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senior EU figure elmer brok told the bbc earlier that scotland would need to re-apply to the EU but that negotiations would be straightforward as we meet the criteria and our legislation is fully compatible with the EU legally.

The BBC interviewers face fell and she quickly moved on.

I don't see why Scotland couldn't gain entry when you look at some of the other countries that have been admitted!!  But the one problem might be Spain, who came out during the last referendum against Scotland getting in and threatened to use its veto to stop it.  Their objection of course is Catalan and the Basque region due to their "desire" for independence and how an independent Scotland might spur them on further.  But whether Spain would actually go through with the threat is another topic.

Well from the headlines you would believe that. But the devil is in the detail. Spanish officials have always stressed the differences between the catalonia situation and scotland's. Legally they don't come close. For instance the Spanish constitution is based on indissolvable unity. We don't have that hurdle to overcome here.

Also perspective SCO. Spain's foreign policy is based very much on EU unity. In 2014 they were coming to the aid of a fellow EU state against secessionists. In 2019 or 2020 the situation will be a markedly different one. I notice their objections for instance to independent Balkan states seems to have died off....even though they were vehemently against recognising them not so long ago.