UK report warns Scotland independence would require reapplication to EU

[JURIST] If Scotland became independent it would have to reapply for European Union (EU) [official website] membership, according to a report [text, PDF] released Monday by the HM Treasury [official website], the UK's economic and finance ministry. A referendum on Scottish independence is scheduled [IBT report] for fall 2014. The possibility of secession has raised concern over the relationship between an independent Scotland and preexisting UK membership in a number of international organizations, particularly the EU. As noted in the...

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