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

• People: Talysh people
• Proposed: Talysh province with regional administration within the borders of Azerbaijan or independence or unification with Caspia.
• Political organisation: Talysh National Movement
• Government in exile: Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic

Belgium

• People: Flemish
• Autonomous area: Flanders
• Movements: Flemish Movement

• People: Walloons
• Autonomous area: Wallonia
• Movements: Walloon Movement

• Peoples: Walloons, Flemish and Brusselaars
• Proposed: making its own region
• Political party: DéFI

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia

• People: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Proposed state: , as a refounded third entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Political organisation: Croatian National Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Political parties: Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian Democratic Union 1990, Croatian Christian Democratic Union

Bulgaria

Blagoevgrad Province

• Proposed: autonomy for Pirin Macedonia
• Advocacy group: United Macedonian Organization Ilinden–Pirin

Croatia

Istria County

• People: Istrians (Croats, Istrian Italians, Istro-Romanians, and Istriot-speakers)
• Proposed: Autonomy for Istria within Croatia
• Political party: Istrian Democratic Assembly (factions, not officially)

• Ethnic group: Croats of Dalmatia
• Proposed: autonomy for
• Political Party: Dalmatian Action (2021)

Czechia

• Proposition: Greater autonomy for Moravia
• People: Moravians
• Political party: Moravané, Moravian Land Movement

• Proposition: autonomy for
• People: Czechs
• Political party: Mayors for the Liberec Region

France

• People: Alsatians (Allemanics)
• Proposed autonomous area:
• Political parties: Elsass Zuerst, Alsatian Alternative, , Unser Land (EFA member)

Normandy

• People: Normans
• Proposed autonomous area: Normandy
• Political party: Mouvement Normand

Savoy

• People: Savoyans
• Proposed autonomous area: Savoy
• Political party: Movement Règion Savouè (EFA member)

• People: Occitans
• Proposed autonomous area:
• Political parties: Partit Occitan (EFA member), Occitan Nationalist Party, Bastir Occitània, Assemblada Occitana, Libertat

Franche Comté

• Proposed autonomous area: Franche Comté
• Political party: , Yes Franche-Comté
• militant organization: Franche-Comtât Abada!

• Proposed: reestablishment of the
• Political party: Ligue pour la restauration des libertés niçoises, Parti niçois

• Ethnic group: Lorrainians
• Proposed: autonomy for
• Political party: Parti Lorrain

Germany

Bavaria

• People: Bavarians, Franconians, Swabians
• Proposed state or autonomous area: Free State of Bavaria
• Political party: Bavaria Party (EFA member)

• Proposed autonomous region: Franconia
• Political party: Party for Franconia

Italy

Romagna

• Ethnic group: Romagnol people
• Proposal: divide of Romagna from
• Political party: Movement for the Autonomy of Romagna, Lega Romagna

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

Lithuania

Samogitia

• Ethnic group: Samogitians
• Proposed autonomous region: Samogitia
• Political party: Samogitian Party, Dawn of Nemunas

Malta

Gozo

• People: Gozitans
• Proposed autonomous area: Gozo
• Political organisation: People's Party (Malta)

North Macedonia

Ilirida

• Ethnic group: Albanians
• Proposed: autonomy for Ilirida
• Advocacy group: Ilirida movement

Poland

Silesia

• People: Silesians
• Proposed autonomous area: Silesia
• Political party: Silesian Autonomy Movement, First Self-Governance League, Silesian Regional Party, Silesians Together

Masuria

• People: Poles, Masurians
• Proposed autonomous area: Masuria
• Political Party: Ruch Autonomii Mazur

Greater Poland

• People: Poles in Greater Poland Voivodeship
• Proposed autonomous area: Greater Poland
• Political party: Konfederacja Wielkopolan

Romania

Partium

• People: Hungarians
• Proposed autonomous area: Partium or unification with
• Advocacy organisations: Hungarian National Council of Transylvania

Switzerland

Autonomist movements

Jura region

• People: Jurassien (French-speaking)
• Proposed autonomous area: unification of the three districts of Bernese Jura and the Laufen District with the Canton of Jura
• Militant organisations: Mouvement Autonomiste Jurassien (Jurassian Autonomist Movement), Groupe Bélier (Youth activists movement)

• Ethnic group: Swiss Italians
• Proposed: extended autonomy for
• Political party: Ticino League

United Kingdom

• People: Welsh
• Proposed state or autonomous region:
• Political parties: Gwlad, Plaid Cymru, Propel, Plaid Glyndŵr, Wales Green Party, Independent Alliance for Reform
• Advocacy groups: YesCymru

Canvey Island

• People: Canvey Islanders
• Proposed autonomous area: Canvey Island
• Political Parties: Canvey Island Independent Party

• 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: People of Shetland
• Proposed autonomous area:
• Advocacy group: Wir Shetland
• Political Parties: Shetland Movement, Orkney and Shetland Movement, Scottish Green Party

• People: People of Wessex
• Proposed: autonomy for Wessex
• Political party: Wessex Regionalists
• Advocacy group: Wessex Constitutional Convention

• People: Orkney islanders
• Proposed: Autonomy within the United Kingdom or self governance under Norway
• Advocacy group: Orkney Council
• Political Parties: Orkney and Shetland Movement

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