During the failed Scottish independence referendum of 2014 it was clarified by the European commission that any newly independent country would be considered as a new state which would have to negotiate with the EU to rejoin.
2014. aastal toimunud ebaõnnestunud Šoti iseseisvuse referendumi ajal selgitas Euroopa Komisjon, et uut äsja iseseisvat riiki loetakse uueks riigiks, mis peaks uuesti Euroopa Liiduga ühinema.