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…
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Centre 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 […]
Read MoreInvitation to a Dialogue: Exploring Cross Border Cultural Policy in Practice
Organised by the North South Social Innovation Network and Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland We invite those engaging in the amateur, voluntary, commercial and publicly-subsidised cultural sector to explore a range of questions on cross border exchange in an informal, conversational setting such as: Where do working relations across the border happen, how, why and in what […]
Read MoreWorking for Wellbeing: Crossing sectors, crossing borders
Wednesday 14 November 2018 11.00 am – 1.00 pm St Columb’s Park House, 4 Limavady Road, Derry / Londonderry In times of constant change and changing challenges facing our populations’ wellbeing today, there is an ever greater need for decision-makers at all levels of government to work together, not only within their own jurisdictions, but […]
Read MoreBuilding capacity in cross-border and transfrontier contexts to strengthen European integration
CCBS Director Ruth Taillon joined other members of the Transfrontier Euro Institute Network (TEIN) at the office of the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU in Brussels on Monday 17 September where the TEIN Charter was revised and progress on shared projects and future plans for the network were discussed. Before commencing discussion on […]
Read MoreDiagnosing Brexit Impacts on Health
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 […]
Read MoreStrengthening 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 […]
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