On Thursday 13 December, MEPs approved by a large majority (521 votes in favour, 35 against and 14 abstentions) the own-initiative report drawn up by Polish Tadeusz Zwiefka (EPP) inviting the European Commission to introduce a European Expedited Civil Procedure (EECP) for cross-border disputes between businesses.
At present, commercial disputes settlements can take between 3 and 4 years, while an expedited procedure would allow disputes to be resolved between...