The CCBS Annual Report 2017 is now available to download. The report details the Centre’s work plan and activities for the 2017 calendar year, they include: Analysis of Brexit Annual Conference – Building and maintaining relationships: within, across and beyond these islands after the Referendum Policy briefing papers Responses to Public Consultations Training and capacity […]
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Task Force 50 Team, Derry
Ruth Taillon attended a meeting at Derry’s Guildhall with Michel Barnier, Chief Negotiator, Sabine Weyand, Deputy Chief Negotiator and Nina Obermaier of the EU Commission’s Task Force 50. The meeting was hosted by Councillor Maolíosa McHugh, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council. The Commission representatives listened attentively to the views of cross-border groups […]
Read MoreSpring Lecture in partnership with the Robinson Library
‘Interpreting the treasures of two eighteenth century libraries: maps from the collections of Armagh Robinson Library and Marsh’s Library, Dublin’ Dr Annaleigh Margey, Lecturer in History and Digital Humanities, Dundalk Institute of Technology presented the 3rd Annual Spring Lecture on Thursday 3 May 2018. Dr Margey is currently working on a cross-border project with Armagh […]
Read MoreCCBS Deputy Director speaks at Northern Ireland Council for Racial Equality conference
CCBS Deputy Director, Anthony Soares, was invited to speak at the 2nd Human Rights & Equality Conference, organised by the Northern Ireland Council for Racial Equality on the 20th of April, which this year was dedicated to the theme of “Brexit and the Good Friday Agreement”. Entitled “Brexit and the Border Economy, Security and Relationships: […]
Read MoreCCBS briefs delegation from the US Congress
On the 14th of April CCBS briefed a delegation of Democrat and Republican District Directors from the US Congress as part of their study tour to Ireland and Northern Ireland. CCBS Director, Ruth Taillon, Deputy Director Anthony Soares, and Border People Manage, Annmarie O’Kane, made presentations on the potential impact of Brexit on citizens’ socio-economic […]
Read MoreCCBS Policy Seminar: The future of Cohesion Policy
CCBS organised a seminar examining EU Cohesion Policy beyond 2020, which took place on 23rd of March in the European Commission Office in Belfast. Bringing together a number of experts, the object of this event was to reflect on discussions currently taking place in the EU and its Member States on the future shape of […]
Read MoreCCBS Director was a keynote speaker at the “Castle Talks on Cross-Border Cooperation”
Ruth Taillon, CCBS Director, was a keynote speaker at the “Castle Talks on Cross-Border Cooperation” held in Strasbourg on 19-20 March. The seminar was the last in a series under the auspices of the University of Strasbourg’s Jean Monnet Project and is held at the historic Chateau de Portales in Strasbourg (hence the Castle in […]
Read MoreBriefing Paper 3 of our ‘Brexit and the Border’ Series
‘Briefing Paper 3 of our ‘Brexit and the Border’ Series which discusses relationship between imminent changes in the UK’s trade relations and regulations and the UK-Ireland border, is now available. Available to download through the links below Briefing Paper with Executive Summary Executive Summary
Read MoreCCBS Annual Conference 2018: The Good Friday Agreement in all its parts: safeguarding the totality of relationships
Date: 8 – 9 March 2018 Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk The 2018 Annual CCBS Conference, The Good Friday Agreement in All Its Parts: Safeguarding the totality of relationships, brought together more than 100 participants – some of whom were centrally involved in drafting and implementing the 1998 Agreement and the Devolution settlement for Northern Ireland – […]
Read MoreThe Centre for Cross Border Studies has published a Position Paper on European Union Cohesion Policy
The Centre for Cross Border Studies has published a Position Paper on European Union Cohesion Policy, which supported its response to the European Commission’s public consultation on EU funds in the area of Cohesion. In its Position Paper and response to the consultation, CCBS has called for the continued strengthening of Cohesion Policy post-2020 and […]
Read MoreTEIN: Platform for Dialogue
CCBS Director, Ruth Taillon travelled to Cieszyn, on the Czech-Polish border at the end of February for the final study visit of the TEIN: Platform for Dialogue project. This project, funded by the Micro-projects strand of the CZ-PL INTERREG IVA programme, also involves participants from the Poland/Czech Republic, France/Germany, Austria/Slovenia and France/Spain (Catalan) border regions; […]
Read MoreCCBS Submission to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Inquiry: Devolution and Democracy in Northern Ireland: dealing with the deficit
This document has been prepared by the Centre for Cross Border Studies as a contribution to the House of Commons Northern Ireland Affairs Committee’s inquiry on Devolution and Democracy in Northern Ireland: dealing with the deficit. Submission available to download here.
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