Category: Europe
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The 11th hour Brexit deal – initial reaction
As Theresa May secures sufficient progress to move to phase two of the Brexit negotiations, Dr Katy Hayward gives her initial reaction to the Brexit deal announced overnight.
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Brexit and Northern Ireland: Unique Solutions and the Union State
In light of the most recent derailment in the Brexit negotiation process, Professor Colin Harvey says that the Northern Ireland Brexit solution was not going to break up the United Kingdom.
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This Brexit juncture is a critical moment for the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement
Dr Katy Hayward and Professor David Phinnemore highlight their current report on UK withdrawal and the Good Friday Agreement requested by the AFCO Committee of the European Parliament and commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs.
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A Time of Crisis and Challenge: Brexit and our Constitutional Future
In a recent article in the Derry Journal, Professor Colin Harvey looks at the constitutional status of Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement in light of the UK’s imminent Brexit.
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Why Fear the Brexit Mutineers? Because They Can Back Up Their Threats
Dr Christopher Raymond looks at the brewing rebellion within the Tory party that threatens to wipe out the Prime Minister’s majority and plunge the party into crisis.
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Bordering on Brexit: The views of local communities in the Central Border Region
Dr Katy Hayward looks at some of the findings from the report entitled Bordering on Brexit: views from local communities in the Central Border Region of Ireland/Northern Ireland – conducted by the Centre for International Borders Research at Queen’s on behalf of the Irish Central Border Area Network.
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Could the UK rejoin the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) after Brexit?
Having been a founder member, can the UK once again become a member of EFTA after it leaves the EU asks Professor David Phinnemore.
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The language of ‘flexible and imaginative’ solutions is unique to the Irish dimension of Brexit
Professor David Phinnemore argues that at the heart of the commitment of all parties involved in the exit negotiations is the desire to ensure that Brexit does not in any way undermine the Northern Ireland peace process.
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Whither the UK’s future with the EU
Following the lack of sufficient progress in the Brexit negotiations announced at the recent European Council meeting, Professor Lee McGowan asks is it time for Britain to seriously question its position?
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The Irish border is not a technical issue but a political one
At this stage of the exit negotiations, the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic is not a technical issue but a political one, argues Dr Katy Hayward.