All-Island Stakeholder Forum

An All-Island Stakeholder Forum is being organised by the European Economic and Social Committee together with an All-Island Advisory Group of nine representative workers, employers and civic organisations from both Ireland and Northern Ireland.

The focus will be on the theme of ‘Mobility across the island of Ireland after Brexit’. The Forum will be in two parts: (i) plenary sessions in the morning in hybrid format, and (ii) in-person breakout sessions in the afternoon at which stakeholders will discuss specified topics in more detail. 

This 2025 All-Island Stakeholder Forum is an ambitious EESC initiative feeding into the development of the EU-UK relationship and complements the European Commission and the UK government commitments to stakeholder engagement in the Windsor Framework. It will gather the widest possible range of business, worker and civil society stakeholders on the island together to share insights and expertise.

Such evidence and experience will be translated during the Forum into specific recommendations for the EESC’s EU-UK Follow-Up committee to share with relevant EU institutions and bodies, with the UK Government and the joint EU-UK bodies managing Windsor Framework implementation and the wider EU‑UK relationship.

Participation is warmly encouraged from worker, employer and civil society organisations across the island, with the recognition that this is a unique opportunity to raise awareness and knowledge of the topic, as well as to identify outstanding opportunities and challenges. Attendees (in person and online) will be encouraged to submit comments and raise questions so that evidence- and experience-based insights will be shared. The objective is for specific requests and action points to be passed on, as appropriate, to the EU, the two governments and the 1998 Agreement institutions.