March 20, 2013

Scotland's EU Bombshell? Euro Bunkum

Angus Roxburgh, The Guardian

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By sowing doubts -- with no basis in law -- about Scottish independence, the Euro chief is interfering in the debate.

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TAGGED: Scotland, UK, European Union, EU, Jose Manuel Barroso, Spain, Europe, Eurozone

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