Tag: membership
No concerns over independence but Cameron’s EU referendum is harming industry...
By a Newsnet reporter The head of one of the UK's biggest engineering firms has said that his company has no concerns over...
Exclusive – EC Official confirms no legal barrier to continued Scottish...
By a Newsnet reporter Scotland can legally negotiate a continuation of its current membership from within the European Union following a Yes vote, an...
BBC says “no good journalistic reasons” to report Irish Minister complaints
By a Newsnet reporter The BBC has defended its decision not to report a follow up statement from a foreign minister who claimed...
Exclusive: Scotland a “highly valued” part of EU says Dutch Foreign...
By G.A.Ponsonby The Netherlands government has said it believes that Scotland is currently a “highly valued and integral part” of the European Union...
Scotland and rest of UK moving further apart over EU membership
By Martin Kelly The growing differences between Scotland and the rest of the UK over relations with the rest of Europe have been...
Cameron’s EU speech presents opportunities and challenges for the nationalists
By David Torrance Big political speeches can be misremembered. Mrs Thatcher’s 1988 appearance at the College of Europe in Bruges, for example, is...
Independent Scotland will not be forced out of EU admits Lib...
By G.A.Ponsonby and Bob Duncan A split has emerged amongst Unionist parties over the Barroso EU row after Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie...
Barroso’s claims are without foundation claims Swinney
By G.A.Ponsonby Scottish Finance Secretary, John Swinney has described claims by EC President José Manuel Barroso as having “no foundation” after the latter...
Row erupts as Barroso claims independence means end of EU membership
By G.A.Ponsonby Comments made by European Commission President José Manuel Barroso over the EU membership of an independent Scotland have resulted in an...
‘Black Ops’ – The EU story and why the media cannot...
By a Newsnet reporter Last week the latest circulation figures for the Scottish newspaper industry were published. As expected, and in keeping with...