Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Aug 2020 - Jul 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Centre for Cross Border Studies (CCBS)
EU Transparency Register
827761319411-28 First registered on 04 Nov 2015
Goals / Remit
The Centre for Cross Border Studies (CCBS), based in Armagh, has a specific and unique role in contributing to the increased social, economic and territorial cohesion of the island of Ireland through:
• addressing information gaps and other barriers that constrain cross-border mobility and cross-border cooperation through research and provision of resources, tools and other practical support;
• promoting and improving the quality of Cross-Border Cooperation between public bodies, and between public bodies, business and civil society; and
• improving the capacity of people involved in social and economic development of the island to engage in mutually beneficial Cross-Border Cooperation.
The Centre also provides secretariat services for two important cross-border networks: Universities Ireland and the Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South.
The context for Cross-Border Cooperation on the island of Ireland has evolved and deepened since the 1998 (...)Main EU files targeted
Given the remit and goals of the Centre for Cross Border Studies (CCBS), the overarching EU policy and its implementation that is most relevant to the organisation is Cohesion Policy, and most particularly (although not exclusively) European Territorial Cooperation.
Therefore, CCBS is also interested in legal instruments aimed at facilitating cross-border cooperation, such as Integrated Territorial Investment and EGTCs, as well as the implementation of the Partnership Principle.
CCBS is now also focused on the EU and UK ‘Brexit’ negotiations and the related policy and position papers, particularly how the negotiations and their outcomes are impacting and can be expected to impact on the island of Ireland.Address
Head Office
39 Abbey Street
Armagh BT61 7EB
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
39 Abbey Street
Armagh BT61 7EB
UNITED KINGDOMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 5 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Law Centre NI - www.lawcentreni.org
Transfrontier Euro-Institut Network (TEIN) - http://www.transfrontier.eu/
NICVA, the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action -
http://www.nicva.orgMember organisations
Queen's University Belfast - www.qub.ac.uk
Dublin City University - www.dcu.ie -
Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Aug 2020 - Jul 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
572,087€
Major funding types in closed year
Grants
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 180,000€ Contribution Department of Foreign Affairs 88,500€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
A diverse and high-quality research portfolio is at the core of the Centre’s activities, providing a strong evidence-base for the Centre’s support to cross-border and transnational cooperation. High quality research and analysis, with an increased focus on applied research and policy, continue to be the Centre’s core activities. This research and analysis informs and supports the Centre’s advocacy for and promotion of cross-border cooperation on the island of Ireland and increasingly, our work in an EU and broader international context. The ability to provide independent, evidence-based information and analysis is fundamental to the Centre’s role as an essential resource for policy and decision-makers and cross-border practitioners.
The Centre has an established itinerary of conferences, seminars and lectures on public policy issues (including an annual policy seminar in Brussels), publishes The Journal of Cross Border Studies in Ireland annually, and also publishes briefing papers, research reports and submissions to public policy consultations. These are all available on the Centre’s website (www.crossborder.ie).
The Centre also maintains a separate website, www.borderpeople.info as part of the Border People project – a source of information, capacity building and analysis of issues related to cross-border mobility.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
None declared