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Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK?
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
It's not me who's suggesting that Scotland will join the EU any time soon! Others have suggested this will happen in the event of an independence vote and you have suggested some reasons as to why it won't. But I'm not sure a country having its own currency is an EU entry requirement.
It's WTO rules that necessitate require trade borders.
How much would Scotland cost the EU? It's far richer than accession country Republic of North Macedonia.
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That's not saying much for Scotland!
On the cost of Scotland joining the EU, this is useful:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-55921961
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A new economic study into trade concludes that the costs of Scottish independence would be two to three times greater than the impact from Brexit, and that joining the European Union would do little to offset that cost.
The SNP response is that there is no reason why Scotland cannot emulate the success of other countries of a similar size.
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