An independent Scotland asking to rejoin the EU would be welcomed by most Europeans. The latest YouGov EuroTrack survey asked people in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain about this, and between 63 and 75% say they will support an independent Scotland joining the EU.

In all of those countries, very few people, only about one in ten, said they would be opposed to Scotland rejoining.

In fact, the strongest opposition to an independent Scotland rejoining the EU doesn’t come from within the EU itself, but from the rest of the UK. Around one-third of people in rUK oppose an independent Scotland rejoining