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Scotland chooses to stay with Britain

Birgit MaasJanuary 2, 2015

Scotland chose to remain part of the United Kingdom in 2014. But simply holding its independence referendum sparked a lot of promises from London for sweeping new powers, including setting its own income tax rates.

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DW looks back at the Scottish independence referendum.

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2014 from Brussels: Changing security policy and challenges for NATO

2014 from Brussels: Changing security policy and challenges for NATO

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