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Alyn Smith: The commitment is to participate in economic and monetary union, and that's something that we will take on, of course we…

On the recordJuly 6, 2026
The commitment is to participate in economic and monetary union, and that's something that we will take on, of course we will, because that's what you need to do to accede into the European Union.
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Alyn Smith
Scottish National Party

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On Scotland's commitment to economic and monetary union.

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