In a recent EU study, experts call on the 28 EU member states to step up their efforts to establish mediation as an equivalent procedure to court proceedings. The study entitled “‘Rebooting’ – The mediation directive: Assessing the limited impact of its implementation and proposing measures to increase the number of mediations in the EU” concludes that 5 years after the adoption of the Mediation Directive 2008/52/EC, mediation in civil and commercial matters is still used in less than 1% of cases in the EU.
The experts suggest two possible ways to promote mediation in the EU:
Either amending the Mediation Directive or requiring each member state to ensure a balance between mediation and court proceedings.
You can find the study in our download center or at https://www.europarl.europa.eu
