{"id":141701,"date":"2020-02-11T02:20:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T02:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/scotland-%e2%99%a5-eu-but-brussels-declares-no-glow-zone\/"},"modified":"2020-02-11T02:20:03","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T02:20:03","slug":"scotland-%e2%99%a5-eu-but-brussels-declares-no-glow-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/scotland-%e2%99%a5-eu-but-brussels-declares-no-glow-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland \u2665 EU but Brussels declares no-glow zone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nicola Sturgeon told the EU on Monday that Scotland wants a close relationship \u2014 but Brussels wasnt quite so keen on Scots projecting their hopes onto the EU.<\/p>\n

At least, not yet.<\/p>\n

Making her first post-Brexit trip to Brussels, Scotlands first minister stressed she would push the U.K. government to pursue the closest ties with the EU in talks on trade and other issues.<\/p>\n

But Sturgeon said she did not harbor much hope that Boris Johnsons Conservative administration would take that route. Sturgeon, leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP), argued Scotlands interests would be better served by leaving the U.K. and going back into the EU fold.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will be trying to influence the U.K. side of the negotiations, as far as I possibly can, to keep the relationship as close as possible,\u201d Sturgeon told POLITICO after holding talks with Michel Barnier, the EUs chief negotiator with Britain.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI believe that the case for us joining the EU will be an overwhelming one\u201d \u2014 Nicola Sturgeon<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cBut I do that now with a very firm sense of realism that the path that the U.K. is taking Scotland on, in terms of its relationship with Europe, is not one that is in our medium- and long-term interests,\u201d Sturgeon added.<\/p>\n

Later, in a speech<\/a> at the European Policy Centre think tank, she stressed the Scottish governments commitment to the EU, noting that the country had voted strongly in favor of remaining in the bloc (even as the U.K. as a whole voted to leave).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are leaving the EU at a time when we have never benefited from it more, and when we have never needed it more to achieve our ambitions,\u201d Sturgeon said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, when \u2014 and I believe that it is a when \u2014 Scotland gains independence, I believe that the case for us joining the EU will be an overwhelming one.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Sturgeon prepares for the presentation of the Scottish budget at Holyrood | Andy Buchanan\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

However, the European Commission put something of a dampener on the first ministers charm offensive. A spokeswoman told reporters it had raised with Belgian police the projection of a message proclaiming love for Scotland in Europe onto its Berlaymont headquarters on Brexit night, January 31.<\/p>\n

The Commission later backtracked somewhat, saying that it is \u201cin close contact with authorities in the event of unauthorized projections to have them stopped, on a general note. However, it was not the case for this particular incident as it was short-lived.\u201d<\/p>\n

The identity of those responsible for the projection is unclear. The Scottish government said it had \u201cno involvement whatsoever.\u201d But Sturgeon herself<\/a> and Peter Murrell, the SNP chief executive who is also the first ministers husband, both tweeted the image. Critics accused them of implying that the EU was responsible for the projection. Murrell tweeted<\/a> that the Commission HQ was \u201con message.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Commission made clear on Monday it had no role in the late-night light show. \u201cWe have nothing to do with that action or with the message that was projected,\u201d spokeswoman Dana Spinant told a regular news briefing.<\/p>\n

Spinant also stressed that although Barnier had an \u201copen-door policy,\u201d the EU has \u201cjust one interlocutor in relation to the future partnership with the U.K. and that is, of course, London.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nThe EU Commission building in Brussels tonight (and if you look carefully youll see that they do appear to have left a light on for us!) \"???????\"\/\"\u2764\"\/\"??\"\/ pic.twitter.com\/KMmUvJsKn4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) <\/a><\/p>\n

politico<\/a><\/h5>\n

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