First Minister Alex Salmond said no European Union state has indicated it would block Scotland's membership. His claim comes after Spain's prime minister warned Scotland would not automatically become a member of the EU if it votes for independence.
Ruling out a currency union with an independent Scotland would cost businesses south of the border "many hundreds of millions", Alex Salmond has warned.
The Scottish First Minister hit back at Chancellor after he last week ruled out doing a deal on currency if there is a Yes vote in September's independence referendum.
In a speech in Edinburgh last week, Mr Osborne declared: "If Scotland walks away from the UK, it walks away from the UK pound."
Mr Salmond said George Osborne had presented a "caricature" of research by economic experts which had backed a currency union.
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