One of the most unusual aspects of the campaigning on the Scottish referendum vote in September, is the future of the country in Europe, should its citizens vote for independence.
The pro-independence camp have long argued that as Scotland is a member - as part of the UK for 40 years - full membership should happen with ease.
The pro-union side say that Scotland's membership would take a very long time and would be too costly as they would have to start, not as an existing member, but as a new nation that is not in the EU.
While President Barroso was against the Scots joining, said to be due to other secession groups in Europe, the political rune-readers are looking at what President Juncker might do.
Juncker's recent remarks in the European Parliament, that the EU won't be enlarging in the next five years, was taken by some as an indication that Scotland would not be admitted.
However, Juncker's spokeswoman has said that Juncker was not referring to Scotland.
The Scotsman newspaper quotes a senior EU official as saying, the new president "would not want Scotland to be kept out," adding that as a Luxembourger the new head would be sympathetic towards smaller nations.
The pro-indepedenceside claim that full membership could be finalised in 18 months, but there are few in Brussels who are optimistic about this.
But as Brussels is a political town, there will be those who would want to boost Scotland's chances, not because of any deep commitment, but because it would annoy the current British Premier, which is not the usualway of awarding membership.
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