http://www.borderwise.org/ http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Interest-changes-in-the-UK-and-Ireland/ The European Central Bank (ECB) cut its main lending rate by 50 basis points today as the euro zone economy slows. The move takes the ECB's key interest rate to 3.25% and is the second cut in just under a month. ECB president Jean Claude Trichet urged the banks to pass on the rates cuts to consumers and businesses. The bank of England earlier made a shock one-and-a-half percentage point cut in... http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Interest-changes-in-the-UK-and-Ireland/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:18:28 GMT http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Irish-Budget-2009/ The Irish Budget was announced on Tuesday (October 14th 2008) by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan. The Minister for Finance has said an increase in the number of people travelling North of the border to do their shopping had made things 'very, very difficult' when he was framing the Budget. He said there was huge loss of revenue to Northern Ireland, because of the number of goods and services being... http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Irish-Budget-2009/ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:05:55 GMT http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Irish-Bank-Guarantee-Scheme/ The Irish Government's Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has said the bank guarantee scheme introduced last week will be extended to some non-Irish banks with a presence in the Republic of Ireland. The finance minister said the Ulster Bank, First Active, Halifax Bank of Scotland, IIB Bank and Postbank were eligible. However, the Department of Finance said this only referred to their operations in... http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Irish-Bank-Guarantee-Scheme/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:29:37 GMT http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Changes-to-M50-Toll-Plaza/ From August 30th 2008 motorists heading south will notice major changes on the M50 motorway, Dublin. The WestLink toll plaza is being removed and replaced with an electronic barrier-free tolling system that will allow drivers to pass through the toll point at normal driving speed, avoiding queues. The toll plaza will be replaced by a gantry which has a line of overhead cameras and detectors... http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Changes-to-M50-Toll-Plaza/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:49:05 GMT http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Borderwise-seminar/ Borderwise ‘Going North Going South’ seminar highlights the complexity and variety of cross-border enquiries. http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Borderwise-seminar/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:49:32 GMT http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Tighter-border-controls/ A Home Office consultation paper released yesterday has announced significant changes to the passport-free zone between the UK and the Republic of Ireland known as the Common Travel Area. The changes are being introduced to prevent the free travel between the two countries being exploited by people-traffickers, organised criminals and smugglers. Under the new Government proposals announced... http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Tighter-border-controls/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:59:06 GMT http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/North-South-Penalty-Points/ Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey and Minister for the Environment Arlene Foster have recently met in an attempt to overcome difficulties with mutual recognition of motorists' penalty points, by authorities north and south of the border. It had initially been hoped that a system for mutal recognition would be in place by the end of the year. However, addressing a North-South parliamentary... http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/North-South-Penalty-Points/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:08:51 GMT http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Peace-building-and-Cultural-Diversity-Workshops-for-advice-and-information-providers/ Staff, volunteers and Board of Management members from border Citizens Advice Bureaux and Citizens Information Services came together with staff from the  Citizens Advice NI and the Citizens Information Board at the start of June to examine the role they can play in peace-building and in accommodating cultural diversity within the communities in which they are based. The workshops, which took... http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Peace-building-and-Cultural-Diversity-Workshops-for-advice-and-information-providers/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:04:28 GMT http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Deputy-First-Minister-and-Borderwise-Attend-Web-Site-Launch/ Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness spoke today at the public launch in Derry of a new web based cross border information portal. Borderpeople. info seeks to provide an online resource for the people of the island of Ireland who commute across the border to work, live and study. The site is the result of a project undertaken by the Centre for Cross Border Studies on behalf on the North South... http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Deputy-First-Minister-and-Borderwise-Attend-Web-Site-Launch/ Thu, 15 May 2008 14:31:37 GMT http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Income-Tax-Changes/ The UK Government is facing increased opposition from MPs over its decision to abolish the 10% starter rate for income tax. The changes which came into affect at the beginning of April mean the 10% starter rate is being abolished for non-savings income. Meanwhile the basic rate has been reduced from 22% to 20%. The tax changes which were announced in last year’s budget will affect those... http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Income-Tax-Changes/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:18:44 GMT http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Top-Police-Officer-Joins-Co-operation-Ireland/ One of Northern Ireland's top police officers Assistant Chief Constable Peter Sheridan has today announced he is to step down from the PSNI to become chief executive of Co-Operation Ireland.   Co-operation Ireland is a charity dedicated to promoting better relations between the people of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The organisation works with schools, youth groups and... http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Top-Police-Officer-Joins-Co-operation-Ireland/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:26:32 GMT http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Cross-Border-Driving-Disqualifications/ From spring 2009 motorists disqualified from driving in Northern Ireland will also be banned in the Republic of Ireland. The new initiative is a response aimed at improving safety on our roads and will affect drivers crossing the border in both directions and those disqualified for an offence in the UK. Until now both Governments have been unable to enforce disqualifications issued by the other... http://www.borderwise.org/pl/News/Cross-Border-Driving-Disqualifications/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:58:39 GMT