On suitcases: "Scotland", "Catalonia", "Flanders".

Above door: "Exit".

On door: "Entry - EU."

Mounting nationalism in several European regions has raised questions about their possible status in relation to the EU if they were seceded. Would they automatically become members of the Union or would they have to negotiate their accession? Opinions differ.

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