Scottish Rugby Union

[crossref]

- by now I was beginning to glaze over.

shame - I thnik it's really interesting.
unfortunately I think Scotland will vote no --- and we'll never know what would happened.

 

[L'irlandais]

...
unfortunately I think Scotland will vote no --- and we'll never know what would happened.

Agree. Shame to miss their golden opportunity. Com'on :scot: 24 hours to change the world as we know it!

 

[Blue Smartie]

Shame to miss their golden opportunity.

There is, to be granted, an opportunity but there sure as hell ain't no gold!

I've just walked past a guy going to the polls with a "Westminster Scum" t-shirt on and I'm not quite sure I want to share his vision for Scotland.

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

There is, to be granted, an opportunity but there sure as hell ain't no gold!

I've just walked past a guy going to the polls with a "Westminster Scum" t-shirt on and I'm not quite sure I want to share his vision for Scotland.

Where can I get one?

 

[Daftmedic]

Where can I get one?

 

[irishref]

I also thought that the purpose of the 10 year "wait" was to get finances in order as well as law.

And currently Scotland doesn't have any full finances, so has no Debt - GDP ratio or any of the other "qualifiers" for EU membership. So how many years will they require for that? They also have no banking regulator, or any of the other financial regulators necessary, in place - unless they are going to "contract" it out to the FSA, BoE etc.

I don't think EU membership is such a slam dunk as others do, but also I think the EU is likely to allow them in quicker than the 10years. But I can't see them letting them have the opt outs the rUK has. (And on that note - I assume Thatchers "rebate" would be up for discussion again......)

Nope, it's primarily about the applicant member's system of law, although economic criteria form a part, especially when there are serious concerns about the economy of the applicant.

Austria (5), Finland(3) and Sweden(4) took less than half a decade to apply and join. Scotland could very easily be fast-tracked.

 

[irishref]

But the negotiation of terms would be very interesting. I would see the EU having the upper hand and Scotland being forced to adopt the Euro.

Why? Sweden didn't join the € when applying for membership and currently the list is at 10 members without the €, with only Lithuania intending to join.

 

[RobLev]

Why? Sweden didn't join the € when applying for membership

Sweden joined the EU in 1995, 4 years before the Euro as an accounting currency, and 7 years as a cash currency, existed.

and currently the list is at 10 members without the €, with only Lithuania

Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria

intending to join.

http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/countries/index_en.htm

 

[RobLev]

Nope, it's primarily about the applicant member's system of law, although economic criteria form a part, especially when there are serious concerns about the economy of the applicant.

Austria (5), Finland(3) and Sweden(4) took less than half a decade to apply and join. Scotland could very easily be fast-tracked.

They were all previously EFTA members with solid economies that would helped to counterbalance the expected intake of weaker economies from expansion in central Europe. Scotland doesn't even have an (independent) economy.

 

[SimonSmith]

Very very NSFW for language

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQy_bfjy9l4

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

Phew - the Rabo Pro12 is safe for another 300 years!

 

[Blue Smartie]

Phew - the Rabo Pro12 is safe for another 300 years!

The Guiness Pro12

 

[crossref]

when the sponsorship came up, GoPro missed an opportinty I reckon

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

The Guiness Pro12

Shows how interested I am. :biggrin:

 

[dave_clark]

that's absolutely fantastic!

(or maybe i should grow up a bit)

Very very NSFW for language

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQy_bfjy9l4

 

[MrQeu]

Very very NSFW for language

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQy_bfjy9l4

I believe you are referring to accent, isn't it?

 

[L'irlandais]

Shows how interested I am. :biggrin:

Suspect you watch the English Premiership... (Where's the yawn smilie when one needs it?)

 

[Daftmedic]

Suspect you watch the English Premiership... (Where's the yawn smilie when one needs it?)

No im not going to put the obvious retort.

 

[Daftmedic]

 

[irishref]

Sweden joined the EU in 1995, 4 years before the Euro as an accounting currency, and 7 years as a cash currency, existed.



Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria



http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/countries/index_en.htm

The ERM - the precursor to joining the € - has been in existence since 1979 and has been superceded by ERM II - which is now the accepted precursor to joning the €. Currently only Denmark and Lithuania are in ERM II

Sweden still chooses to stay outside of the ERM and thus the eurozone and there's nothing the ECB or anyone in Europe can do about it. It's a decision for the country in question alone.