Some interesting comments from leading Euro-experts and academics on the likelihood of a breakaway Scotland getting automatic, seamless entry into the EU:
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Originally Posted by The Scotsman, 8 January 2007
THE SNP's case for independence was dealt a damaging blow last night when the European Commission and senior academics challenged the Nationalists' core assumption - that an independent Scotland would automatically become a member of the European Union. The EC stressed that Scotland's entry as a member state would have to be "negotiated" and would not be the "seamless" transition the SNP has claimed.
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http://news.scotsman.com/scottishind...try.3335953.jp