Submission to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the operation of the Windsor Framework

The Centre for Cross Border Cooperation has responded to the call for evidence issued by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on the operation of the Windsor Framework.

Our response focuses on the extent to which the necessary conditions for North-South cooperation are being maintained in accordance with Articles 1(3), 2 and 11 of the Windsor Framework.

The submission is closely informed by the Centre’s particular knowledge of and experience in cross-border socio-economic development involving a range of sectors from both Northern Ireland and Ireland, including public bodies, business and civil society.

It is focused on the Centre’s ongoing efforts in monitoring the extent to which the necessary conditions for North-South cooperation are being maintained following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU in accordance with Article 11 of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and the Windsor Framework, and is informed by the results of its quarterly surveys on the conditions for North-South and East-West cooperation, ongoing since the first quarter of 2021, as well as the Centre’s role in convening the Ad-Hoc Group for North-South and East-West Cooperation.

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