Nicola Sturgeon's plan for an independent Scotland to join the European Union have been dealt a blow after officials said the Euro must be used if an application is to be successful.
The First Minister laid out her plans to continue using the pound following a 'Yes' vote with the country eventually moving towards a Scottish pound when the time is right.
In the latest independence paper from the Scottish Government Sturgeon announced that Scotland would apply to rejoin the EU in a bid to access the single market.
However, her plan has been thrown up in the air after four senior officials in Brussels told T he Times that said the SNP would need to agree to adopting the single currency for any bid to be successful.
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