Latest News

• 9 March 2010 SOLVIT 2009 Annual Report
  • Development and performance of the SOLVIT Network in 2009
  • Press Release for 2009 Report
• 9 March 2010 avoiding cross border problems in the EU
• 17 December 2009 Travel over the Christmas period
  The Irish SOLVIT Centre regularly gets requests for help in relation to travel issues over the Christmas holidays. Non-EU family members of EU citizens who require a visa should contact the Embassy of the Member State they intend visiting in good time before finalising their plans.
  Please note, SOLVIT can only act where there has been a misapplication of EU law by a public body and cases can take up to 10 weeks to resolve.
• 18 May 2009
  The Irish SOLVIT Centre has moved office, our new contact details can be found on the Home Page
• 22 April 2009
  Changes to Work Permit arrangements and revised arrangements for the Green Card scheme can be found on the Employment Permit's pages of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment website.
• 24 March 2009
  The 23^rd SOLVIT Workshop will take place in Brussels from 31^st March to 2^nd April in conjunction with the Citizen Signpost Service Annual Meeting.
• 19 February 2009
  2008 SOLVIT Annual Report published. The Internal Market Scoreboard and the Citizen Signpost Service Annual Report were published at the same time.
  Press Release for 2008 SOLVIT Report
• 21 January 2009
  EU Commission Report on how Directive 2004/38/EC is transposed into national law and how it is applied in everyday life.
• 22 December 2008
  The Single Market Review: One Year On, EU Commission Staff Working Document, Brussels.
• 17 December 2008
  The Single Market: Our Most Valuable Asset, EU Commission Press Release.
• 17 December 2008
  The Government announced its decision that, from 1 January 2009, it would continue to restrict access to the Irish labour market for nationals of Bulgaria and Romania. More information can be found on the Employment Permit's pages of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment website: http://www.entemp.ie/labour/workpermits/bulgariaromania.htm
• 16 December 2008
  Market Monitoring: State of Play and Envisaged Follow-Up, EU Commission Staff Working Document.
• 23 October 2008
  The business magazine Business & Finance published a Business in Europe supplement with a feature on the Irish SOLVIT Centre (page 30).
• 1 August 2008
  The Department of Justice issued a press release on the Metock and Others V the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform judgement. For more information see our EU Treaty Rights page or the Department of Justice website.