The Centre for Cross Border Studies is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Anthony Soares as its Director, following an open competition. Anthony has worked at the Centre since 2013, first as Research and Policy Manager, then as Deputy Director, and most recently as its Acting Director. The Centre’s Chairperson, Helen Johnston, said that […]
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CCBS Statement on “New Decade, New Approach” deal
The Centre for Cross Border Studies welcomes the opportunity presented by the “New Decade, New Approach” deal presented by the Irish and UK Governments, and would urge Northern Ireland’s political parties to support it. Full statement available here!!
Read MoreThe need for regulatory cross-border territorial impact assessment: Challenges at the Ireland-Northern Ireland border
The purpose of this Briefing Paper is to highlight the urgent need for policy-makers, decision-makers and legislators to assess the impact of a proposed policy, regulation, strategy or law, for example, on their jurisdiction’s borders, and to assess how their implementation has affected the socio-economic conditions of citizens in a border region.1 To undertake such […]
Read MoreThe Centre for Cross Border Studies is seeking a Director
The Centre for Cross Border Studies is seeking a new Director. This person will start work in early 2020 and will take charge of a small progressive organisation promoting cross border cooperation through research, policy engagement, information provision, training and dialogue on the island of Ireland and beyond. The person appointed will be an ambitious […]
Read MoreLaunch of the Scholars at Risk Network’s Free to Think 2019 report
Launch of the Scholars at Risk Network’s Free to Think 2019 report & a conversation with Mansoureh Behkish 11.15am, 15th November 2019 Irish Centre for Human Rights, Seminar Room, NUI Galway Free to Think is an annual report by Scholars at Risk’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project, analysing reported attacks on higher education communities, including violent […]
Read MoreCCBS statement on DeSouza appeal
CCBS Statement on judgement in the appeal by the Home Office to judgement of First Tier Immigration Tribunal on citizenship of Emma DeSouza. Full Court Decision available here!!
Read MoreBriefing Paper: The UK Government’s proposals for an amended Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
The Centre for Cross Border Studies has published a Briefing Paper setting out its assessment of the UK Government’s latest proposals to amend the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, and the extent to which they are compatible with the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and avoid the creation of new borders within or between these islands as the […]
Read MoreNew Common Charter goes to Edinburgh
On the 24th of September representatives from the Scottish Parliament, Scottish Government and Scottish third sector organisations (including the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) gathered in Edinburgh to hear about the New Common Charter for Cooperation Within and Between these Islands. A lengthy and productive discussion on how to further the New Common Charter, and […]
Read MoreCCBS 20th Anniversary Conference
The Good Friday / Belfast Agreement; reflecting on a 20 year journey of cross-border cooperation and plotting the path to a successful future 20th September 2019, Crowne Plaza Dundalk The Centre for Cross Border Studies (CCBS) marked its 20th Anniversary with a special celebratory conference in Dundalk on Friday 20th September. This special conference explored if […]
Read MoreSubmission to the Working Group on Parliamentary Privilege and Citizens’ Rights
This response has been prepared by the Centre for Cross Border Studies as a contribution to the Houses of the Oireachtas’ Working Group on Parliamentary Privilege and Citizens’ Rights, as it reviews the Houses’ procedures in the light of recent judgements by the Supreme Court. Download the Submission now!!
Read MoreSubmission to the House of Lords EU Internal Market Sub-Committee
This response has been prepared by the Centre for Cross Border Studies as a contribution to the House of Lords EU Internal Market Sub-Committee’s inquiry on discontinuing seasonal changes of time, and what such a proposal may entail in the context of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. Download the Submission here!!
Read MoreCentre for Cross Border Studies Annual Brussels Policy Seminar – “Assessing Impact across Borders”
“Assessing Impact across Borders” 9am to 11am, 10th October 2019 Brussels Campus, Maastricht University Tervurenlaan 153, Brussels The 2019 edition of the Centre for Cross Border Studies’ annual Brussels Policy Seminar will focus on the assessment of the impact of legislation, regulations and policies in cross-border territories. While CCBS Acting Director, Dr Anthony Soares, will […]
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