A piece for E-International Relations mapping out some possible scenarios and implications for the EU of a British withdrawal: http://www.e-ir.info/2014/08/10/what-would-a-brexit-mean-for-the-eu/
A summary in table format below:
Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance at Loughborough University London.
Monday, August 11, 2014
Scotland: Out of the UK and Into the EU? Part II: views from Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK.
Below is a link to the second in the edited series I've put together for the IP Journal, of views from across the EU on the Scottish independence referendum. Part I contains views from Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK:
Scotland: Out of the UK and into the EU? Part II.
In short:
Italy: National Unity Is an Inalienable Blessing
Poland: Awkward Comparisons with Crimea, Concerns About Poles in the UK and Scotland
Spain: Scottish Independence Constitutional and Acceptable, EU Membership and Its Terms Negotiable
UK: No Helping Hand to Independence, But a Helping Hand With Independence Into the EU
Scotland: Out of the UK and into the EU? Part II.
In short:
Italy: National Unity Is an Inalienable Blessing
Poland: Awkward Comparisons with Crimea, Concerns About Poles in the UK and Scotland
Spain: Scottish Independence Constitutional and Acceptable, EU Membership and Its Terms Negotiable
UK: No Helping Hand to Independence, But a Helping Hand With Independence Into the EU
Friday, August 08, 2014
Scotland: Out of the UK and Into the EU? Part I: views from Belgium, France and Germany
For the DGAP's IP Journal I've put together and edited a series of views from across the EU on the Scottish independence referendum. The series is in two parts. Below is a link to Part I with views from Belgium, France and Germany:
Scotland: Out of the UK and Into the EU? Part I
Scotland: Out of the UK and Into the EU? Part I
Views on Scottish independence from seven member states
In short:
Belgium: Scottish Independence Could Trigger Another Political Crisis
France: The Auld Alliance Is No Competition to the Entente Cordiale
Germany: Welcome Scotland, Please Leave Your Rebate at the Door
In short:
Belgium: Scottish Independence Could Trigger Another Political Crisis
France: The Auld Alliance Is No Competition to the Entente Cordiale
Germany: Welcome Scotland, Please Leave Your Rebate at the Door
Part II will contain views from Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK.
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