Spain Says Independent Scotland Could Join EU
Fakhir Rizvi Published November 20, 2018 | 07:48 PM
Spain's foreign minister said Tuesday that an independent Scotland could rejoin the European Union after Brexit and warned of the United Kingdom's "weakness".
Previously, Madrid has been seen as an obstacle to Scotland joining Europe, as it faces its own Catalan separatists' demands.
But, with Britain to leave the EU on March 29, Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said that if Scotland follows a legal path to leave the UK it could come back.
"Why not, if they leave Britain in accordance with their internal regulations?" Borrell asked, in an interview with the Politico EU news site.
"I am very much (more) worried about the unity of the United Kingdom than the unity of the Kingdom of Spain," Borrell told Politico in the interview.
"I think the United Kingdom will split apart before Spain," he added. "It's a clear sign of the UK weakness."Spain has its own concerns about Brexit plans, and is this week pushing for a formal declaration it must give the green light to any change in Gibraltar's status.
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