List of active separatist movements in Europe
This list enumerates European areas, where there is secession. It makes no claim to completeness.
Explanation
- Area: Specifies the name of the striving for secession territory.
- Country: Specifies the country to which the area belongs now.
- Size: Specifies the size, the independence-minded region.
- Population: Specifies the number of inhabitants of the area.
- Parties that are for secession: Specifies parties are committed to the elimination of the area. A claim to completeness is not applicable.
- Intended nature of secession: Specifies whether the field will be independent or wants to join another country.
- Remarks: additional information as listed planned referendums, for example.
List of sites
1 only in the Spanish Autonomous Community of Catalonia
De facto secessions
2 geographically in Western Asia, Member of the Council of Europe