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V. pleased all Scottish Council on European Relations's policy papers from 2017-21 now archived by @euromovescot - many thanks to all EMiS friends: euromovescotland.org.uk/category/scer-… Also v grateful to @natlibscotfor archiving whole @SCER_eu site available here: webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archiv…

Sorry to announce the Scottish Centre on European Relations, Scotland's first independent European affairs think tank, is ending its activities. Huge thanks to all those very many people who engaged, contributed to & supported our work since 2017 @scer scer.scot/database/ident…

#Europe a genuine must-listen as Neal Ascherson, doyen of Scottish commentators, discusses tensions in Europe – and in @theSNP and wider indy movement – with @KirstyS_Hughes in our latest podcast with @SCER_eu euromovescotland.org.uk/podcast/first-…

Excellent to talk to leading European & Scottish journalist Neal Ascherson on the state both of Europe & of the independence campaign in Scotland & why from migration to Europe, Scotland should act as if already independent. #EuropeanConversations podcast @euromovescot @SCER_eu

For insights & analysis on devolved, European & constitutional challenges across the multi-nation UK see our latest @SCER_eu publications on England, N Ireland, Scotland & Wales: 1/5

Welsh Politics: Coming of Age - excellent analysis from @auriol_miller @IWA_Wales on how Wales, post-elections, is dealing with pressures on devolution, Brexit and more. Interesting in comparison to Scotland too scer.scot/database/ident…

How does Brexit look 5 years on from & for Scotland? Scotland didn’t vote for Brexit – 62% voted remain. Scottish Government and public views were essentially ignored by UK government under both May and Johnson. 1/9

The Scottish government needs to publish its analysis of how iScotland would re-join the EU - and too its overarching economic case for indy in EU, says our director @KirstyS_Hughes scer.scot/database/ident…

Northern Ireland's Politics as the Protocol adds to Tensions - new blog from @markdevenport scer.scot/database/ident…

Time for Scotland to step up a gear & increase impact & its soft power in international development - new blog by @Sun9Jane scer.scot/database/ident…

New paper on Scotland’s post-Brexit EU relations & strategy: Scotland faces an unstable triangle made up of EU-UK, EU-Scotland & Scotland-rUK relations as the negative impacts of Brexit mount & as both EU-UK relations and constitutional tensions worsen. scer.scot/database/ident…

Where Next for England, Europe and the Union? Glen O'Hara's new blog for @SCER_eu @gsoh31 argues Boris Johnson aims to cast both the EU and SNP as enemies to distract from the question of whether the emperor wears no clothes scer.scot/database/ident…

'There needs to be understanding that the EU and its member states are all watching the UK’s constitutional politics closely' // Kirsty Hughes (@KirstyS_Hughes) thenational.scot/news/19305224.…

Success of Greens in European politics should point the way for SNP & Greens argues @gowdav in latest @SCER_eu comment scer.scot/database/ident…

How could Scotland re-join the EU? My brief answer to this key question for @heraldscotland heraldscotland.com/news/19296385.…

#Scotland after the Elections: Not just groundhog day, but a real sense that the debate is moving into a new phase, says @KirstyS_Hughes in her new blog: fedtrust.co.uk/scotlands-elec…

Big changes in both political & democratic context of independence debate and UK-Scottish govt stand-off : - Highest turnout & 15 seat majority for indyref - EU & Brexit context huge changes since 2016 - Both SNP & Greens clear policy of indy in EU 1. fedtrust.co.uk/scotlands-elec…

Great to talk to @afburnett alongside Philip Rycroft on implications of independence for rUK's soft & harder security, reputation & influence in the world - a reputation already battered by Brexit.

iScotland could join the EU like any other accession candidate writes @vonderburchard @POLITICOEurope .eu - & probably fairly quickly. But there won't be short cuts on criteria or accession process. politico.eu/article/haste-…