Balkanization within the EU

Let’s say that in the near future, under the umbrella of a much centralized EU, several regions are able to achieve forma separation from their actual nation-states. Several examples come to mind:

Spain – Euskadi and Catalunia
France – Isle of Corse
United Kingdom – Scotland
Belgium – split in half accordingly to linguistic division. Brussels becomes an European “Federal District” ala Washington in the USA

Anybody remembers any other possibilities?
 

oberdada

Gone Fishin'
should be in the "Future History" Forum, not in "Before 1900" , some one should move it.
 
Uk would also include Wales I think. While they may not be clamouring for independence, I think if Scotland managed to pull it off, they would too sooner or later. Then possibly the various islands like the Channels/Man might also detach from Crown control.
 
Uk would also include Wales I think. While they may not be clamouring for independence, I think if Scotland managed to pull it off, they would too sooner or later. Then possibly the various islands like the Channels/Man might also detach from Crown control.

The Channel Island and Isle of Man are already independent. Actually, sometimes people in the Channel Islands jokingly refer to England as their oldest possession :)
 
The Channel Island and Isle of Man are already independent. Actually, sometimes people in the Channel Islands jokingly refer to England as their oldest possession :)


Well they are still under the control of the Crown (rather than say being part of the UK). What I was referring to was a total split -with no dependence / shared responsibility on the Crown in London in anyway. So no shared sovereignty or need to get anything approved or vetted by anyone outside of their own state. Well, except for the wise and just civil servants resident in Brussels of course :rolleyes:

Check out the Department of Constitutional Affair's statement on the relationship.

Particular points being pasted below in italicx:

Status of the Islands

The Islands are not part of the United Kingdom and have no representation in Parliament at Westminster. The "Crown Dependencies" comprise:

the Bailiwick of Guernsey (including Alderney, Sark and Herm)
the Isle of Man
the Bailiwick of Jersey

They are internally self-governing "Dependencies" of the Crown included in the term "British Islands". They are "British Possessions" but not "colonies" (schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978). To distinguish them from the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (which term has replaced "Dependent Territories"), they should be referred to as "Crown Dependencies". You should ensure that any consultative or other process for overseas territories takes in all the Crown Dependencies.

Constitutional position

The constitutional relationship of the Islands with the United Kingdom is not enshrined in a formal constitutional document. It is rather the outcome of historical processes and accepted practice. The most recent statement of the relationship between the United Kingdom and the Islands is to be found in Part XI of Volume 1 of the Report of the Royal Commission on the constitution, published in 1973 (known as the Kilbrandon Report). The Report, however, acknowledged that there were areas of uncertainty in the existing relationship which itself was complex. It did not purport to draw up a fully authoritative statement and the Islands are known to be particularly sensitive to the need to obtain their consent, in accordance with democratic principle, to any decision taken in the United Kingdom which has legal implications for them.

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Relationship to EU

The Channel Islands and Isle of Man are not Member States nor are they part of the UK Member State.
 
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