SNP and Scottish Greens call for independence in Europe
Minister for Constitution and External Affairs Angus Robertson during the SNP annual national conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, September 1, 2024
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SNP and Green Party politicians used Europe Day today to call for an independent Scotland within the European Union.
The parties claimed Britain as a whole risked being “marooned” outside the trading bloc, but that Scotland had “long-standing shared values” with the continent.
SNP external affairs secretary Angus Robertson said: “On Europe Day, we celebrate a lifetime of peace in Europe, achieved in no small part by the creation of the EU.
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