Tag: border
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Remarkable flexibility on Northern Ireland from the EU – the UK government should take note
The unique situation of Northern Ireland within the UK needs to be stressed when it comes to Brexit says Dr Katy Hayward.
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Softening a hard border: lessons from North America for post-Brexit Ireland
There are ample lessons from the Canada-US border for post-Brexit Ireland, write Laurie Tannous and Katy Hayward. A ‘hard’ border need not mean the end of economic integration of Ireland. Yet building a smooth functioning border is a comprehensive undertaking, and some friction will be inevitable.
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Northern Ireland’s Brexit border: the promise of invisibility
Professor John Garry shares some initial thoughts on the recent UK position papers as part of the Brexit negotiations.
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How does the lack of agreement in Northern Ireland bode for Brexit?
“Any future bespoke arrangements for post-Brexit Northern Ireland will need to include models that work both at the high level of governance and at the ground level of technical application.”
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How Northern Ireland voted in the EU referendum – and what it means for border talks
As the UK seeks to negotiate its way out of the EU, one particularly thorny problem will be the nature of the border the UK will have with the EU, and specifically how this will affect Northern Ireland and Ireland.
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The spectre of a hard border is not just an Irish problem, it looms across Europe
Following the recent referendum on UK membership of the EU, negotiators aim to avoid a new “hard border” between Northern Ireland and Ireland. However, as Dr Katy Hayward suggests, their efforts will inevitably be shaped by a wider trend that has seen a tightening of border security around and within the EU.