From Greenland to Svalbard: Scotland’s quest for a differentiated Brexit

• Main Author: Nikos Skoutaris
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: German; English
• Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
• Subjects: brexit; free movement; Scotland; Scottish EU membership; scottish independence; secession; Single Market; scipo; hist; Greenland; Norway; Svalbard
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/82271efdc62344b69fccfc8aa1861103

On 20 December 2016, the Scottish Government released its blueprint on how Scotland can remain in the European Single Market post-Brexit. From the governing SNP’s point of view, the paper can be seen as a compromise given that it does not advocate Scottish independence. Instead, it proposes that the best outcome for the UK as a whole is to remain in the European Economic Agreement following the ‘Norway model’. It recognises, however, that in the current political constellation this seems unlikely. So, it argues for the continued membership of Scotland in the European Single Market.