Can Scotland withdraw and remain in the EU?

For the Scottish government the twin goals of withdrawing from the UK and remaining in the European Union are challenging but potentially attainable. The prospect is not a unicorn vision like the belief that it is possible to leave the EU while keeping current benefits of remaining in the single European market. The Scottish government’s strategy is about sequencing: withdraw first from the UK so that an independent Scotland can then remain a member state of the EU.

• Primary Source

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Nicola Sturgeon opening address to #SNP16, Glasgow, 13 October 2016 | First step towards a second independence referendum for Scotland http://www.europeansources.info/record/nicola-sturgeon-opening-address-to-snp16-glasgow-13-october-2016-first-step-towards-a-second-independence-referendum-for-scotland/

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