Re:Scotland to seek second independence referendum
by iMark on Monday March 13, 2017 @09:33AM
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Spain has previously come out strongly against an independent Scotland joining the EU, largely because of the issue of Catalonian independence.
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Re:Scotland to seek second independence referendum
by falsedan on Monday March 13, 2017 @09:50AM
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That was in the context of the 2014 Indyref, with the main point of contention being whether independent Scotland would remain in the EU or be forced to re-apply for membership (and potentially be blocked by Spanish veto).
The context now is that independent Scotland would have to apply, as it will be a successor state of a non-EU member. I think Spain et al. are fine with this since the precedence it sets will be hard for Basque nationalists to follow.