Tusk: EU Supports Scotland’s Independence

Europe will be delighted if Scotland joins the European Union, but it would not happen automatically, the politician said. Ex-President of the European Council Donald Tusk said that Brussels has sympathy for Scotland’s idea of independence for the sake of European Union accession. BBC News reported on February 2. The first Minister of Scotland, the leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, said that independent Scotland will strive for full membership in the EU. Answering the question whether this is to be perceived positively, Tusk replied that this would be enthusiastic, but warned that Scotland would not be automatically accepted. “Emotionally, I have no doubt that everyone will be delighted both in Brussels and in Europe as a whole. If you ask me about our emotions, you will become a witness of sympathy,” said the Polish politician at the Andrew Marr Show. Tusk's statement was perceived negatively in London. British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said that such comments could contribute to "separatist tendencies" in the EU. He accused the politician of irresponsibility and "non-Europeanity". On the midnight of January 31 to February 1, Central European time, after three and a half years of tossing Britain formally left the European Union. Correspondent.net made a cut of the European press to understand the mood connected to Brexit.