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President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker met with First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon in Brussels on Wednesday, as the European Council emergency meeting on the 'Brexit' issue takes place in the Belgian capital. Relations between Scotland and the EU, the 'Brexit' result, as well as the possibility of a second referendum on Scotland’s independence from the UK were expected to top the agenda of the meeting.
Scotland's First Minister and leader of the SNP Nicola Sturgeon says Boris Johnson has 'no mandate whatsoever to take Scotland out of the European Union', adding she would push for another independence referendum after losing a 2014 vote. SOUNDBITE
Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon casts her vote in the general election in Glasgow. IMAGES
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon launches her party's general election campaign in Edinburgh, saying this election "is the most important of our lifetimes". SOUNDBITE
Speaking at a joint press conference in London with the Scottish and Welsh Prime ministers, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she believes the Brexit deal negotiated between the UK and the EU is a 'bad deal and a bad bill', insisting that those who voted in favour of it are doing 'real damage' to the UK. SOUNDBITE
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says that the European Union has done "everything in (its) power" to ensure an orderly departure from the United Kingdom, while the Brexit deal awaits ratification by the British Parliament. SOUNDBITE