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Sturgeon wants talks on EU sooner

Source: The Birmingham Mail, Dec 10 2012, 11:20am CST

Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called for early talks about an independent Scotland's place in the EU in response to comments that the country may have to reapply. Jose Barroso, president of the Eur ...

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Lloyds shows 'continuing commitment' to Scotland by creating 150 apprenticeships

Source: The Daily Record  |   May 20 2013, 9:42am CDT

LLOYDS Banking Group bosses said the creation of 150 new apprenticeships showed their "continuing commitment" to Scotland. Lloyds, which is part-owned by the state, has already created 400 of the training places as part of its UK-wide apprenticeshi ...

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Derby Telegraph commented Majority of people under 40 want to stay in the EU

Source: Derby Telegraph  |   May 20 2013, 6:18am CDT

THE latest YouGov poll puts Tory support below that of Gordon Brown at the 2010 General Election. The Conservative Party is tearing itself apart again over Europe, when the public wants it to focus on delivering ec ...

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"For European Union purposes, from a legal point of view, it is certainly a new state. If a country becomes independent it is a new state and has to negotiate with the EU."


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Business leaders attack Eurosceptics

Source: BBC News  |   May 19 2013, 11:32pm CDT

20 May 2013 Last updated at 00:25 ET David Cameron has pledged to hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU by the end of 2017 Those calling for the UK to leave the EU are "putting politics before economics", business leaders have sa ...

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Scottish independence: Pension protection warning

Source: The Scotsman  |   May 19 2013, 5:15pm CDT

Treasury report will be launched by Scottish Secretary Michael Moore. Picture: Esme Allen AN INDEPENDENT Scotland would have “significant difficulties” in underwriting personal savings of up to £85,000, the UK Treasury will claim today in a flagship repo ...

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British business: We need to stay in the EU or risk losing up to £92bn a year

Source: The Independent  |   May 19 2013, 2:16pm CDT

In a letter to The Independent , the group issues a trenchant riposte to politicians who have argued that Britain’s economic interest would be better served outside the EU. They also call for David Cameron to “strengthen and deepen” the European s ...

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EU says worried by Russia's human rights record

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 19 2013, 8:13am CDT

(L-R) Russian President Vladimir Putin, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso address a joint news conference during a European Union-Russia summi ...

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Nigel Farage, the Scottish Debate and the Future of Europe

Source: openDemocracy  |   May 19 2013, 7:22am CDT

This is an age of uncertainty, crisis and doubt. The UK is experiencing multiple crises: political, constitutional and economic, of the UK in Europe and of Europe itself as an idea and project. And underneath all of this is a deep-seated Western ...

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Hollywood producer: Independence would boost creative industries

Source: STV  |   May 18 2013, 6:48pm CDT

An independent Scotland would be 'more competitive' on the global stage, according to a Glasgow-born Hollywood producer. Producer Iain Smith, whose film credits include Cold Mountain and Entrapment, spoke out as the Scottish Go ...

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'Full levers' call for Scots economy

Source: BBC News  |   May 18 2013, 6:24pm CDT

18 May 2013 Last updated at 19:24 ET Muirfield in East Lothian will host the Open championship this year, boosting tourism to the area A Scottish government paper on independence will argue Scotland's potential for growth is being held ba ...

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