The objective of this reform is to support the uptake of mediation in Bulgaria.This includes the adoption of legal acts, which: - provide that the court, in certain civil and commercial cases, obliges the parties to take part in an information meeting on the mediation procedure;- provide for circumstances under which the court does not oblige the parties to participate in such an information meeting;- regulate the organisation and the operation of mediation centres and the status of their staff, as well as the procedure for the selection of mediators.The implementation of this reform has been completed.Additional links:https://dv.parliament.bg/DVWeb/showMaterialDV.jsp?idMat=185263https://dv.parliament.bg/DVWeb/showMaterialDV.jsp?idMat=201057https://dv.parliament.bg/DVWeb/showMaterialDV.jsp?idMat=201055https://vss.justice.bg/root/f/upload/40/krpr35-31_10_2023-sk.pdf ReferenceC10.R3Project locations Bulgaria
