Belgium and spain tipped to destroy scotland's eu dream

Britain left the European Union on January 31, but not everyone in the UK has given up on EU membership. Despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson repeatedly rejecting her independence calls and

the coronavirus pandemic, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is still determined to hold a second referendum in the near future. The Scottish National Party (SNP) leader believes Scots

have been “dragged” out of the bloc against their will. However, while Brexit might have made the case for Scottish independence stronger, it has also made it practically more difficult. An

independent Scotland would now border a non-EU country, likely requiring infrastructure and border checks between regions whose communities are deeply intertwined – similar to the problem of

the Irish border that severely complicated Brexit talks. Scotland could also be rejected by Brussels due to its current deficit of seven percent of GDP, unless it adopted a strict austerity

programme from the EU as well as potentially adopting the euro. Moreover, new members can only be allowed into the bloc through a unanimous vote from the existing member states – and

Holyrood would undoubtedly ruffle feathers if it were to join. According to a throwback report by The Telegraph, in 2014, former President of the EU's finance council Ruairi Quinn

explained why Spain and Belgium were likely to block Scotland's membership. In a statement released six years ago, Mr Quinn wrote: “In my opinion, it is highly probable that at least

two member states, maybe more, will vote no. "Spain will not want to create the precedent in another member state of a nation/region deciding to leave and join the EU in their own

right. “Such a political development would really encourage Catalonia and the Basque Country to agitate for secession from Spain." He added: “Belgium, a Federal Kingdom which has two

distinct regions, Flanders and Wallonia, is extremely worried that a Scottish precedent would really encourage the now very rich region of Flanders to secede from the Kingdom. "This

would impoverish Belgium.” JUST IN: JEREMY CORBYN'S BREXIT PLOT EXPOSED AS 'CYNICAL BETRAYAL' "Will Spain? With all the problems they face in Barcelona? “Not a chance!”

"You know, there are five European countries that still do not allow Kosovo to become independent. They are afraid of legitimising the separation from countries." The peer added:

"And let's not forget Belgium. "They sit on a very uneasy arrangement between two parts of Belgium, and they are not going to legitimise the splitting of a country. "Once

you allow it, you open up a can of worms."