SOLVIT Ireland
SOLVIT is an informal problem solving network in which EU Member States work together to solve, without legal proceedings, problems caused by the misapplication of Internal Market law by public authorities. There is a SOLVIT centre in every European Union Member State (as well as in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein). SOLVIT Centres can help with handling complaints from both citizens and businesses. They are part of the national administration and are committed to providing real solutions to problems within ten weeks. Using SOLVIT is free of charge.
The Internal Market offers citizens and businesses many opportunities. You may want to move to another country in the EU, to study, to work, to join a partner to retire or to set up a business.
Sometimes problems arise because of a lack of information about your rights in Europe and about how procedures work in other EU Member States. In such cases, the “Your Europe” portal on the Europa website can help to clarify matters. But if you are already well informed about your internal market rights and have tried in vain to exercise them in another EU country, SOLVIT is there to help you.
Where SOLVIT can help
SOLVIT deals with cross-border problems between a business or a citizen on the one hand and a national public authority on the other, where there is possible misapplication of EU law. The policy areas SOLVIT has mostly dealt with so far are:
- Recognition of Professional qualifications and diplomas – Access to education – Residence permits -Voting rights – Social security – Employment rights – Driving licences – Motor vehicle registration -Border controls – Market access for products – Market access for services – Establishment as self-employed – Public procurement – Taxation – Free movement of capital or payments.
When you submit a case the Irish SOLVIT centre will first check the details of your application to make sure that it does indeed concern the misapplication of Internal Market rules and that all the necessary information has been made available. It will raise the problem with the appropriate authority in Ireland or with its counterpart in the Member State concerned on behalf of the client.
Submit an enquiry or complaint (europa.eu)
Contact:
Irish SOLVIT Centre
Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation,
23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Email: solvit@dbei.ie
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