RE: UK to leave EU
December 10, 2016 at 2:25 pm
(This post was last modified: December 10, 2016 at 2:26 pm by account_inactive.)
Fantastic.
https://stv.tv/news/politics/1375290-eu-...-scotland/
https://stv.tv/news/politics/1375290-eu-...-scotland/
Quote:The European Union has confirmed to STV News it will not negotiate separately with the Scottish Government over Brexit.
A spokesman for the European Commission, the EU's executive body, made the statement ahead of a meeting between its president Jeane-Claude Juncker and former First Minister Alex Salmond.
Salmond will meet the president in Brussels on Thursday as part of an awards ceremony.
In a statement to STV News, a spokesman for the commission said: "The president's doors are always open. Scotland is part of the UK and the commission respects the internal constitutional arrangements of the UK.
"Negotiations will take place with the UK Government only (once the UK sends its Article 50 notification)."
The commission's comments mean a Brexit deal for Scotland to retain single market access can now only go ahead if the UK Government pursues one in its talks with the EU.
Juncker met Nicola Sturgeon shortly after the UK voted to leave the EU and said "Scotland has won the right to be heard in Brussels".