The European Union Committee publishes its report on Brexit and devolution, concluding that on the day of Brexit, all powers currently exercised by the EU will ‘by default, be exercised in accordance with… pre-existing statutory provisions’. The Committee restates its previous conclusion that the unique circumstances of Northern Ireland will require unique, ‘flexible and imaginative […]
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CCBS Director Ruth Taillon was a guest speaker at a ‘Brexit Briefing’
CCBS Director Ruth Taillon was one of the guest speakers at a ‘Brexit Briefing’ event hosted in the Hotel Kilmore, Cavan on the evening of 11 July by Brendan Smith TD, Chairman of the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party. Addressing the audience of more than 200 people in attendance, former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern provided a personal […]
Read MoreCCBS Board Member Katy Hayward publishes ‘The Irish Border as a Customs Frontier after Brexit’
When the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, the status of its land border with the Republic of Ireland will inevitably change. The steady growth of trade and networks across this contested border over the past two decades have been largely attributable to their common EU membership and the peace process they have supported in […]
Read MoreThe rights of EU27 citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU27: A response to Theresa May’s ‘fair and serious’ offer
The ‘New Europeans Citizenship Unit’ and the ‘Britain in Europe’ think tank are pleased to present their response to Theresa May’s ‘fair and serious’ offer. The report was written by Dr Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos, Brunel Law School and Dr. Ruvi Ziegler, Reading University and sets out the case for unilateral guarantees rather than reciicprocal agreements to secure the […]
Read MoreBrexit: Irish border one of the top EU priorities
Speaking to the Economic and Social Committee in Brussels this morning, the EU’s chief negotiator on Brexit, Michel Barnier, made the following points of special interest here in Ireland. He reiterated the primacy of the Irish border issue as one of the top EU priorities: “The best way of reaching an agreement is to create […]
Read MoreThe Centre for Cross Border Studies publishes Brexit Briefing Paper ‘Flexible and Imaginative solutions’
This Briefing Paper considers the ‘Flexible and Imaginative solutions’ which may have to be explored post-Brexit and recommends that the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement should become a framework enabling the post-Brexit flow of people, goods and services between the two jurisdictions on the island of Ireland, and between the island of Ireland and Great Britain, avoiding the […]
Read MoreSeanad Special Select Committee on Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union publishes ‘Brexit: Implications and Potential Solutions’
The Seanad Special Select Committee on Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union has today published ‘Brexit: Implications and Potential Solutions’ Chair of the Seanad Special Select Committee said in his opening stsatement that “Put simply, for Ireland, the decision of the people of the UK to vote to withdraw from the EU is […]
Read MoreCCBS Team supports Sectoral Dialogue event on Enterprise Skills Needs and Brexit
The Centre for Cross Border Studies provided support at a Sectoral Dialogue event on Enterprise Skills Needs and Brexit, hosted by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Education and Skills on 3 July at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald TD opened the […]
Read More‘The Garlic Wall’ a talk by Mr Dominique Jan Searle Gibraltar Representative to the UK
Event Date: 28th July 2017 The border between Spain and Gibraltar closed between 1969 and 1985. Used as a device to pressure Gibraltarians the border continues to be a key factor in the life of the Rock and its hinterland. The presentation will look at the human and political factors of the dispute with Spain and […]
Read MoreThe United Kingdom’s Exit from the European Union: Safeguarding the Position of EU Citizens Living in the UK and UK Nationals Living in the EU
The British Government has released a 15-page document outlining the detail of the UK’s offer to EU citizens. The paper published as Theresa May briefed MPs on the outcome of Friday’s EU summit on 26th June 2017. Safeguarding EU Citizens 260617
Read MoreCCBS Director interviewed by EuroNews: “Peace Process In Northern Ireland Could Well Be At Risk”
Centre for Cross Border Studies Direct Ruth Taillon was interviewed by EuroNews on the 23rd June 2017 in Belfast. In the interview, Ms Taillon gave a background of the Peace Process and the effect which Brexit may have on it. Ms Taillon underlined the dangers of undermining the Good Friday agreement and threat to community relations […]
Read MoreCCBS Director Ruth Taillon speaks at EESC conference ‘Brexit and it’s border implications?’
On 23rd June 2017, Centre for Cross Border Studies Director Ruth Taillon was a guest speaker at the the Bureau of the Various Interests’ Group of the EESC at the Ballymascanlon Hotel in Dundalk, Ireland. The location was significant as it is the place where, in 2011, the “New Cross Border Agreement” was signed between the […]
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