North/South Ministerial Council

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The North/South Ministerial Council is a cross-border institution that brings together ministers from the Irish and Northern Irish governments to cooperate on shared policy areas across the island of Ireland.

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North-South Ministerial Council 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf North–South institution
cross-border institution
intergovernmental body
appliesToJurisdiction Ireland
surface form: island of Ireland
cooperatesWith British–Irish Council
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference
surface form: British–Irish Intergovernmental Conference
country Ireland
United Kingdom
foundingDocument Good Friday Agreement
surface form: Belfast Agreement

Good Friday Agreement
governs Food Safety Promotion Board
Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission
North/South Language Body
surface form: Language Body

Special EU Programmes Body
Trade and Business Development Body
Waterways Ireland
hasPart North/South Implementation Bodies
institutional meetings
plenary meetings
sectoral meetings
hasPlenaryChairedBy First Minister of Northern Ireland
Taoiseach of Ireland
deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
hasSector agriculture
education
environment
food safety
health
implementation bodies
language promotion
tourism
trade and business development
transport
headquartersCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
inception 1999
legalStatus international agreement-based body
locationOfHeadquarters Armagh
meetsIn Armagh
Belfast
Dublin NERFINISHED
member Government of Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive
operatesInLanguage English
Irish
Ulster Scots
partOf Good Friday Agreement
surface form: strand two of the Good Friday Agreement
purpose to coordinate policy in agreed areas between the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive
to develop consultation, cooperation and action within the island of Ireland
regionServed Ireland
Northern Ireland

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British–Irish Council cooperatesWith North/South Ministerial Council
Good Friday Agreement establishesBody North/South Ministerial Council
Northern Ireland Act 1998 providesFor North/South Ministerial Council
this entity surface form: North-South Ministerial Council
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference relatedTo North/South Ministerial Council
this entity surface form: North-South Ministerial Council