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Independent Scotland would be 'legally committed' to joining Euro if applying to join EU
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dailyrecord.co.ukAn independent Scotland would be "legally committed" to adopting the Euro if it applied to join the European Union, a Brussels spokeswoman has confirmed.
But that does not mean the country would be forced to use the single currency as a condition of membership, they added. Nicola Sturgeon announced earlier this month that Scotland would continue to use the pound if a majority voters backed independence in the future.
A new currency - a Scottish pound - would later be adopted if strict economic criteria were met, a process which could take years.
Opposition parties and some pro-independence campaigners have criticised the proposals and claimed they were incompatible with Sturgeon's aim of Scotland rejoining the EU.
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