Salmond "We can take Scotland in two weeks"

[jemb]

Q1: Is Scotland part of the EU now?
A1: Yes

Q2: Is Scotland voting to leave the EU or UK?
Q2: UK


Conclusion: Scotland is is still in the EU after a Yes vote.
Usually a few mins activating your brain can cut through the fear and scaremongering.

This is total nonsense.

The EU have stated that only a rule change would allow Scotland to remain in. This rule change, described in Article 48, requires unanimity (a word here which means all voting yes) to enact. Spain, and others, have said they will not support an Article 48 change.

Which leaves Article 49 - this covers the case of a country leaving from a member state and reapplying. This would be supported by Spain.

[Underscore Pt2]

Scotland will not be part of the EU following seperation. Not sure why Unix thinks otherwise. We will have to join as Scotland rather than as UK.

[Unix]

Unless the rules are changed using Article 48, then yes we leave.
We then re-enter using Article 49.

Whatever happens we lose the rebate.

There is no precedent to a Yes vote so new law will have to be introduced. Given Scotland's resources only a complete moron would think EU wold do anything other than let Scotland in on the same terms as the UK.

[DiscoStu]

Q1: Is Scotland part of the EU now?
A1: Yes

Q2: Is Scotland voting to leave the EU or UK?
Q2: UK


Conclusion: Scotland is is still in the EU after a Yes vote.
Usually a few mins activating your brain can cut through the fear and scaremongering.

If there's a Yes vote I'm going to start quoting all your made-up posts when things start to go horribly wrong.

[d000hg]

Why would an independent Scotland immediately want to surrender part of their independence to the EU anyway? Not ready to go it alone?

Surely it would make sense to get some practice being independent first.

[The Spartan]

Scotland will not be part of the EU following seperation. Not sure why Unix thinks otherwise. We will have to join as Scotland rather than as UK.

I was hoping Unix would be realistically, too much hope there but I'm glad to see there are people that actually know the truth and can see through the all the tulip

[jemb]

There is no precedent to a Yes vote so new law will have to be introduced. Given Scotland's resources only a complete moron would think EU wold do anything other than let Scotland in on the same terms as the UK.

One minute you're saying it'll just happen and the next we need a new Law.

The Article 48 and 49 issue is pretty simple really. Scotland will have to renegotiate at some point, it will not get the rebate. The last thing the EU wants is another basket case economy which for a while we may well be.

[eek]

Cuckoo-cuckoo.

See my comment earlier

English people: "But don't you understand how bad independence will be for you?" Scottish people: "Irn Bru"

[Batcher]

Yeah I agree, I see the Eurozone as one big country in general even though it is indeed made up of lots of different countries integration is the main aim. Why leave one union to join another that presently you're already part of? But hey if it makes them happy

We wouldn't be giving all of our income to the EU and getting pocket money back. We would be an independent country in Europe which is different to being ruled from Westminster.

[minestrone]

We wouldn't be giving all of our income to the EU and getting pocket money back. We would be an independent country in Europe which is different to being ruled from Westminster.

You really don't understand representative democracy do you?