Nicola Sturgeon issues appeal to rejoin EU in German media but plea quickly shot down Richard Percival Replay Video UP NEXT First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today made pledges to rejoin the EU and retain close ties to the bloc. Ms Sturgeon said Brexit as a "mistake" by Boris Johnson and urged Scotland to leave the United Kingdom and rejoin the European Union as "soon as possible". Nicola Sturgeon fumes over claim Scotland is 'catching up' Replay Video UP NEXT She added in an EU Op-Ed for German publications, the first for 2021: "Scotland, like all nations, is unique. "The same can be said of our constitutional circumstances.