Category: Europe
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The Border after Brexit
The question of how to avoid a hard Irish border drew a lot attention during the UK-EU withdrawal negotiations, resulting in the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland. 10 months after the end of the transition period, a new study from the central border region shows that Brexit remains a live topic of concern on both sides…
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Proposals and the Protocol: where do the EU proposals leave us?
Article originally posted on 15 October on the UK in a Changing Europe site.
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Queen’s Policy Engagement Post-Brexit Clinic 2021
The presentations and the recording of the 30 June Post-Brexit Clinic are now available.
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Hamming it up: sausage wars, porky pies and party roastings
This blog by Milena Komarova, Katy Hayward and Ben Rosher, is the fourth of a series published for the first 6 months of implementing the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, with a particular focus on its impact on borders and cross-border cooperation. The research behind it is funded by the Reconciliation Fund of the Department of…
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Why are British sausages being blocked from entry into Northern Ireland? The dispute explained
Dr Billy Melo Araujo looks at some of the problems facing Northern Ireland following the return of border checks on traded goods brought about as a result of Brexit.
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100 Years On: Something Old, Something New…
This blog by Milena Komarova, Katy Hayward and Ben Rosher, is the third of a series that will be published every 6 weeks as part of a ‘temperature gauge’ of Brexit and the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, with a particular focus on its impact on borders and cross-border cooperation. The research behind it is funded…
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Northern Ireland Voters and the Protocol
Professor Katy Hayward and Professor David Phinnemore look at the results from the first of a series of surveys commissioned by Queen’s University for its ESRC-funded project on the multilevel dynamics of implementing the Protocol.
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April 2021 Post-Brexit Clinic
The slides and recording of the April Post-Brexit Clinic are now available.
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A touch of Frost to a heated atmosphere: Weeks 6-12 of implementing the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
This blog by Milena Komarova, Katy Hayward and Ben Rosher, is the second of a series that will be published every other month as part of a ‘temperature gauge’ of Brexit and the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, with a particular focus on its impact on borders and cross-border cooperation. The research behind it is funded…
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The EU’s Bad Friday Announcement
The EU-UK vaccine row has repoliticised the Northern Ireland Protocol and damaged the prospects for its smooth implementation says Professor David Phinnemore.

