SPAIN'S Foreign Minister has warned an independent Scotland will be forced to "join the queue" and endure a long, tortuous process to win the support of all 27 European Union member states before being allowed to join.
Jose Garcia-Margallo appeared to contradict First Minister Alex Salmond's position when he told Spain's senate: "In the hypothetical case of independence, Scotland would have to join the queue and ask to be admitted, needing the unanimous approval of all member states to obtain the status of a candidate country - and to sign the final treaty [of accession]."
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