Europe question dogs Scottish referendum

EurActiv reported on 12 March 2012 that European Union membership has taken centre stage in the Scottish independence debate amidst a bitter legal wrangle about Scotland's status if it secedes from the UK following a scheduled referendum in 2014.

A report released in March 2012 by Business for New Europe, said an independent Scotland could only negotiate EU membership with the unanimous consent of all existing EU members, and not “automatically” as Scottish nationalists have claimed.

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Business for New Europe: Scottish Independence and EU Accession http://www.bnegroup.org/images/uploads/publications/files/In_Depth_-_Scottish_Independence_and_EU_Accession_-_BNE_March_2012.pdf

ESO: Background information: The answer to Scottish separatism is a federal union http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-answer-to-scottish-separatism-is-a-federal-union/

ESO: Background information: Press Release: Independence referendum plans http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-independence-referendum-plans/

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