Spanish Prime Minister Warns Scotland, Catalonia Against Secession

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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has warned supporters of Scotland and Catalonia’s secession that they might face considerable difficulties while reapplying to the European Union if vote for independence.


"If a part of a state becomes separate, it becomes a third party in relation to the European Union,” Rajoy stressed speaking to members of Spanish parliament on Wednesday.
Reapplying may take years, as it requires the ratification of all the 28 member-states. “I’ve no sympathy at all for these processes. They’re bad for the state in question and for the whole of the European Union,” Rajoy stated, asked by a Basque lawmaker if he would help an independent Scotland stay in the European Union.
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