British–Irish Council

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intergovernmental organization international organization

The British–Irish Council is an intergovernmental body that promotes cooperation among the governments of the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the devolved administrations of the UK and Crown Dependencies.

Aliases (3)

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization → international organization →
alsoKnownAs	BIC → British-Irish Council →
cooperatesWith	British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly → North/South Ministerial Council →
country	Ireland → United Kingdom →
foundedBy	Belfast Agreement →
foundingContext	Northern Ireland peace process →
foundingDocument	British–Irish Agreement →
hasHeadquartersLocation	Edinburgh →
hasMemberType	Crown Dependency → devolved administration → sovereign state →
hasOrgan	British–Irish Council Secretariat → British–Irish Council Summit →
hasWebsite	https://www.britishirishcouncil.org →
inception	1999 →
jurisdiction	member administrations of the British–Irish Council →
legalStatus	intergovernmental body →
locatedInTimeZone	UTC±00:00 →
meetsAt	rotating locations among member administrations →
member	Government of Guernsey → Government of Ireland → Government of Jersey → Government of the Isle of Man → Government of the United Kingdom → Northern Ireland Executive → Scottish Government → Welsh Government →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	institutions established under the Belfast Agreement →
purpose	discuss and consult on matters of mutual interest → promote cooperation among member administrations →
regionServed	British Isles →
topic	digital and creative technologies → early years and children → energy policy cooperation → environmental policy cooperation → indigenous, minority and lesser-used languages → social inclusion → transport policy cooperation →
workingLanguage	English →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British–Irish Council ("British–Irish Council Summit") → British–Irish Council ("British–Irish Council Secretariat") →	hasOrgan
Scotland → Wales →	memberOf
British–Irish Council ("British-Irish Council") →	alsoKnownAs
North/South Ministerial Council →	cooperatesWith
Good Friday Agreement ("British-Irish Council") →	establishesBody
Northern Ireland Act 1998 ("British-Irish Council") →	providesFor
British–Irish relations →	regulatedBy
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference ("British-Irish Council") →	relatedTo