We can announce today that our campaign, together with our friends at Yes for EU, will again travel to Brussels this year as part of our Scotland in the EU project.

We will be in the EU capitol on the 23rd of June, the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum!

What has been a sad anniversary will become a reflection on transcending the constitutional crisis of the UK, and thus a moment of hope. Farage can and must be stopped. Before the next major Brexit anniversary Scotland, Wales might very well claim their independence and rejoin the European family of nations. Indeed, so too might England!

We will chair a roundtable debate in the European Parliament that will feature high-profile speakers from Scotland, England and Wales, as well as MEPs to discuss the implications of the Scottish and Welsh Parliamentary elections of 7 May and the wider constitutional crisis of the UK.

It will be an opportunity to remind MEPs that when it comes to the future of the UK and its place in Europe, Westminster is not the only place to pay attention to. In the wider context of the second Trump administration in the US, most people and nations in the UK are unhappy with how Westminster is run and would like to rejoin the EU. And we remain confident that Scotland and the Scottish people should be leading the way.

How can YOU HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN?

Our campaign is led by a dedicated group of individuals from across Europe who recognize the injustice of Brexit and stand in solidarity with Scotland. We believe that Scotland rejoining the EU would not only undo the damage of Brexit but also contribute to building a stronger, more inclusive Europe.

By contributing to our crowdfunding campaign, you'll be helping us fund:

• The organisation of the event: this is a big event which requires significant work, travel arrangements for speakers and activists and advertisement.

• Media Outreach: We'll work with journalists and media outlets to maximise impact and ensure that Scotland's perspective is heard in the press and on airwaves.

And the best thing is, we did the maths: all it would take is for the people who signed our petition to pitch in just £3!

For less than the cost of a latte, you can help us ensure that Scotland's voice is heard loud and clear in the EU elections and beyond.

And there’s more – for every pound donated by our supporters, we aim to have it matched by our sponsors.

Let's show the world that Scotland is ready to take its place on the European stage.

Donate today and help us make history!

The context

Back in 2014, many in Scotland voted No to independence for fear of losing their EU membership. But at the same time, the Brexit vote was already being planned and when it was held two years later, votes in England and Wales outpowered the Scottish people’s clear democratic wish to remain. That wish was reiterated in the final EU elections held in 2019, just months before Brexit was fully enacted in January 2020: while England overwhelmingly backed Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party, Scotland backed the pro-EU party SNP.

Yet Scotland’s democratic will was completely ignored in Brexit negotiations. For example, a special deal has been arrived at for Northern Ireland giving business there the ability to trade into both the UK and European markets – via the Irish Republic. Pushing the WIndsor Framework in Feb 2023, Rishi Sunak said it meant “privileged access not just to the UK home market which is the fifth biggest in the world, but also the European Union single market. Nobody else has that - no one, only you guys, only here. [...] This will be the world's most exciting economic zone."

And yet, Scots voted more solidly to Remain in the EU than their Celtic cousins across the North Sea. And the Scots have been left with nothing.

What’s more, Scotland is even being denied any chance of a way out of this mess, as its enduring democratic mandate for a new independence referendum has persistently been stonewalled by Westminster.

That’s why we at Europe for Scotland have decided to make Scotland’s voice heard. But we can't do this alone.

Thank you for your support,

Andrea, Nina, Sarah and the whole Europe for Scotland team

More info:

Break down of Brexit results by UK nation https://www.statista.com/statistics/568701/brexit-results-by-nation/

Rishi Sunak’s comments on Windsor Framework https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1740434/rishi-sunak-brexit-northern-ireland-best-both-worlds-uk-eu-update

Information about greater support for independence amongst young voters; ‘In 12 opinion polls conducted between early April and early July 2023 the average support among people born in the 1950s or earlier was under one third, and for those born in the 1990s or later was two thirds.’ https://ukandeu.ac.uk/will-support-for-scottish-independence-go-away/