencia • People: Valencians • Proposed state: Valencian Country or unification with Catalan Countries • Political parties: Valencian Nationalist Bloc, Initiative of the Valencian People, Popular Unity Candidates, Republican Left of the Valencian Country, Valencian State, Valencian Nationalist Left, Valencian Left • political party (Pro Catalan): Popular Unity Candidacy • Advocacy groups: Pro-Catalan Valencianists (who defend Pan-Catalanism and Fuster's theories) propose the creation of a Valencian State and some type of reconnection with the rest of Catalan-speaking areas. Only a minor tendency within anti-Catalan Valencianism (Blaverism) proposed independence of the Kingdom of Valencia from both Catalonia and Spain. • Youth advocacy groups: Arran • Student movement: AGIR • ethnic group: Catalan people • proposed: Independence for the or unification with the other Catalan countries • political parties: Balearic Anticolonialist Group, • political party (pro Catalan): Popular Unity Candidacy • political parties (regionalist): People's Party of the Balearic Islands • ethnic group: Asturians • proposed state: • political party (autonomist): Asturias Forum • political party (nationalist): Asturian Left, Compromisu por Asturies, Conceyu Abiertu, Partíu Asturianista, Unidá, Bloc for Asturias, Conceyu Abiertu • political party (regionalist): Asturian Renewal Union • political party (separatist): Andecha Astur ==United Kingdom==
United Kingdom
;Major movements Northern Ireland • People: Irish, Northern Irish (Nationalists) • Proposed state: Re-unification with or independence • Political parties: Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil, Éirígí, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Aontú, People Before Profit, Communist Party of Ireland, Irish Republican Socialist Party, Republican Network for Unity, Socialist Workers Network, Workers' Party of Ireland • Militant organisations: RIRA, CIRA • People: Scots • Proposed state or autonomous region: • Political parties: Scottish National Party (EFA member), Scottish Greens, Scottish Socialist Party, Alliance to Liberate Scotland Independence for Scotland Party, Scottish Libertarian Party, Sovereignty • Advocacy groups: Scottish Independence Convention (Common Weal, People's Voice, Scottish CND, Voice for Scotland, Women for Independence), Labour for Independence, Siol nan Gaidheal • People: Welsh • Proposed state or autonomous region: Wales • Political parties: Plaid Cymru (EFA member), Wales Green Party, Gwlad, Propel • Advocacy groups: YesCymru ;Minor movements • People: Cornish • Proposed state or autonomous region: (including the Isles of Scilly) • Advocacy groups: Cornish Constitutional Convention, Cornwall 2000, Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament, Gorsedh Kernow • Political parties: Mebyon Kernow, Cornish Nationalist Party, Green Party of England and Wales, Cornish Nationalist Party, Liberal DemocratsCommunist Party of Britain (Autonomy) Northern England • People: Northerners • Proposed state: or greater autonomy within the United Kingdom. • Advocacy group: Campaign for the North (Devo-Max) • Political parties: Northern Independence Party ;Separatist movements of dependent territories • Ethnic group: Manx people • Proposed state: • Political party: Mec Vannin, Isle of Man First ==See also==
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