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The Flemish flag hanging alongside those of Belgium, the EU and the UN (Photo: whitecat sg)

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EU regionalist parties - speech is silver, silence is golden?

“A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state” European Commission President Barroso said mid-September.

He was replying to a question on whether an independent Scotland would automatically remain in the EU. This was bad news for the Scottish National Party (SNP) which claims Scotland would retain its EU membership after seceding from the UK.

A clarification of this matter is urgently needed. The Scotti...

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The Flemish flag hanging alongside those of Belgium, the EU and the UN (Photo: whitecat sg)

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