Mr Salmond stated: "Scotland is already a member of the EU and that would continue. It is not easy to leave the EU as we saw with the attempts by Greenland when they won autonomy from Denmark."
Er.....no.
The Man From Brussels begs to disagree:
Mr Borg said: "On the issue concerning Scotland's independence, that's not my competence to assess or to evaluate but if, for one moment, we were to assume that Scotland gained independence and therefore is eligible as a new member state for the European Union, I would see that, legally speaking, the continuation of the membership would remain with the rest of the UK - less Scotland. And, therefore, Scotland, as a newly independent state, would have to apply for membership."2
Whoops.
Cue much embarrassed spluttering from Salmond's minions.
However, to be fair, the example they quote of the various east European countries (including the rather disparaging references to both Romania and Bulgaria) which gained entry to the EU after the collapse of the Soviet Union are valid comparisons to a post-Independence Scotland.
Can you name which of those states gained automatic entry in 1989/90?
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