Scotland Looks at Nordic Back-Door to Europe's Single Market
- Former Scottish first minister speaks on Bloomberg Television
- Scotland has ‘many, many friends’ in Europe, he says
Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond discusses the potential for a second Scottish referendum, how the nation has been treated under U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May in the approach to Brexit, and the future for Scotland in the European Union. He speaks with Bloomberg's Guy Johnson on 'Bloomberg Markets: European Open.' (Source: Bloomberg)
Scotland could retain access to the European single market by initially joining the parallel trade association that includes Norway and Iceland, according to former Scottish leader Alex Salmond.
In an interview with Bloomberg Television, Salmond said European countries would be receptive to an independent Scotland should the country split from the U.K. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday announced plans for a referendum by spring 2019 in an effort to stop the nation being pulled out of the European Union because of Brexit.