CCBS and the Centre on Constitutional Change jointly organised a successful policy seminar at Edinburgh University on the 20th of November. Bringing together a number of officials from the Scottish Government, the European Commission representation in Edinburgh, the Consul-General of Ireland in Scotland, and representatives from the British-Irish Council and Scottish Parliament, the seminar considered […]
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Cross-Border Functional Regions: Perspectives from Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scandinavia
The Centre for Cross Border Studies, the Sweden-Norway INTERREG Programme and the SEUPB organised a visit by a delegation of close to 30 local and regional politicians from the Norway-Sweden border region. As part of the programme the Swedish and Norwegian representatives took part in a policy seminar and discussion in Armagh’s Market Place Theatre […]
Read MoreCCBS Deputy Director gives evidence to House of Lords Committee
CCBS Deputy Director, Anthony Soares, appeared before the House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee to give evidence to its inquiry on Brexit and reciprocal healthcare arrangements. The inquiry’s overall focus is on the reciprocal healthcare implications of Brexit for UK citizens travelling, living and/or working in the rest of the EU, and for EU […]
Read MoreCastle Talks on Cross-Border Cooperation: Conflict and Cooperation at EU Borders
CCBS Director Ruth Taillon was one of the speakers at this year’s Castle Talks, hosted by the University of Strasbourg, the CEPA Foundation, Dynamiques Européennes and TEIN in Strasbourg on 8-10 November. The Ireland/Northern Ireland border was – with the Catalan Space – one of the featured case studies. Following a keynote from Mr Karl-Heinz […]
Read MoreGood Practice in Cross-Border Cooperation in the Upper Rhine Region
As one of the partners in the TEIN – Platform for Cross-Border Dialogue project (funded by the INTERREG V-A Czech Republic – Poland within the Micro-Project Fund of Cieszyn Silesia Euroregion), CCBS Director Ruth Taillon was in Kehl, Germany 7-8 November to participate in the second of three international study visits. The study visit included […]
Read MoreThe Centre for Cross Border Studies begins a new Briefing Paper Series on ‘Brexit and UK-Ireland border’.
The Centre for Cross Border Studies begins a new Briefing Paper Series on ‘Brexit and UK-Ireland border’. The series consists of five papers, to be published on our website in the next few months, and develops an overview of the likely effects of Brexit on the future of the UK-Ireland land border. The present publication […]
Read MoreCCBS Evidence included in latest report on the border by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Evidence provided by the Centre for Cross Border Studies has been included in a report published today by the House of Commons Northern Ireland Affairs Committee following its inquiry into Brexit and the Northern Ireland-Ireland border. Based on the information received from CCBS and a range of other experts, the Committee concluded that there is […]
Read MoreCCBS in Brussels
On the 29th of October CCBS Director, Ruth Taillon, and Deputy Director, Anthony Soares, met with officials of the European Commission’s Article 50 Task Force as part of a delegation that included the Children’s Law Centre, Unison, and Professor Chris McCrudden of Queen’s University Belfast. While the overall focus of the meeting was to advocate […]
Read MoreCCBS updates Middletown Centre for Autism on Brexit negotiations
CCBS Deputy Director, Anthony Soares, was asked to provide a briefing to the Board and Executive Officers of the Middletown Centre for Autism on the progress of the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Given the nature of the Middletown Centre for Autism, this briefing also highlighted the potential implications of Brexit for […]
Read MoreCross-border Student Mobility in Third Level Education: An Update
This briefing paper is an update of our ongoing work on cross-border student mobility in third level education, taking into account the present dynamic and uncertain context of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. The full paper is available here.
Read MoreCentre for Cross Border Studies Policy Seminar – Healing, Learning and Citizens’ Rights: Crossing Borders
10am, Tuesday 10th October. Venue: Brussels. Healing, Learning and Citizens’ Rights: Crossing Borders was the theme of this year’s CCBS policy seminar at the office of the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU in Brussels on 10th October. Despite a public transport strike, the event attracted more than 40 people, and was very well received by those in […]
Read MoreLib Dem MP Tom Brake visits the Centre for Cross Border Studies
Tom Brake, MP from the Liberal Democrat Party, visited the Centre for Cross Border Studies on Monday 2nd October. Mr Brake met with Director Ruth Taillon and Deputy Director Anthony Soares at the Centre’s headquarters in Armagh.
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