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If the UK split into two or more nations, would the resulting nations automatically be part of the EU?

I can certainly envisage England leaving the EU, or not applying for (re-)admission. A lot of people outside England might see this as a good thing for the EU.

Also, the idea of an independent, self-governing Northern Ireland is quite worrying - given the total inability of the political forces there to work together so far. Necessity might be the mother of invention, to take a very optimistic view.

by GreatGame2 (fishy_logic_at_yahoo.co.uk) on Tue Jun 13th, 2006 at 11:56:47 AM EST
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Well, Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party are both pro-Europe. Of the successor nations it is possible that England would quit the EU and remain in the European Economic Area, but not likely for the others.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jun 14th, 2006 at 09:45:24 AM EST
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