Nicola Sturgeon has branded Douglas Ross "completely pathetic" throughout a fiery debate on independence at First Minister's Questions as we speak.
The First Minister and the Scottish Conservative chief clashed following studies that senior EU officers had warned that an impartial Scotland would want to sign-up to the Euro if it wished to rejoin the political union.
Sturgeon introduced earlier this month that Scotland would search to affix EU if voters backed ending the Union - however would ultimately look to launch its personal foreign money.
Ross accused the SNP chief of "abandoning the pound" and claimed her plan had been "rubbished" by EU chiefs in Brussels.
Sturgeon hit again saying Ross's factors weren't legitimate as different nations already within the EU haven't adopted the one foreign money.
She added: "The President of the European Fee when he mentioned, and let me quote it once more, 'there is no such thing as a intention of forcing international locations to affix the Euro if they don't seem to be keen to take action'.
"That was in 2017, not 27 years in the past. The direct named quotes of the folks that I've quoted as we speak and the onerous proof from different EU member states disproves the purpose that Douglas Ross is looking for to make as we speak - it's completely pathetic and determined.
"If he needs to place it to the take a look at let's permit the Scottish individuals to have a look at all of this stuff and make that call in a referendum."
Ross accused Sturgeon of utilizing quotes throughout FMQs about international locations which are already within the EU and never about nations seeking to be part of.
He mentioned: "It is a quote from somebody that claims the nation looking for to enter into the European Union would not have to affix the Euro, as a result of all her choose quotes have been about international locations which are already within the EU.
"When we have to deal with funding on our frontline right here in Scotland, the Scottish Authorities has poured assets and taxpayers cash into an financial paper that the EU rubbished in lower than a fortnight."
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