Greece: The Importance of Meditation in the EU Digital Market

THE PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE OF MEDIATION IN THE EU DIGITAL MARKET:
P2B, DSM & THE DSA PROPOSAL

Mediation = Dispute Meditation & Medication

Dimitris Emvalomenos, Lawyer, LL.M., Accredited Mediator of the Greek Ministry of Justice & the Centre of Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), London, UK, Dep. Managing Partner at the Law Firm “Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners” (BGP), is the author of the paper "THE PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE OF MEDIATION IN THE EU DIGITAL MARKET: P2B, DSM & THE DSA PROPOSAL", firstly published, in Greek, in the law magazine of Nomiki Bibliothiki “Arbitration & Mediation and Other Alternative Types of Dispute Resolution”.

Summary

The future of transactions in the European Union is expected to be largely digital, using, in particular, online platforms in an ever-evolving technological environment. In this digital market for goods and services, alternative out-of-court dispute resolution mechanisms, especially Mediation, will become increasingly necessary for a number of important reasons, particularly speed and cost. Moreover, the EU's legislative choices in various areas confirm this. Mediation in Greece, either as a specifically regulated institution (formal) or as an out-of-court dispute resolution procedure (informal), is already applied in a wide range of legal matters.

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Mediation in Greece

3. Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 (P2B - Platform to Business)

4. Directive (EU) 2019/790 (DSM - Digital Single Market)

5. The proposal for a Regulation on a Single Market for Digital Services (DSA - Digital Services Act)

6. The Future

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The paper is an English translation of a Greek original firstly published in the -unique on its legal field- law magazine of Nomiki Bibliothiki “Arbitration & Mediation and Other Alternative Types of Dispute Resolution” [in Greek, “Διαιτησία & Διαμεσολάβηση και Λοιπές Εναλλακτικές Μορφές Επίλυσης Διαφορών”], Issue 7, 4th Year, January - June 2021, presenting the legal status as of February 2022.

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