Unveiling figures this week for the number of misapplications of EU law corrected by its SOLVIT online legal 'problem solving' network, the European Commission revealed that it has revamped the service's website, and plans to extend its remit by improving links with other public advice services, and by stepping up awareness raising activities, targeting the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers, other EU institutions and business and consumer organisations.
In a statement published on Tuesday, the EC revealed that SOLVIT dealt with 289 cases in 2004, an increase of 72% on 2003 levels. According to a Commission report, four out of five cases accepted were solved.
Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy announced that:
“I am glad that SOLVIT is being increasingly availed of. It is an important equal opportunity service for citizens and SMEs who cannot afford expensive legal procedures to get their single market rights enforced promptly and without fuss.”
SOLVIT was launched in July 2002, and provides assistance to EU citizens or businesses which are having a problem in getting their single market rights respected.
Aggrieved parties must approach the SOLVIT centre in their country of residence, which will then take the case up with its counterpart in the country where the problem occurred. The two centres then work together with a view to delivering a solution within ten weeks. The Commission monitors progress through its on-line database, offers advice and assistance, and follows up where deadlines are not met.
According to the EC, the SOLVIT centres asked to solve the most cases of alleged misapplication of EU law in their countries in 2004 were those in France (46), Germany (38) and Spain (35). France (45), the Czech Republic (28), Germany (24), UK (23) and Sweden (20) submitted the most cases to other SOLVIT centres for resolution.
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