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Implications of EU-UK deal for Scot govt aim
of indy in EU?
- no tariffs or quotas iScot-rUK but plenty of customs checks & bureaucracy, but some trusted traders scheme etc
- iScot wd benefit, as rest of EU, from level-playing field controls
- challenges on services trade espec.
of indy in EU?
- no tariffs or quotas iScot-rUK but plenty of customs checks & bureaucracy, but some trusted traders scheme etc
- iScot wd benefit, as rest of EU, from level-playing field controls
- challenges on services trade espec.
What is clear is that the new 1246 page EU-UK treaty will set a big chunk of future iScotland-rUK relations if iScotland does rejoin the EU. But given limited services access, there will also be much to negotiate bilaterally on services (& on non-EU issues).
So the future potential iScotland-rUK border becomes much clearer through the EU-UK agreement, albeit iScotland in EU wd likely be in the UK/Ireland common travel area, & the relationship EU-UK will doubtless evolve to some extent (or more depending on future UK govts)
EU-UK deal will also help to clarify options for an iScotland transition out of UK & into EU - does it, for eg, seek an initial transition (from EU and rUK) where it remains in EU-UK deal somehow, before agreeing pre-accession Association agreement w EU.
Also note: "The Parties shall consult civil society on the implementation of this Agreement.. in particular through interaction with the domestic advisory groups & the Civil Society Forum" how many reps will Scotland, Wales & NI have & will UK govt pay any attention to it?
No structure for foreign policy cooperation, as European Commission press release underlines: 'no framework in place between UK & EU to..coordinate joint responses to foreign policy challenges, for instance the imposition of sanctions on third country nationals or economies.
Foreign policy is, of course, not devolved but Scotland will be impacted by UK govt choosing an ad hoc foreign policy vis a vis EU at a time of such global instability & the huge dominance of the big 3 i.e. US, EU & China - not a route to increasing influence
Very wide-ranging detailed, level-playing field section, as expected - from state aids & competition to labour, social, environmental & climate issues. Much there for Scottish parliament to focus on in devolved areas & to hold UK govt to account at Westminster for any deviations
