Public Policy Exchange will be hosting a webinar on The Future of the Irish Border: The Northern Ireland Protocol, the Internal Markets Bill and an Australia-style Brexit which will take place on Thursday, 03rd December 2020 between 9:30am and 1:00pm.
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We have now the pleasure to announce our confirmed speakers:
• David Henig, Director at UK Trade Policy Project at European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE)
• Dr. Wanyu Chung, Assistant Professor in Economics at the University of Birmingham
• Barry Andrews MEP, Member of the European Parliament
Program
• Discuss the latest policy updates and developments on Brexit and its implications on the UK and Ireland
• Analyse the potential impact of a ‘no deal’ or an ‘Australia-style’ Brexit on the Irish border and the subsequent ramifications on security and the economy in Northern Ireland
• Discuss the Northern Ireland protocol and its effect on trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK
• Examine how border checks can be carried out in an efficient manner and ways in which a “level playing field” can be assured
• Scrutinise the Internal Markets Bill and its wider consequences for UK-EU cooperation, post-Brexit
• Explore technical and other innovative solutions for dealing with the overlap of two custom territories
• Share best practice for dealing with the unpredictability surrounding the future status of the Irish border and Northern Ireland’s relationship with the Customs Union