Tag: Scotland and Europe
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Debate: Neil Walker: Scotland and the EU: A Comment
Once upon a time it seemed like a good idea to try to clarify the route (Article 48 or Article 49 TEU) through which and the terms on which (with or without UK opt-outs on Euro, Schengen etc) an independent Scotland might join the EU prior to the great referendum vote of September 18th. Clarity…
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Debate: Stephen Tierney: Scotland and the EU: A Comment
I agree with Sionaidh that the accession of an independent Scotland to the European Union is not in any serious doubt. I develop this point in a paper written with Katie Boyle here. In this blog I argue that although accession will no doubt take time, there is unlikely to be any period within which…
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Debate: Bruno de Witte: Scotland and the EU: A Comment
Two main options have been put on the table for (re-)accommodating an independent Scotland in the European Union: accession of an independent Scotland to the European Union by means of the procedure of accession of new member states set out in Article 49 TEU; or accommodation of Scotland as a new member state at the…
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Debate: Jo Murkens: Scotland and the EU: A Comment
What would be the characteristics of an ‘independent’ Scotland? And what kind of a Member State would it be? Intriguingly, the pro-independence Yes Scotland campaign promises continuity on key issues, such as the currency, the Queen, and the European Union. In a recent paper, Sionaidh Douglas-Scott claims that the process of continuing EU membership for…
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Debate: J. H.H. Weiler: Scotland and the EU: a Comment
The Scottish referendum on independence is upon us. At some levels it is an easier and ‘cleaner’ case than that of Catalonia: The United Kingdom, in a mature political decision, has allowed this referendum thus removing any objection from either a British constitutional perspective or from public international law. The people of Scotland, many of…
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Debate: Sionaidh Douglas-Scott: Why the EU should welcome an independent Scotland
With the Scottish referendum vote imminent, every issue of relevance to the debate on Scottish independence takes on crucial significance. In the context of Scotland’s EU membership, there has been a polarisation of approaches, which in the arena of politics is probably only to be expected. The UK Government and ‘Better Together’ view may be…