Brexit and Ireland – Legal, political and economic considerations
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22-11-2017
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the AFCO Committee, describes the legal, political and economic relations of the two parts of Ireland and the United Kingdom, and possible arrangements for dealing with "Brexit". The paper discusses several specific issues, in particular the Common Travel Area between Ireland and the United Kingdom, the consequences of an "invisible" border between the two parts of Ireland, and trade in agricultural products.
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External author
John TEMPLE LANG
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- bilateral relations
- cooperation policy
- customs union
- economic geography
- electoral procedure and voting
- EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
- EU visa policy
- Europe
- European construction
- European Economic Area
- EUROPEAN UNION
- external border of the EU
- GEOGRAPHY
- international affairs
- international law
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international security
- Ireland
- LAW
- negotiation of an agreement (EU)
- Northern Ireland
- peaceful co-existence
- political geography
- POLITICS
- referendum
- regions of EU Member States
- tariff policy
- third country
- TRADE
- trade agreement (EU)
- United Kingdom
- withdrawal from the EU