Calling all civic society organisations & local authorities in NI & ROI for our latest survey on the Conditions for North-South & East-West Cooperation. The responses will help us ensure the necessary conditions for cooperation are maintained. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #research

@katyhayward.bsky.social makes opening remarks at the @eesc.bsky.social's All-Island Stakeholder Forum taking place now at Dundalk Institute of Technology. We're gathered to discuss mobility across the island of Ireland after Brexit.

Cross-border social security: if you missed yesterday's online event with @aokane.bsky.social (@borderpeople.bsky.social) & Dr Anne Devlin (All-Island Social Security Network - aissn.blog), you can watch again: youtu.be/XVncEZ7Xa0w, and read the report: crossborder.ie/newsite/wp-c... #employees

Round table discussion with 10 civic society organisations that we recently convened on the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework with Lord Murphy. Insights, experiences, implications and concerns on the impact of the Framework on cross-border civic society. www.gov.uk/government/p...

📢 Registration closes at 12pm on Monday 9 June for the @eesc.bsky.social All-Island Stakeholder Forum, taking place in Dundalk Institute of Technology (& online) on 11 June - the theme is 'Mobility across the island of Ireland after Brexit'. www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/ou... #Brexit #networking

The future of UK-EU data flows: adequacy extension under review Our work has been referenced in this @niassembly.bsky.social blog by Aoife Keating Fitzpatrick from the Research and Information Service. ➡️ www-assemblyresearchmatters-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.asse... #governance #data

An impressive setting for the conference on "What future for the concept of borderless Europe?", taking place in Budapest.

Up bright and early in advance of giving evidence to House of Commons Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on the operation of the Windsor Framework. I hope to be focusing on North-South and East-West cooperation and relations.

Does the CCBC just work on the island of Ireland? @anthonysoares.bsky.social discusses our cross-border work on the island of Ireland, on an east-west basis, & across Europe. Details on our latest courses at crossborder.ie/what-we-do/p... #crossborder #research #training #projects #partnerships

@anthonysoares.bsky.social will be appearing before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on Wednesday (30 April) as part of its inquiry into the operation of the Windsor Framework. Watch: committees.parliament.uk/event/23876/... Read our submission: crossborder.ie/newsite/wp-c...

🇬🇧 and 🇮🇪 statement after BIIGC meeting notes "their shared commitment to protecting the [CTA] [...] and [...] the importance of continued engagement with all stakeholders to ensure the UK ETA scheme operates smoothly. www.gov.uk/government/n...

'Getting Started with Cross Border Collaboration' is our blended learning course. Facilitated by our Director, @anthonysoares.bsky.social, the participants have reached the half-way point - and the discussion is very insightful. crossborder.ie/what-we-do/p... #training #communityengagement #skills

Community & voluntary organisations and local authorities are invited to respond to our survey as we measure financial, political, social & regulatory issues - & access to goods/services - affecting collaboration. Use the QR code or the link - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Reposts appreciated 👏

'The new visa is going to put the kibosh on things' - Valerie Gamble NI’s tourist industry braces for impact of travel changes. From April 9th, the introduction of a £16 tourist visa raises unique problems for the North, since nearly 70% of its visitors arrive in Dublin & travel across the Border.

Time is "precious", "waits for no-one" and "flies when you're having fun"... so we would like five minutes for your opinion. Our survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation measures the views of civic society organisations and local authorities. crossborder.ie/news/we-need...

As the electronic travel authorisation #ETA today rolls out to include non-Irish EU nationals, take a look at our Briefing Note on what it means for tourism and cross-border mobility. crossborder.ie/reports/brie... @anthonysoares.bsky.social @peterosborne.bsky.social

It will take five minutes to complete our survey on the Conditions for N-S and E-W Cooperation. Responses help us ensure the necessary conditions for North-South cooperation are maintained, and relations between organisations in NI, ROI and GB are safeguarded. crossborder.ie/news/we-need...

Our latest survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation is open and we need your views! We're inviting civic society organisations and local authorities in NI and ROI to get involved. crossborder.ie/news/we-need... @benrosher.bsky.social @anthonysoares.bsky.social #research

As the @economy-ni.gov.uk Minister presses the Home Office to reconsider the implementation of the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme, @anthonysoares.bsky.social at the @crossborder.bsky.social recently published a Briefing Note on the ETA & the Windsor Framework. crossborder.ie/reports/brie...

Read our latest Briefing Note: @anthonysoares.bsky.social examines the proposed Defence of Democracy Directive and how it may conflict with the Windsor Framework. crossborder.ie/reports/brie... #crossborder #research #WiindsorFramework

It was an honour to be present at yesterday evening's inaugural @10dowingstreet.bsky.social Patrick's reception, where the Prime Minister stressed the importance of the Good Friday Agreement and the relations it encompasses. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

📣Important announcement from @ec.europa.eu on extending 🇬🇧 data adequacy. This is crucial for the continued cross-border transfer of data, enabling North-South cooperation on the island of Ireland, including emergency services and health cooperation. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

🗓️ Save the date: Thursday 18 September 🗓️ We're working on the programme and venue. www.eventbrite.ie/e/centre-for...

Our latest Border-Zine newsletter: Dundalk Women's Shed, EPIC Futures NI, Waterways Ireland & @devtrustsni.bsky.social. Plus @socialjusticeire.bsky.social research, Universities Ireland North/South Scholarships, SCoTENS funding, student placements and The Wheel's events. mailchi.mp/3ed506177abf...

Three reasons to join our free, online 'blended learning' training programme with facilitator Anthony Soares: ● Identify & define challenges in your community ● Find out about building sustainable partnerships ● Discover how to design, develop & implement projects crossborder.ie/.../pro.../o...

Join us on Thursday 13 March, 11:30-13:00, for a webinar on the challenges and opportunities for the mobility of the all-island labour market, post-Brexit. Focus on the mobility of workers, the legal pathways to employment in NI, & implications of the ETA. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/all-island... #jobs

President Zelenskyy and 🇺🇦 may not be alone, but they can still be lonely unless 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 and other allies make words of solidarity become concrete actions with positive effects immediately. Inaction now will further bolster those who think aggression will have no consequences.

Great to hear John Campbell refer to the inspirational thinking of Sir George Quigley as he welcomes delegates to the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor 2025 Summit. This year @crossborder.bsky.social will be organising the 10th Sir George Quigley Annual Memorial Lecture.

Very much looking forward to today's Dublin-Belfast Economic Corridor conference and hearing about how cross-border cooperation across sectors can maximise economic and social potentials.

I'm grateful for having been invited to speak at the cross-border trade and economic conference, organised by Newry and Dundalk Chambers. Looking forward to it! www.dundalk.ie/event/cross-...

We at @crossborder.bsky.social published a number of Briefing Papers on civic society engagement with the Windsor Framework, including this one. crossborder.ie/reports/civi...

This is a very concise and helpful post by @assemblylibrary.bsky.social on the forthcoming @ec.europa.eu Work Programme and potential use of channels of engagement from stakeholders under the Windsor Framework. www.assemblyresearchmatters.org/2025/02/06/e...

The Centre for Cross Border Cooperation seeks a contractor to examine how the Strand 2 implementation bodies can collectively contribute to addressing the administrations’ shared priorities. Budget: €25,000/£21,000. Deadline for responses: 5pm on 7 February 2025. crossborder.ie/news/invitat...

A change of location for 2nd day of conference on European citizenship and the (re)appearance of borders. Yesterday we were in European Parliament, and today we're in the University of Strasbourg.

Getting a feel for the room ahead of conference at the European Parliament. I'll be talking about being and not being an EU citizen on the island of Ireland.

Just arrived in Strasbourg for a conference tomorrow in the European Parliament. It's a bit chilly!

Ireland's draft Programme for Government sets out a number of important priorities relating to North-South and East-West cooperation, which we @crossborder.bsky.social broadly welcome.

📢 Tender opportunity 📢 We wish to contract a #researcher for our S2@25 project. The contractor will undertake #research, and produce an interim report (by 31 May 2025) and final report (by 30 June 2025). The maximum available budget is €25,000/£21,000. Read more at crossborder.ie/news/invitat...

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has issued a statement on the Independent Review of the Windsor Framework, which comes as a result of the Northern Ireland Assembly's vote on Articles 5-10 in December. questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...

The Centre for Cross Border Cooperation has alerted how ETA impacts on an area of cooperation under the NSMC. This isn't compatible with UK's commitment to maintain the conditions for continued North-South cooperation,as per Article 11 of the Windsor Framework. www.economy-ni.gov.uk/news/ministe...

Subscribe to our cross-border newsletter, Border-Zine, at crossborder.ie/border-zine/. The all-island Collaboration & Transformation conference takes place on 25 February 2025 in The Blanchardstown Centre, Co Dublin, for the Community, Voluntary and Social Enterprise sectors.

Aidan Campbell, our Research Manager, has been appointed to the Department of Finance's Statistics Advisory Committee with Prof Claire Hutchinson, Dr Saite Lu, Bernadette Lunney, Claire McAleenan, Dr Lisa McFetridge, Joanna Singleton and Katie Willoughby. www.finance-ni.gov.uk/news/appoint...

This year's Sir George Quigley Memorial Lecture was on "Expanding the horizons of trade and tourism on the island of Ireland" - delivered by Margaret Hearty (Chief Executive of InterTradeIreland) & Alice Mansergh (Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland) in Armagh. crossborder.ie/news/2024-si...

Sir George Quigley Annual Memorial Lecture: Margaret Hearty, Chief Executive of InterTradeIreland, has set out how cross-border trade and exports from the island of Ireland has grown since the Strand 2 implementation bodies were established 25 years ago.

Cross-border tourism news: Alice Mansergh, Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, examined the growth of tourism to the island of Ireland and its economic impact at the Ninth Sir George Quigley Annual Memorial Lecture. Campaigns have included Fill Your Heart With Ireland & Dermot's Taste of Ireland.

Calling local authorities and civic society organisations! Our 16th Quarterly Survey on the conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation will take 5 minutes to complete and we would like to hear your views. It's time to get involved. Reposts appreciated. crossborder.ie/news/16th-qu...

Cross-border news: the Chief Executives of Tourism Ireland, InterTradeIreland and Safefood have joined the Economy Minister Conor Murphy to discuss the impact of 25 years of tourism marketing, food safety promotion, and cross-border trade and collaboration. Read more: crossborder.ie/news/celebra...

I'm delighted to have been invited to take part in a panel discussion at the 2024 Cross-Border Policing Conference.

Delighted to be at the event celebrating the 25th anniversary of @seupb.bsky.social and all the work that has been done for peace and reconciliation on the island of Ireland.

Like cross-border research? We've collated the findings from the four 2023 Quarterly Surveys on the conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation and emerging trends since 2021. Authored by Aidan Campbell and @anthonysoares.bsky.social, you'll find the report at crossborder.ie/newsite/wp-c...