28-11-2017 16:30
The implications of Brexit on the Irish border
Brussels, PHS 1A002
During the 28 November meeting of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, a workshop was held on 'The implications of Brexit on the Irish border'. This workshop, organised by Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs, featured four experts presenting three research papers.
Dr. David PHINNEMORE, Professor of European Politics; Dean of Education (Queen's University Belfast); Visiting Professor (College of Europe, Bruges); and Dr. Katy HAYWARD Reader in Sociology (Queen's University Belfast); Senior Research Fellow (Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice) presented the paper on 'UK Withdrawal ('Brexit') and the Good Friday Agreement'.
Dr. Lars KARLSSON, President of KGH Border Services; Former Director of World Customs Organization; Deputy Director General of Swedish Customs presented the research paper on 'Smart Border 2.0 - Avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland for Customs control and the free movement of persons'.
Dr. John TEMPLE LANG, Solicitor; Adjunct Professor in Trinity College Dublin; Senior Research Fellow in Oxford, presented the paper 'Brexit and Ireland - Legal, Political and Economic Considerations'
Dr. Lars KARLSSON, President of KGH Border Services; Former Director of World Customs Organization; Deputy Director General of Swedish Customs presented the research paper on 'Smart Border 2.0 - Avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland for Customs control and the free movement of persons'.
Dr. John TEMPLE LANG, Solicitor; Adjunct Professor in Trinity College Dublin; Senior Research Fellow in Oxford, presented the paper 'Brexit and Ireland - Legal, Political and Economic Considerations'
- Draft programme (PDF - 389 KB)
- Biographies of experts (PDF - 324 KB)
- Video recording of the workshop (starting at 16:37:53)
- Study 'Brexit and Ireland - Legal, Political and Economic Considerations'
- Study 'Smart Border 2.0 - Avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland for Customs control and the free movement of persons'
- Study 'UK Withdrawal ('Brexit') and the Good Friday Agreement'
- PowerPoint Presentation on 'UK Withdrawal ('Brexit') and the Good Friday Agreement' (DOCUMENT - 310 KB)
- PowerPoint Presentation on 'Smart Border 2.0' (DOCUMENT - 2 MB)