Ruth Taillon, CCBS Director, was one of a number of panellists at a seminar hosted by Pat Sheehan MLA at Parliament Building, Stormont on 13 September. Other speakers were Brian O’Hagan, a member of the Transformation Advisory Board and co-chair of the HSCB Carers Strategy Implementation Group; Dr Mark Flear, Senior Lecturer in the School […]
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Strengthening the Partnership Principle in Border Regions: For greater cross-border cooperation
CCBS hosted our third annual Policy Seminar in Brussels at the Northern Ireland Executive Office on 10 October 2018. The seminar was once again well attended – by approximately 50 public officials, elected representatives and others from Ireland North and South, Britain and other EU Member States. On this occasion, we were able to draw […]
Read MoreBriefing Paper ‘The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU’
The fourth Briefing Paper in our “Brexit and the Border” series is now out. It questions the extent to which the negotiations over the UK’s withdrawal from the EU have been able to accommodate all of the dimensions encompassed by the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, and suggests that approaches to the negotiations have been flawed […]
Read MoreCCBS Submission to the APPG on Post-Brexit funding Inquiry 28 August 2018
In August 2018 the CCBS submitted a response to the Inquiry of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Post-Brexit Funding for Nations, Regions and Local Areas. You can read our submission here.
Read MoreCCBS Response to UK Government White Paper: Legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
The Centre for Cross Border Studies has published a response to the White Paper, Legislating for the Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union, published by the Department for Exiting the European Union (July 2018) sets out how the UK Government proposes to legislate for the transposition of the Withdrawal Agreement (which […]
Read More‘An Ulsterman considers his passport’ a talk by Professor Arthur Aughey Emeritus
9.45am, Wednesday 25 July 2018 The Market Place Theatre Armagh Centre for Cross Border Studies Director Ruth Taillon welcomed Professor Arthur Aughey to the Market Place Theatre and thanked him for agreeing to give his lecture ‘An Ulsterman Considers His Passport’ at the John Hewitt Summer School. Ms Taillon explained that this was one of four […]
Read MoreCCBS Response to UK Government White Paper
The White Paper, The Future Relationship Between the United Kingdom and the European Union , published by the UK Government (12 July 2018) goes some way to clarifying the UK Government’s position for the forthcoming negotiations with the EU Commission. While at the time of writing, it is impossible to predict whether or not the […]
Read MoreHouse of Commons European Scrutiny Committee publishes CCBS response
CCBS’s evidence to the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee’s inquiry into dispute resolution and enforcement in the draft Withdrawal Agreement has just been published. In its submission CCBS focused on issues relating to scrutiny of the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, and highlighted areas where there are crucial details missing from the […]
Read More3rd Annual Sir George Quigley Memorial Lecture
The 3rd Annual Sir George Quigley Lecture took place on 21st June in Queen’s University Belfast. Dr Helen Johnston, Chair of the Centre for Cross Border Studies, introduced the Lecture by paying tribute to Sir George Quigley. Throughout his extensive career in public service and his later prominent business role, Sir George championed the call […]
Read MoreObservations on the Government of Ireland’s Draft National Risk Assessment – Overview of Strategic Risks 2018
The Centre for Cross Border Studies has submitted a response to the public consultation on the Draft National Risk Assessment 2018. The National Risk Assessment (NRA) provides the Government of Ireland with an opportunity to identify and debate strategic risks facing Ireland over the short, medium and long term and is seen by Government as […]
Read MoreBriefing Note: The Secretary of State’s Changes to Amendment 25 to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill
In light of the current debate in the House of Commons, this Briefing Note reflects on the proposed amendment to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill introduced by Lord Patten and others and the accepted changes by Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis. The Briefing note is available to download here.
Read MoreTowards a New Common Chapter: A grass-roots vision for cooperation within and between these islands.
11am Friday 29th June Holywell Trust, Bishop Street, Derry Come and find out about the ‘Towards a New Common Chapter’ project. This action research project, which has been undertaken by the Centre for Cross Border Studies, is funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. It is intended to facilitate the development of a “New Common […]
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