The importance of the free movement of persons and the proper functioning of the internal market, in particular concerning the availability of mediation services in cross-border disputes, was an important point on the agenda of the European Directive 2008/52/EC of 21 May 2008 on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters. Within that context the European Commission decided to financially support the EMTPJ-project (European Mediation Training for Practitioners of Justice- Project). The EMTPJ-project is an initiative of the Association for International Arbitration (AIA) that organises a new course on mediation in Europe for civil and commercial matters. For more information see: www.emtpj.eu / BroschüreThis new cou