French govt rules out concessions to Corsica nationalists over autonomy

France’s government on Tuesday ruled out any major concessions on Corsican autonomy, after the island’s nationalists won a regional election last Sunday, Reuters reports.

Italy ready to discuss more autonomy for Lombardy and Veneto ‘within the law’ : PM

Rome is ready to begin discussions on greater autonomy for the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said Tuesday while visiting an oil refinery near Venice.

Italy's northern regions back greater autonomy

The leaders of Italy's two wealthiest northern regions have claimed victory in a non-binding referendum, seeking greater autonomy from the central government in Rome.

Catalonia : Spain moves to suspend autonomy

Spain is to start suspending Catalonia's autonomy from Saturday, as the region's leader threatens to declare independence.

Madrid moves towards direct rule over Catalonia as deadline passes

Spain's government set the clock ticking Monday on imposing direct rule over Catalonia, after the region's leader missed a deadline to clarify whether he had declared independence.

Two Italian regions to hold autonomy referendums late October

Italy's northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto are set to hold referendums to request more autonomy from central government on Oct. 22.

Italie: Lombardie et Vénétie prévoient un référendum sur leur autonomie

Deux riches régions italiennes, la Lombardie et la Vénétie, organiseront le 22 octobre un référendum consultatif concernant une plus grande autonomie de leur territoire par rapport au gouvernement de Rome.

Russia: Moscow never proposed Kurdish autonomy in Syrian constitution draft

Russia did not offer to enshrine Kurdish autonomy in the new draft Syrian сonstitution, which was presented at the Astana talks, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, told a press briefing on Friday.

European court dismisses requests to lift curfews in Turkey’s southeast

The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed demands for an interim injunction to lift ongoing curfews in two southeastern districts where operations against militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) are continuing.

New Catalonia Leader Vows Secession From Spain by Mid-2017

Lawmakers in Spain’s pro-independence Catalonia region ended months of political gridlock Sunday, swearing in a new separatist leader who promised secession within 18 months.

Tibet calls for more autonomy

Tibet’s leadership in exile reiterated its call for more autonomy, saying that its mountain homeland is being occupied by China, Reuters reported.