Monday, August 11, 2014

What would a Brexit mean for the EU?

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:


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

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

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

Part II will contain views from Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK.