Scottish independence: EU membership and the Anglo–Scottish border

Primary Author or Creator
Institute for Government
Type of Resource
Assessment report
Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)
40pp
Date Published
Fast Facts

There are indications that the EU would welcome an application from an independent Scotland. Full membership of the EU may take up to a decade to complete. As a new member state, Scotland would probably have to take on the normal obligations, which may include the use of the Euro.  A hard border with England would be the consequence of EU membership.  Even a looser relationship, similar to Norway, with the EU would require a customs border with England.