British–Irish Council

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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.

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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
linked to: Crown dependencies

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
linked to: UK government

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

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Wales memberOf British–Irish Council
Scotland memberOf British–Irish Council
Good Friday Agreement establishesBody British-Irish Council
linked to: British–Irish Council
Northern Ireland Act 1998 providesFor British-Irish Council
linked to: British–Irish Council
British–Irish relations regulatedBy British–Irish Council
British–Irish Council alsoKnownAs British-Irish Council
linked to: British–Irish Council
British–Irish Council hasOrgan British–Irish Council Summit
linked to: British–Irish Council
British–Irish Council hasOrgan British–Irish Council Secretariat
linked to: British–Irish Council
North/South Ministerial Council cooperatesWith British–Irish Council
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference relatedTo British-Irish Council
linked to: British–Irish Council
Northern Ireland peace process hasOutcome British-Irish Council
linked to: British–Irish Council
British-Irish Council hasOrgan British-Irish Council Secretariat
subject linked to: BIC
linked to: British–Irish Council
British-Irish Council alsoKnownAs British–Irish Council
subject linked to: BIC
British-Irish Council partOf British–Irish institutional architecture
subject linked to: BIC
linked to: British–Irish Council
British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly appliesToJurisdiction British–Irish Council area
linked to: British–Irish Council