December 3rd, 2018 Some of Europe’s leading environmental group have called on the European Commission to push for the creation of a strong environmental watchdog in the UK once it leaves the EU. Under the Withdrawal Agreement, both the UK and the EU have committed to ensuring that the level Read more…
November 16th, 2018 A provision seeking to sustain current levels of environmental protection across the island of Ireland post-Brexit has been included in the draft withdrawal agreement released yesterday. The draft agreement includes a clause that seeks to ensure that neither the EU nor the UK can roll back on Read more…
October 5th, 2018 The coming weeks are critical for the Brexit negotiations and the future EU-UK relationship. Negotiations are intensifying in the build-up to the October European Council summit, with the added bonus of a possible extraordinary summit in November at which an Agreement will be presented. Accompanying any Withdrawal Read more…
October 5th, 2018 Brexit is set to cause a major environmental headache on the island of Ireland without a clear “common rulebook” for our flora and fauna, an EU expert said yesterday. Speaking at the Environment Ireland conference, Nigel Haigh of the Institute for European Environmental Policy told the audience that Read more…
September 19th, 2018 Both today and tomorrow, EU leaders are gathering in Salzburg for an informal Council summit that will end with a working lunch (sans Theresa May) to discuss Brexit. On the menu is likely to be the state of play in the negotiations on the key withdrawal issues Read more…
July 9th, 2018 Theresa May’s latest Brexit proposals seek to maintain high regulatory standards for the environment and climate change and claims that she will not let standards fall below their current levels. The proposal also seeks to establish a free trade area for goods between the UK and the EU. Ms May’s Cabinet hopes that this will avoid “friction” at Read more…
October 6th, 2017 The European Parliament passed a motion this week calling for the safeguarding of Irish cross-border cooperation schemes after Brexit, including environmental issues. The motion passed on Tuesday states that the UK’s withdrawal agreement must be “fully consistent” with the Good Friday Agreement and the six areas of cooperation Read more…
September 25th, 2017 An All-Ireland environmental NGO coalition is in Brussels this week to voice concerns over the impact Brexit may have on cross-border cooperation to protect the environment. As the fourth round of Brexit negotiations get underway, representatives from the Environmental Pillar and Northern Ireland Environmental Link are set Read more…
July 13th, 2017 With the EU (Withdrawal) Bill – better known as the Great Repeal Bill – being published today, the potential impact of Brexit on wildlife and habitats in the UK is open to speculation. Regardless of political borders, the natural environment across the island of Ireland is interlinked Read more…
July 6th, 2017 Government action is required to ensure that environmental regulation is aligned across the island of Ireland in a post-Brexit world, a new Seanad report has found. The report – Brexit: Implications and Potential Solutions – also calls for Ireland to be “considered a single bio-geographic unit” amid fears Read more…