Sturgeon heads to Brussels to tell the EU Scotland plans to stay
BRUSSELS — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made a dash to Brussels on Wednesday to tell the EU that Scots are intent on staying in the bloc, hours after David Cameron told a summit that Britain is pulling out."This is very much an initial meeting, a series of meetings in Brussels today, so that people understand that Scotland, unlike other parts, of the UK does not want to leave the EU," Sturgeon told reporters after meeting European Parliament President Martin Schulz.Schulz said he had "listened and learned".Later in the day, the pro-independence Scottish leader will meet the head of the EU executive, European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, and may try to probe the — hitherto flimsy — options a breakaway Scotland might have to somehow remain in the EU once the UK completes its Brexit.Juncker’s decision to roll out the red carpet for her on the day the 27 other EU leaders held their first meeting without Britain was seen by some diplomats as an attempt to pressure London to...
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