Strengthening the Single Market through informal dispute-resolution mechanisms in the EU: The case of SOLVIT

• Published in: Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law
• Main Author: Kokolia, Evgenia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2018
• Subjects: Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1023263x18768680; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1023263X18768680; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1023263X18768680

SOLVIT is an informal out-of-court dispute-resolution tool between the EU Member States and Norway, Lichtenstein and Iceland to practically help citizens and businesses when encountering problems in cross-border situations with their rights enshrined in EU legislation. In light of the recently adopted Commission Communication on the reinforcement of SOLVIT, 1 the authors analyse its key characteristics and challenges. The authors concludes that an enhanced role of SOLVIT can efficiently promote a culture of compliance and smart enforcement of EU law in the Single Market together with the Member States.