On November 14, 2024, the Bill on measures regarding the efficiency of the Public Justice Service was approved by 179 votes in favor and 168 against, which “addresses the transformation of Courts into Courts of Instance, with the support of judicial offices that today are redefined and restructured into procedural processing units and common services.”
The exposition of this Bill contains the recommendation of the European Commission to the Member States regarding intensifying their efforts to promote and encourage the use of mediation, a request that the European Parliament endorsed in its Resolution of September 12, 2017, on the application of Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of May 21, 2008.
Also, article 5 of the Bill establishes the procedural requirement, including mediation, as one of the mechanisms, among others, to comply with this requirement.
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