This response has been prepared by the Centre for Cross Border Studies as a contribution to the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly’s public consultation on the Draft Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy for the Eastern and Midland Region. Submission available here.
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What does it mean to be an EU citizen? Human Rights, Civic Rights, Entitlements and Obligations
March 11th, Belfast Since the publication of the EU Commission’s ‘White paper’ in March 2017, reflections on the future of Europe have taken a growing place on the European and national political agendas. Euroscepticism and rising populism reveal the urgent need to engage civil society in this debate and this is particularly true in border […]
Read MoreBriefing Paper 5: The Impact of Brexit on Devolution in Northern Ireland
This is the fifth and final paper from our Briefing Paper Series on Brexit and the UK-Ireland Border. It considers the questions that the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union raises for devolution in Northern Ireland. Such questions are fundamental for the future of regional and UK governance as a whole. Moreover, devolution in […]
Read MoreThe Consequences of Brexit: Crossed Japanese-European Views
This conference, organised jointly with Waseda University (Japan) under the auspices of Strasbourg University’s Jean Monnet Project on 6-7 December, brought together leading academics from North America, Europe and Japan to consider the wide-ranging implications of Brexit. Keynote speakers were Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly from the University of Victoria in Canada and Stephanie Barczewski from Clemson University, […]
Read More“Working with Our Neighbours”: Cross-Border Cooperation in national, regional and local development
Hosted by the Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development, the Centre for Cross Border Studies held an information session that examined the challenges and opportunities for North-South cooperation envisaged in Project Ireland 2040. This event, of interest to a wide range of decision and policy-makers, brought together a number of speakers representing local government […]
Read MoreCCBS Journal Launch 2018
The Centre for Cross Border Studies (CCBS) launched the 2018 edition of its Journal of Cross Border Studies in Ireland on Wednesday 12 December in the Moot Court, QUB School of Law, Belfast. Chair of the CCBS Board Dr Helen Johnston opened the event before guest speaker Les Allamby, Chief Commissioner, Northern Ireland Human Rights […]
Read MoreCCBS Position Paper: Brexit and the UK-Ireland Border: What We Need to Remember
On the eve of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, CCBS publishes a Position Paper that makes ten essential points on the present and future of the UK-Ireland border. You can read the full Position Paper here…
Read MoreCentre for Cross Border Studies Statement on the draft Political Declaration Setting out the Framework for the Future Relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom
The Centre for Cross Border Studies, while welcoming the initiative in principle, raises its concerns regarding the reference to a proposed PEACE PLUS programme in the draft political declaration on the framework for the future UK-EU relationship, which fails to make clear how it will support cross-border cooperation. Read the full statement here.
Read MoreCentre for Cross Border Studies Statement on draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Following the publication on the 14th of November of the draft Agreement on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, and in light of its Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, the Centre for Cross Border Studies has published its response. CCBS Statement on draft EU Withdrawal Agreement
Read MoreCCBS Director, Ruth Taillon attends Castle Talks on “The Identity Crisis of Europe Euroscepticism in border regions”
CCBS Director, Ruth Taillon travelled to Strasbourg to participate in a two-day seminar on the topic, “The Identity Crisis of Europe Euroscepticism in border regions”. The seminar was the first in a new Jean Monnet project being delivered by the University of Strasbourg, of which the “Castle Talks on Cross-Border Cooperation” are part. The Castle […]
Read MoreStrengthening the Partnership Principle in Border Regions: For greater cross-border cooperation
The European Commission’s White Paper on the Future of Europe prompted renewed discussion about the future of cohesion policy and its partnership principle. In the current debates there is widespread agreement that the partnership principle must be further improved. In the view of the Centre for Cross Border Studies, the required improvement of the partnership […]
Read MoreCCBS attends Carnegie celebration event to promote the New Common Chapter for Cooperation
CCBS Deputy Director, Anthony Soares, was delighted to attend the celebration event to mark the successful conclusion of the Carnegie UK Trust’s Twin Towns UK programme. The event took place on the 24th of October in North Shields, one of the towns that took part in the whole process of this twinning project, and where […]
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