POLITICAL AUTONOMIST AND SECESSIONIST PARTIES IN THE EU

Political parties pushing for autonomy or secession

Belgium

• New Flemish Alliance, Libertair, Direct, Democratisch and Vlaams Belang
• Walloon Rally
• Wallonia France Rally, Brussels France Rally

Croatia

• Istrian Democratic Assembly

Czech Republic

• Moravané
• Silesian Autonomy Movement

Denmark

• Bornholm’s Self-Government Party
• Faroes Islands: Republican Party, Progress, People’s Party, Centre Party, Self-Government Party

Finland

• Future of Äland

France

• French Basque: Abertzaleen Batasuna (AB), Batasuna, Eusko Alkartasuna, Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea (Basque National Party)
• Brittany: Adsav, Strollad Breiz, Emgann, Breiz Atao, Unvaniez Demokratel Breiz
• Northern Catalonia/Roussillon (predominantly Pyrénées-Orientales: Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, Unitat Catalana, Candidatura d’Unitat Popular
• Corsica : Corsica Libera, Partitu di a Nazione Corsa
• Savoy : Liga de la Savoué (Savoyan League), Movement Règion Savouè
• Occitania : Partit de la Nacion Occitana, Partit Occitan, Iniciativa per Occitània, Anaram au Patac, Hartéra
• Alsace : Elsass Zuert, Nationalforum Elsass-Lothringen, Under Land
• Alpes-Maritimes : Partit Nissart (Parti niçois)
• Normandy : Mouvement Normand (Normand Movement)

Germany

• Bavaria Party
• Die Friesen
• Party for francs
• Lusatian Alliance
• South Schleswig Voter Federation

Italy

• Friuli-Venezia Giulia : Res Publica Furlane-Parlament Furlan, Patrie Furlan, Friulian Front
• Territory of Trieste : Movimento Trieste Libera, Territorio Libero di Trieste
• Lombardy: Independence Front Lombardy, Pro Lombardy Independence, Lega Nord
• Sardinia: Sardinia Nation, Sardinian Action Party, Independence Republic of Sardinia, Project Republic of Sardinia
• Sicily: Sicilian Independentist Movement, Sicilian Socialist Party, Party of the Sicilians
• South Tyrol: Die Freiheitlichen, South Tyrolean Freedom, Citizen’s Union for South Tyrol
• Veneto: Liga Veneta, North-East Project, Liga Veneta Repubblica, Veneto State, Venetian Independence, Venetian People’s Unity, Party for Independence Veneto, Comitato nazionale per la Liberazione del Veneto

Netherlands

• Frisia: Frisian National Party
• Groningen: Groningen Centraal!

Poland

• Silesia: Silesian Autonomy Movement
• Kashubia: Kaszëbskô Jednota

Romania

• Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, Hungarian Civic Party, Hungarian People’s Party of Transylavania
• Liga Transilvania-Banat

Slovakia

• Southern Slovakia: Party of the Hungarian Community

Spain

• Andalusia: Political parties (nationalist) Bloque Andaluz de Izquierdas, Partito Communista del Pueblo Andaluz. Political paties (secessionist)Nacion Andaluza, Assemblea Nacional de Andalucia, Candidatura Unitaria de Trabajadores
• Aragon : Political party (nationalist) : Chunta Aragonesista, Tierra Aragonesa ; Political Party (secessionist) Estau Aragonés, Puyalon de Cuchas
• Asturias: Asturias: Political parties (autonomist): Partiu Asturianista, Union Renovadora Asturiana, Political parties (nationalist): Unida Nacionalista Asturiana, Unida, Bloque por Asturies, Compromisu por Asturies; Political parties (secessionist): Andecha Astur
• Balearic Islands: Partit Socialista de Mallorca-Entesa Nacionalista
• Basque Country : Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea (Basque Nationalist Party), Eusko Alkartasuna ; Bildu, Amaiur ; Eusko Abertzale Ekintza (Basque Nationalist Action)
• Canary Islands : Political parties (autonomist) : Coalicion Canaria, Partido Nacionalista Canario, Centro Canario Nacionalista, Nueva Canarias ; Political parties (secessionist) : Frepic-Awanak, Alternativa Nacionalista Canaria, Alternativa Popular Canaria, Unidad del Pueblo
• Cantabria : Cantabrian Nationalist Council
• Catalonia : Political parties (secessionist) Together for Yes, Democratic Convergence of Catalonia, Republican Left of Catalonia, Democrats of Catalonia, Moviment d’Esquerres, Popular Unity Candidacy-Constituent Call; Political parties (autonomist) Catalonia Yes We Can, Democratic Union of Catalonia
• Castile: Political parties (autonomist) Partido Castellano PCas; Political parties (secessionist) Izquierda Castellana
• Galicia: Bloque Nacionalista Galego (Galician Nationalist Block) (autonomist), Nos-Unidade Popular (WE-Popular Unity) (independentist), Frente Popular Galego (Galician Popular Front (independentistà, Partido Galeguista (The Galician Party), Terra Galega Galician Coalition (Centrist nationalist Party), Alternativa Galega de Esquedas (Galician Left Alternative).     
• Leon: Political parties: Union del Pueblo Leonès UPL, Partido Regionalista del Pais Leonès PREPAL
• Navarre: Political parties: Geroa Bai, Bildu, Basque Nationalist Action, Batasuna, Euskal Herritarrok
• Valencia: Valencian Nationalist Bloc, Initiative of the Valencian People, Popular Unity Candidates, Republican Left of the Valencian Country, Valencian State, Valencian Nationalist Left, Valencian Left
• Extremadura: Political parties (sovereignist) Bloque Popular de Extremadura ; Political parties (autonomist) Coalicion Extremena, Extremadura Unida
• Murcia : Political parties (nationalist) : Partido Federal Murciano, Partido del Pais Murciano, Union de los Pueblos de Murcia ; Political parties (autonomist) Partido Regionalista Murciano, Partido Murcianista, Nueva Region, Union Democratica de la Region de Murcia-Coalicion Ciudadana Regional
• Aran Valley :  Political parties: Convergencia Democratica Aranese, Unitat d'Aran, Partit Renovador d'Arties-Garos, Esquèrra Republicana Occitana, Partit de la Nacion Occitana, Partit Occitan

United Kingdom

• England: Political parties English Democrats, UKIP
• Northern Ireland:  Political parties: Sinn Féin, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Republican Party, Republican Sinn Féin, Irish Socialist Party, Fianna Fail, éirigi, Workers' Party of Ireland, Iriish Republican Socialist Party
• Scotland: Political parties Scottish National Party, Scottish Green Party, RISE, Scottish Socialist Party
• Wales: Plaid Cymru, Cymru Annibynnol, Cymru Sovereign
• London: Political parties Labour Party
• Cornwall: Political parties Green Party of England and Wales, Mebyon Kernow, Cornish Nationalist Party, Liberal Democrats
• Wessex: Political parties Wessex Regionalists-the Party for Wessex
• Yorkshire: Political parties Liberal Democrats, Yorkshire First
• North East England: Political parties North East Party
• Northern Isles: Political parties Liberal Democrats
• Orkney: Political parties Liberal Democrats
• Shetland: Political parties Liberal Democrats
• Isle of Man: Political party Mec Vannin

The European Free Alliance (EFA) is a European political coalition that consists of various regionalist political parties in Europe. Members parties advocate either for full political independence and sovereignty, or some form of devolution or self-governance for their country or region. The alliance has generally limited its membership to progessive parties.

Members from EU Member States

Austria: Unity List (ethnic Slovenes)

Belgium: New Flemish Alliance (Flanders)

Bulgaria: United Macedonian (ethnic Macedonians)

Czech Republic: Moravané (Moravia)

Croatia: List for Rijeka (Rijeka)

Denmark: Schleswig Party (ethnic Germans in North Schleswig)

Finland: Future of Äland (Äland)

France:

• Savoy Region Movement (Savoie)
• Occitan Party (Occitania)
• Party of the Corsican Nation (Corsica)
• Breton Democratic Union (Brittany)
• Our Land (Alsace)
• Catalan Unity (Northern Catalonia, Catalan Countries)

Germany

• Bavarian Party (Bavarian)
• The Frisians (East Frisia)
• Lusatian Alliance (Sorbs, Lusatia)
• South Schleswig Voters’ Association (ethic Danes, North Frisia)

Greece: Rainbow (ethnic Macedonians)

Italy

• South Tyrolean Freedom (South Tyrol)
• Liga Veneta Repubblica (Veneto)
• Sardinia Action Party (Sardinia)
• Slovene Union (ethnic Slovenes)
• Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology (Aosta Valley)

Netherlands: Frisian National Party (Friesland)

Poland: Silesian Autonomy Movement (Upper Silesia)

Romania: Hungarian People’s Party of Transylvania (ethnic Hungarians)

Slovakia: Hungarian Christian Democratic Association (ethnic Hungarians)

Spain/France

• Aralar Party (Basque Country)
• Basque Solidarity (Basque Country)
• Republic Left of Catalonia (Catalonia, Catalan Countries)

Spain

• Aragonese Union (Aragon)
• Socialist Party of Majorca (Balearic Islands, Catalan Countries)
• Galician Nationalist Bloc (Galicia)
• Valencian Nationalist Bloc (Valencia, Catalan Countries)

United Kingdom

• Mebyon Kernow (Cornwall)
• Plaid Cymru (Wales)
• Scottish National Party (Scotland)
• Yorkshire Party (Yorkshire)

Observer Members

Italy

• The Other South (Sicily)
• Pro Lombardy Independence (Lombardy)

Latvia: Latvian Russian Union (ethnic Russians Latgalians)

Poland: Kashubian Unity (Kashubia)

Spain: New Canaries (Canary Islands)

Greece: Party of Friendship, Equality and Peace (ethnic Turks in Western Thrace)