by John Bruton, Former Irish Prime Minister and former EU Ambassador to the United States Mrs May: Tell Us Exactly What Sort of Deal You Want With The EU Customs Union DUP: Tell Us What Sort of Agricultural Policy You Want in Northern Ireland After Brexit Sinn Fein: Tell Us Why You Will Not  Go into the House Of Commons Next Month to Fight For Irish Interests On the New Brexit Laws It is unfortunate that the United Kingdom government decided to trigger article 50 , without first...

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The Council has received 27 proposals by the member states, related to 23 cities, to host  the EU agencies currently based in the UK. There have been 19 offers to host the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and 8 for the European Banking Authority (EBA). All offers will shortly be made available on the website of the European Council. The two agencies will need to be relocated in the context of the UK's withdrawal from the EU. The future locations need...

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The national award ceremony took place in the Garage Theatre, Monaghan Town on Friday 14th July. Since 2008, this prestigious award has recognised projects and initiatives that facilitate cross-border cooperation or promote mutual understanding and EU values.  Border Communities Against Brexit was nominated for the prize by Matt Carthy MEP, Liadh Ní Riada MEP, Lynn Boylan MEP, Marian Harkin MEP and Nessa Childers MEP. Martina Anderson MEP said "Border communities against Brexit stretches along the partitioned border of Ireland and represent a range of sectors including representatives from vulnerable adults, to SMEs, Hoteliers,...

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It's finally here. The United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 12 released it's intended withdrawal bill, it's first published document outlining the government's intended actions for leaving the European Union. Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Exiting the European Union, are published separately as Bill 5—EN. The introduction of the Bill comes only days before the second round of Brexit negotiations kick off on Monday, July 17 and amid conflicting rhetoric between both sides. With the amount of...

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The United Kingdom triggered Article 50 on 29 March 2017. What has happened since then on the EU side? On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom notified the European Council of its intention to leave the European Union, in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union On 29 April 2017, the European Council at EU27 adopted a set of political guidelines, which define the framework for the negotiations and set out the EU's overall positions and principles. On...

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