In The Press
The Herald Scotland - Claims SNP case on Scots EU status destroyed
12 March 2012
THE SNP Government's case that an independent Scotland would automatically accede to the European Union has been "destroyed" by a pro-Europe think-tank's in-depth report into the issue, it was claimed last night. Business for New Europe acknowledged the process of an independent Scotland joining the EU was "unclear" because none of the current treaties covered …
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The Scotsman - Scottish independence, SNP could lose in referendum vote, minister concedes
9 March 2012
link to article covering BNE's report, In Depth: Scottish Independence and EU Accession. By EDDIE BARNES SCOTLAND faces years more constitutional navel-gazing even if it decides not to back independence, a senior SNP minister has warned, in a new attack on the uncertainty surrounding the pro-Union parties’ stance on devolution. Raising the scenario of defeat in the planned 2014 …
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The Times - Doubts over Scots’ EU accession route
9 March 2012
link to article (£), covering BNE's report, In Depth: Scottish Independence and EU Accession. Angus Macleod, Scotland Correspondent Alex Salmond’s claim that an independent Scotland would automatically become a member of the EU is “premature and potentially misleading”, according to a high-powered group of pro-Europe business figures. The Business for New Europe group says that for an independent Scotland …
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Daily Express - EU costs ‘will soar if SNP wins independence campaign’
9 March 2012
link to article covering BNE's report, In Depth: Scottish Independence and EU Accession. By Paul Gilbride SCOTS could have to pay five times more for EU membership if Alex Salmond wins his independence campaign, a think tank warned yesterday. Lobby group Business for New Europe claimed an independent Scotland would lose out on the UK’s rebate if it had to …
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BNE Scotland Paper in the Perthshire Advertiser, Kilmarnock Standard and Scottish Press and Journal
9 March 2012
Local coverage about BNE's report In Depth: Scottish Independence and EU Accession PERSHIRE ADVERTISER and the KILMARNOCK STANDARD March 8, 2012 A pro-Europe business group has raised its concern over the unanswered questions facing Scottish membership of the EU after independence. A briefing paper by the independent reform body Business for New Europe said it is unclear …
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BNE Director Phillip Souta in City A.M. on the Greek bailout
22 February 2012
By Julian Harris Anger in Greece has escalated over the country’s deal with its lenders – an agreement that will require changes to the Greek constitution, and see a foreign “task force” stationed in Athens to oversee conditional reforms and spending cuts. Support for the main coalition parties, which led negotiations over the deal, has …
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BNE Deputy Director in Public Service Europe: Poll shows British business supports UK in EU
14 February 2012
By Paul O'Hagan, BNE Deputy Director It is now February and the dust has begun to settle following the British Prime Minister's veto on a new European Union treaty at the end of last year. In Westminster, the focus has now naturally shifted back to more domestic issues - namely NHS reform, gender quotas on …
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BNE Chairman in The Times - Britain’s lack of foreign language speakers is costing the economy
30 January 2012
By Oliver Moody Britain’s lack of foreign language speakers costs the economy up to £17 billion a year, a report suggests. The country is losing its standing in the world because many people cannot communicate adequately outside their own language, according to research by the Education and Employers Taskforce for Collins Language. It adds …
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BNE Chairman in the Economist Debates: The UK and the EU
12 January 2012
Economist Debates: The UK and the EU With the problems facing the common currency, it is easy for us in Britain to forget that the success of the euro zone—and for that matter the European Union—is essential for our recovery and future prosperity. The figures speak for themselves. According to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, …
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