It is easy to see that and independent Scotland would have a direct voice of 16 or 17 members in the European Parliament (MEPs), and their voice would concentrate on what was good for Scotland, not what Westminster thought was good for the " UK " i.e. England!!!
It doesn't take a genius to see that the other small European states are better represented than Scotland is, gagged and subdued as it is currently by Westminsters mad whims, fancies and delusions ! These Scottish MEPs could wholeheartedly and with the backing of their Nation fight to protect Scottish interests, which is more than the Westminster controlled department of Agriculture did as the " mad cow scare " escalated (One wonders who the mad cows were?).
| Country | number seats | population (millions) |
| Germany | 99 | 83 |
| France | 87 | 58 |
| Italy | 87 | 57 |
| the United Kingdom (England/Wales/N.Ireland) | 71 (down from 87 if Scotland were independent) | 53 | Spain | 64 | 39 |
| the Netherlands | 31 | 15 |
| Belgium | 25 | 10 |
| Greece | 25 | 10 |
| Portugal | 25 | 10 |
| Sweden | 22 | 9 |
| Austria | 21 | 8 |
| Denmark | 16 | 5 |
| Scotland | 16 projected on population | 5 |
| Finland | 16 | 5 |
| Ireland | 15 | 4 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0.5 |