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Topic: Does Scotland have to rejoin the EU?
Posted by: Paul Pryce
Date/Time: 17/03/17 16:10:00

It is early days in all this but it is probably that Scotland won't apply to rejoin the EU should it gain independence. What it will do is remain part of the European Economic Area and the single market. The downside of this will be that it will lose any regional funding it currently gets from the EU and won't have any input into the formulation of the regulations that governs its trade. However it also won't have to join Schengen or the Euro. The problem with joining the Euro is that with the UK aggressively depreciating their currency (and more falls likely if the Brexit negotiations don't go well) the Scottish economy would be put under huge pressure and the advantages of being in the single market would be offset.

It may be that the EU recognises Scotland as a special case and fast tracks it back in despite them not meeting the fiscal criteria and not taking on the Euro. People are still talking about Spain vetoing their admission despite the Spanish being quite explicit that they would not necessarily object. However just being part of the customs union would put it in much the same position as Switzerland and Norway as will as some of the Balkan countries.


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Countries can't vote for exit16/03/17 22:28:00 Alan Clark
   Re:Countries can't vote for exit16/03/17 22:31:00 Ken Munn
      Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit16/03/17 23:33:00 Ian Fillingham
         Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 09:34:00 Vanessa Smith
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 09:49:00 Paul Pryce
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 10:02:00 Nick Jenkins
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 10:04:00 Penelope Crocker
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 10:10:00 Jayne Thorburn
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 10:11:00 Julian Pavey
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 10:15:00 Paul Pryce
   Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 10:26:00 Richard Greenhough
      Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 10:40:00 Alan Clark
      Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 10:48:00 Francis Rowe
         Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 11:19:00 Jayne Thorburn
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 11:31:00 Francis Rowe
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 11:40:00 Alan Clark
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 12:34:00 Penelope Crocker
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 13:05:00 Craig McDowell
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 13:08:00 Penelope Crocker
         Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 11:21:00 John Connelly
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 13:26:00 Richard Greenhough
         Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 13:22:00 Richard Greenhough
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 15:09:00 Francis Rowe
   Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 12:07:00 Craig McDowell
      Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 12:35:00 Michael Robinson
         Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 12:58:00 Craig McDowell
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 13:16:00 Elizabeth Ross
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 15:31:00 Paul Corcoran
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 13:29:00 Richard Greenhough
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 13:41:00 Jayne Thorburn
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 15:13:00 Alan Clark
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 15:22:00 Jayne Thorburn
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 15:32:00 Alan Clark
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 15:41:00 Paul Green
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 16:05:00 Penelope Crocker
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 17:13:00 Ian Fillingham
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 15:48:00 Jayne Thorburn
                              Does Scotland have to rejoin the EU?17/03/17 16:10:00 Paul Pryce
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 17:13:00 Alan Clark
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 15:37:00 Craig McDowell
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 15:39:00 John Connelly
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Countries can't vote for exit17/03/17 16:01:00 Jayne Thorburn
                                 Tell our enemies they can take our lives...17/03/17 16:15:00 Francis Rowe
                                    Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...17/03/17 17:40:00 Michael Robinson
                                       Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...18/03/17 11:52:00 Paul Corcoran
                                          Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...19/03/17 07:40:00 Anita Blake
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...19/03/17 09:40:00 Andrew OSullivan
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...19/03/17 10:55:00 Arnold Saxton
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...19/03/17 12:44:00 T P Howell
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...19/03/17 13:13:00 T P Howell
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...20/03/17 10:40:00 Alan Clark
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...20/03/17 11:07:00 Claire Moran
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...20/03/17 11:39:00 Ian Fillingham
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...20/03/17 12:07:00 Francis Rowe
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...20/03/17 12:35:00 Claire Moran
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...20/03/17 12:58:00 Francis Rowe
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...20/03/17 13:14:00 Claire Moran
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...20/03/17 14:31:00 Francis Rowe
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...20/03/17 13:20:00 Craig McDowell
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...20/03/17 14:36:00 Adrian Irving
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tell our enemies they can take our lives...20/03/17 19:32:00 Alan Clark

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