IIEAAs a consequence of Brexit, the European Banking Authority has moved its headquarters from London to Paris. Executive Director Farkas will analyse how Brexit will affect not just the EBA’s location, but also the nature of its role.
Brexit Past Events
IIEAIssue 39 of the IIEA Brexit Brief notes the current state of play in the Brexit talks and collates relevant news from Ireland, the UK and the rest of the EU.
Taking place shortly after the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, this half-day conference featured a conversation with former Taoisigh on the topic of the Northern Ireland peace settlement, and the role it has played in the Brexit negotiations, chaired by Olivia O’Leary. Subsequently, a panel of high level European speakers discussed the future of the EU without the United Kingdom.
Tony Connelly will provide an up-to-date account of the ‘inside story’ of the Irish response to Brexit, based on his 2017 book ‘Brexit and Ireland: The Dangers, the Opportunities, and the Inside Story of the Irish Response.’
Fiona Hyslop provided insights into the Scottish Government’s perspective on Brexit and how it is likely to impact on Scotland and on Scottish-Irish relations.
Norway’s membership of the European Economic Area has underpinned its relations with the European Union for 25 years.
In his address to the IIEA, Mr Palmer argued that the political realities of Brexit are becoming ever more complex and that the final outcome of the negotiations remains deeply uncertain.
Prior to the UK’s EU referendum a year ago, few British politicians paid attention to the problems that Brexit might cause for Northern Ireland. But the future border arrangements between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have now emerged as one of the key issues in the UK’s withdrawal negotiations. At this Irish launch of the CER policy brief, the author, Professor Edward Burke, and Simon Tilford, Deputy Director of CER, examined the impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland.
In his address to the Institute, Professor Portes discussed the economic and political implications of Brexit for the UK. He assessed the short-term economic impacts of various scenarios for the current negotiations between the UK and the European Union, ranging from “chaotic Brexit” to a “velvet divorce”. He also examined the longer-term economic impacts on the UK, with a particular focus on immigration and labour mobility.
Mr Persson discussed the implications of the UK’s EU referendum, and the subsequent withdrawal negotiations, on the future shape of the EU-UK trade relationship.
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