Originally Posted by
Tinribs
On the subject of money
If an independent Scottish government declared English notes were legal tender in Scotland it is difficult to see how that could stopped but the higher financial transactions would be very difficult to fit in unless they too were in pounds Sterling. The EU have been discomforted by the Brits not using the Euro and so I think they would insist that a joining Scotland would us Euros as part of the agreement
There is absolutely no (official)evidence that the EU would permit entry to Scotland in any fast track deal. They have never been a member. To break their own rules for Scotland would be surprising. I agree with the poster above, the EU has just lost one of the largest contributors. How many more net beneficiaries can it support?
There are five recognised candidates for membership of the European Union: Turkey (applied in 1987), North Macedonia (applied in 2004), Montenegro (applied in 2008), Albania (applied in 2009) and Serbia (applied in 2009). All have started accessionnegotiations.
As you can see, applying for and becoming a member is not a short term issue. Those countries waiting to join have to meet the relevant criteria.