"Scotland in Europe" is not an empty phrase. Scotland is in Europe whether we like it or not. That does not mean that we have to be a part of the undemocratic 27-member European Union (EU) representing just over half of the total number of european states.

Membership of the EU has been and continues to be an economic disaster for Scotland.

The SDA advocates membership of the 47-member Council of Europe (CoE), the 56-member UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the 56-member Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), which are far more representative of Europe as a whole than the EU.

The SDA also advocates Scottish membership of the 30-member European Economic Area (EEA) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in order to achieve all the economic and trading advantages of European cooperation while avoiding the worst of the EU's centralist mismanagement and inappropriate regulations.

The SDA emphasises its commitment to cooperation in Europe, and to the European ideals, but at the same time is determined that Scotland's rights and interests are going to be upheld in the process.

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Article EFTA-EEA.pdf
Scotland in Europe.pdf