| Author (Corporate) | Scotland: Government |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | 24.06.16 |
| Publication Date | 24/06/2016 |
| Content Type | News |
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The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union by 52% to 48% in a nationwide referendum held on the 23 June 2016. All 32 council areas in Scotland however returned Remain majorities. First Minister of Scotland Nicola Storgeon said on the 24 June 2016 that it would be democratically unacceptable for Scotland to face the prospect of being taken out of EU against its will. She also suggested that since the 2014 Scottish independence referendum there had been a significant and material change in circumstances and it was therefore a statement of the obvious that the option of a second independence referendum must now be on the table. The First Minister updated the Scottish Parliament on the 28 June 2016. She pledged the Scottish Government’s overriding priority was to protect Scotland’s relationship with, and place in, the EU. She planned to go to the European Parliament on the 29 June 2016 to meet senior MEPs and President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz. News sources reported that in Brussels she was listened to with sympathy but was given no active support, although both the French and Spanish leaders made clear that Scotland could not be given any special treatment. Nicola Sturgeon also established a Standing Council of experts to provide advice the Scottish Government on how best to achieve its EU objectives. This Council would be made up of specialists on finance, economics, European and diplomatic matters and it would encompass a range of political and constitutional opinions. |
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| Source Link | http://news.scotland.gov.uk/Speeches-Briefings/First-Minister-EU-Referendum-result-25ae.aspx |
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