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"Madam President, I am pleased to see that the European Parliament is paying special attention to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and the implementation and transposition of the directive. A key feature of democracy is that it allows for conflicts to be resolved within a regulated institutional framework. After their interests have been identified, the parties involved can reach agreements which they will be likely to adhere to, and which can preserve their relations despite their prior involvement in conflict. Mediation is one means of achieving this, and has proven itself effective in numerous areas: from family and child custody disputes to issues of child custody litigations and out-of-court settlement of judicial affairs. Moreover, economic and financial, or community and minority disputes also often find effective resolution in this way.
Despite all this, it appears that mediation is not known widely enough among European citizens; maybe the current debate and the current report can contribute to a broader awareness and application of this mechanism. Perhaps one of the most important aspects of mediation is that it is accessible to vulnerable persons who would otherwise have difficulty asserting their rightful interests. Of course, the points mentioned here, such as relieving courts, shortening the duration of civil actions, saving on costs and so on, are all important. The report also reveals that there are considerable differences between individual Member States as to the progress made in transposing and applying the directive.
In my opinion, there are many areas where further integration is necessary. While we must obviously maintain diversity, it would still be useful if Member State practices in the field of educational accreditation could be coordinated, and the same goes for confidentiality rules and the agreement becoming final. These are some of the reasons why we are looking forward to the communication the Commission has promised for 2013."@en1
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