Comment

European Merchants provides regular comment and analysis to the media and other platforms across Scotland, Europe and the wider world
LSE British Politics and Policy

The legal focus of the Scottish independence debate misses the point

Article by Anthony Salamone

25 February 2021
The National

Scottish independence: Global Blueprint for the future is published

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

15 February 2021
The Sunday Times

What would happen if Scotland became independent?

Media Reference of Work by Anthony Salamone

30 January 2021
Local Government Information Unit

2021 Scottish Parliament election: democracy in unpredictable times

Briefing by Anthony Salamone

25 January 2021
Local Government Information Unit

EU-UK relationship: implications of the new agreement

Briefing by Anthony Salamone

25 January 2021
Royal Society of Arts

Brexit’s reorientation of Scottish politics

Article by Anthony Salamone

20 January 2021
Deutsche Welle

स्कॉटलैंड: आजादी की तेज होती मांग और ईयू में वापसी की इच्छा

Media Quote of Anthony Salamone

14 January 2021
International Politics and Society

What is Labour’s strategy in Scotland?

Article by Anthony Salamone

14 January 2021
Alternatives économiques

Pourquoi l’Ecosse veut-elle rester dans l’Union européenne ?

Media Quote of Anthony Salamone

13 January 2021
Sunday National

Scotland has relationships with EU countries, and they’re here to stay

Media Quote of Anthony Salamone

3 January 2021
The National

To get a Brexit deal, the UK will have to abandon its sovereignty windmills

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

13 December 2020
The National

EU tactics in Brexit talks hint at an open door for an independent Scotland

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

10 December 2020
LSE European Politics and Policy

Scotland’s European debate will need greater depth in the years ahead

Article by Anthony Salamone

30 November 2020
Tortoise

Scottish independence: The next day

Media Quote of Anthony Salamone

24 November 2020
The Times

Scotland doesn’t need independence to engage the world

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

24 November 2020
Common Weal

Policy Podcast – Back to EU: Anthony Salamone on Scotland Rejoining the EU

Podcast with Anthony Salamone

18 November 2020
The National

Dominic Cummings’s legacy is the takeover of Brexit populism in Westminster politics

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

14 November 2020
The National

Result of US election will have huge implications for an independent Scotland

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

3 November 2020
LSE United States Politics and Policy

Whoever they are, the next US president will have a major impact on US-Scotland relations

Article by Anthony Salamone

30 October 2020
The National

Boris Johnson denies stalling Brexit talks until after the US election

Media Quote of Anthony Salamone

27 October 2020
Scotland on Sunday

Dani Garavelli: How Scotland’s links with America will be affected by US election outcome

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

25 October 2020
The Scotsman

Scotland should build new relationship with US ‘no matter who wins election’

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

20 October 2020
The National

Donald Trump may fail to recognise an independent Scotland, report warns

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

20 October 2020
Local Government Information Unit

EU-UK future relationship: negotiation endgame

Briefing by Anthony Salamone

12 October 2020
Civil Society Brexit Project

The UK Internal Market Bill: Legislation Briefing

Briefing by Anthony Salamone

25 September 2020
Euronews

Disunited Kingdom: Why Scottish independence is now more likely because of Brexit

Media Quote of Anthony Salamone

18 September 2020
Civil Society Brexit Project

The UK Internal Market Bill: A brief overview

Article by Anthony Salamone

16 September 2020
La Vanguardia

El Brexit y la pandemia dan un nuevo impulso al independentismo en Escocia

Media Quote of Anthony Salamone

12 September 2020
The National

Why the UK’s readiness to break its word on Brexit should worry us all

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

7 September 2020
The National

Crowdfunder will give blueprint of independent Scotland foreign policy

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

1 September 2020
The National

Time to think big about Scotland’s EU and world role

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

1 September 2020
The Strategist – Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Post-Brexit, Scotland is forging its own foreign policy

Article by Anthony Salamone

31 August 2020
Scottish Parliament

UK Internal Market White Paper: An Assessment (UK Internal Market Inquiry)

Parliamentary Evidence by Anthony Salamone

11 August 2020
Financial Times

Letter: Scottish electorate must decide on independence

Letter by Anthony Salamone

29 July 2020
Sunday National

How the European Union made history with its coronavirus recovery deal

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

26 July 2020
Local Government Information Unit

EU-UK future relationship: impact of Covid-19

Briefing by Anthony Salamone

21 July 2020
City AM

Time for the UK to recognise the prospect of an independent Scotland

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

20 July 2020
UK Parliament – House of Commons

Challenges and Realities of the UK’s Place in the World

Parliamentary Evidence by Anthony Salamone

14 July 2020
The National

Co-operating with UK is ‘only effective route to independence’, expert warns

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

14 July 2020
Daily Record

Scottish independence can only be achieved by IndyRef2 and not by UDI, warns new report

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

14 July 2020
Euronews

Coronavirus and Brexit talks are putting Scottish independence firmly back on the agenda

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

8 July 2020
The Times

No amount of populist rhetoric justifies a no-deal Brexit

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

8 July 2020
The National

Salamone: No Deal more likely as Brexit deadline set to pass

Media Quote of Anthony Salamone

1 July 2020
Edinburgh University Press

The Scottish Conservatives and Europe: The reluctant Brexit party

Book Chapter by Anthony Salamone

30 June 2020
Sunday National

Brexit: The challenges around getting a deal, or No-Deal

Media Quote of Anthony Salamone

28 June 2020
Local Government Information Unit

Brexit negotiations: outlook for the EU-UK future relationship

Briefing by Anthony Salamone

18 June 2020
The National

How an independent Scotland could win UN Security Council seat

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

15 June 2020
The National

Boris Johnson slammed for ignoring Scots on Brexit

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

25 May 2020
Scottish Parliament

EU-UK Future Relationship Negotiations: Dire Straits (EU-UK Negotiations Inquiry)

Parliamentary Evidence by Anthony Salamone

22 May 2020
The National

These are the questions the EU needs to answer after coronavirus

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

8 May 2020
The National

New pro-Yes group to ‘build up groundwork for entry into the EU’

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

4 May 2020
Sunday National

Holyrood 2021: How the Covid-19 crisis could affect the election

Media Quote of Anthony Salamone

26 April 2020
Sunday National

Anthony Salamone: Arbroath reminds us of the value of vision

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

12 April 2020
The National

Why Scotland must redouble its efforts to build links with the EU

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

9 April 2020
Peter Lang

Brexit and Scotland’s Independence Debate: New Arguments for Autonomy

Book Chapter by Anthony Salamone

2 April 2020
The National

SNP heavyweights and EU experts react to Michael Russell announcement

Media Quote of Anthony Salamone

2 March 2020
Scottish Parliament

Scotland and the UK Internal Market: Challenges of Brexit (UK Internal Market Inquiry)

Parliamentary Evidence by Anthony Salamone

28 February 2020
The Times

Sturgeon dismisses MPs’ plan to force second referendum

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

23 February 2020
The National

Now’s the time to bring Scotland’s EU membership debate up a level

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

22 February 2020
The New European

Independent Scotland could rejoin the EU within five years

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

18 February 2020
The Herald

Independent Scotland would join EU in four to five years, new report says

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

18 February 2020
The National

Report reveals an independent Scotland's route back into the EU

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

18 February 2020
International Politics and Society

Scotland’s post-Brexit perspectives

Article by Anthony Salamone

10 February 2020
LSE Brexit

What would it take for Scotland to rejoin the EU as an independent state?

Article by Anthony Salamone

3 February 2020
The Scotsman

It’s clear that post-Brexit UK will fade in shadow of economic giant EU – Anthony Salamone

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

31 January 2020
The National

Anthony Salamone: Why keeping Holyrood’s EU flag matters

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

30 January 2020
LSE Brexit

Membership 2.0: what the UK rejoining the EU would involve

Article by Anthony Salamone

23 January 2020
The National

‘Scotland should fully embrace the EU and adopt the euro’

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

23 January 2020
The National

Anthony Salamone: Scotland must embrace the euro

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

23 January 2020
The National

Why Holyrood must keep flying the EU flag

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

18 January 2020
Democratic Audit

Battle of the mandate: defining the dispute over a new Scottish independence referendum

Article by Anthony Salamone

15 January 2020
E-International Relations

Scottish Foreign Policy in the Brexit Era

Article by Anthony Salamone

15 January 2020
EUobserver

Europe, Scotland and Brexit - what next?

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

10 January 2020
The National

Call to fly European Union flag on government buildings rejected

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

8 January 2020
Sunday National

2020 indy vote is ‘winnable’, senior SNP MP Pete Wishart says

Media Quote of Anthony Salamone

5 January 2020
The Scotsman

Independent Scotland would be clear candidate to join EU, but it could take years – Anthony Salamone

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

27 December 2019
Le Figaro

Pour l’Écosse, un autre référendum sur l’indépendance en ligne de mire

Media Quote of Anthony Salamone

9 December 2019
The National

Fly EU flag alongside Scottish Saltires, says EU expert

Media Coverage of Work by Anthony Salamone

30 November 2019
LSE British Politics and Policy

What a Scottish independence referendum in 2020 would mean

Article by Anthony Salamone

19 November 2019
The National

Block on North Macedonia and Albania is wrong way forward for EU

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

18 November 2019
The Scotsman

UK has already lost influence on world stage and Brexit will make things worse

Op-Ed by Anthony Salamone

7 November 2019
La Vanguardia

El SNP aspira a hacerse fuerte en Westminster para lograr un nuevo referéndum

Media Quote of Anthony Salamone

6 November 2019
European Futures

The EU’s New Leadership: Imperative to Overcome Europe’s Uncertain Politics

Article by Anthony Salamone

28 October 2019