I see people are musing again that Spain would block Scotland joining the EU "because of Catalonia". 1. This thinking comes from the fact that incumbent pro-UK MSPs are from lazy parties and therefore make stupid comments out of unconcious ignorance.
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3. Spain is a former colonial power with limited reach and sees the EU as its way back into the club. It favours EU expansion so long as the member states remain whole. As long as Spain is Spain, it wants the EU to grow. Four decades of history confirms this.
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4. Since 1990 Spain has agreed to...... a. EUCO unaminously approving East Germany joining the EC as part of an expanded West Germany, as East Germans did this LEGALLY b. The LEGAL dissolution of Czechslovakia c. LEGAL independence of Slovenia, Croatia, and Macedonia
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d. Bosnia post Dayton Accords, as did Germany and others. e. LEGAL independence of Montenegro.
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5. It does NOT recognize Kosovo as independent because this did not follow LEGAL process in Serbia. There is a pattern here for those who are not lazy.
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6. If Scotland leaves the UK LEGALLY through a referendum because the Tories bottle it or are forced to offer one having repeatedly made it a campaign issue in Holyrood, Spain WILL recognise Scotland and WON'T block accession process. Oh, and....
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7. It may still vote with everyone else on EUCO to make Scotland an EU member without a formal accession process if Scotland bends down far enough. That's not Scottish independence but that's a different matter. So
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8. Spain would only block Scotland's accession to the EU if it did not recognise Scottish independence. It can and will continue to stonewall Catalan nationalists because it can and would LOL at why the UK buckled so easily. Seriously, do some history.
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