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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.

“Scotland has many, many friends in Europe,” said Salmond, who led the failed independence campaign in 2014 and is now the Scottish National Party’s spokesman on foreign affairs. “More than the U.K. at the moment.”

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Craig Erlam

Craig Erlam

Former Senior Market Analyst, UK & EMEA at OANDA
Based in London, Craig Erlam joined OANDA in 2015 as a market analyst. With many years of experience as a financial market analyst and trader, he focuses on both fundamental and technical analysis while producing macroeconomic commentary.

His views have been published in the Financial Times, Reuters, The Telegraph and the International Business Times, and he also appears as a regular guest commentator on the BBC, Bloomberg TV, FOX Business and SKY News.

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