Building a More Peace-able Europe, Together
Welcome to Mediators Beyond Borders Europe (MBB-Europe).
Launched in 2025 after extensive consultation across the continent, MBB-Europe is proud to be a Collaboration Region of Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI).
Based in The Hague—the international City of Peace and Justice—we are a vibrant, growing network of mediators, dialogue facilitators, and peacebuilders located across Europe. We believe that lasting peace begins locally: in our neighbourhoods, workplaces, and everyday interactions. By collaborating to strengthen community-level mediation and mediative practices, we work to build the trust, inclusion, and resilience necessary for a stable and cohesive Europe.
For more details: read this article from Civil Mediation.
June 11, 2025: Launch Event Recording
Our Mission
We connect, empower, and innovate to make community mediation a cornerstone of effective community cohesion across Europe. We achieve this by:
- Connecting practitioners and organisations across borders.
- Promoting community mediation as an effective tool for dispute resolution.
- Serving as a European hub for sharing research, innovation and best practices.
- Empowering individuals, organisations, and communities to navigate differences peacefully.
One Vision, Two Pathways: Our Dual Role
To maximize impact, MBB-Europe operates through two complementary structures designed to support both individual practitioners and organizational partners.
1. The MBB-Europe Membership Network
For Individual Practitioners & Peacebuilders
As a European regional collaboration, we bring together MBBI members from across the continent to amplify European voices within the global mediation and peacebuilding community.
What we do:
- Connect MBBI members across Europe.
- Facilitate informal peer learning, professional exchange, and global learning.
- Host regular members’ meetings and networking events.
- Support and fuel the work of the MBB-Europe Foundation.
- Provide opportunities for international cooperation and exchange through MBB – International.
Shape the future of European peacebuilding. JOIN US TODAY
2. The MBB-Europe Foundation
For Organisations & Strategic Partners
Operating as an independent public benefit foundation (stichting), the Foundation builds a robust network of organizations dedicated to community mediation and mediative practices.
What we do:
- Connect community mediation and mediative practice organisations across Europe
- Serve as a European focal point for research, innovation, and sharing best practices.
- Engage in research and policy advocacy to promote community-level dispute resolution.
- Deliver specialised training, regional conferences, and consultancy services.
- Partner with community mediation and dialogue organisations, local authorities, housing providers, research institutions, and NGOs to build local resilience.
Collaborate with us to scale community impact. PARTNER WITH US
Together, we can build stronger, more resilient, and more peace-able communities across Europe. Whether you are an individual practitioner looking to expand your network, or an organisation providing mediation at community level or aiming to drive systemic community cohesion, there is a place for you at MBB-Europe. Let’s connect.
Contact: mbbe@mediatorsbeyondborders.org
The Hague Humanity Hub, Fluwelen Burgwal 58, 2511 CJ The Hague, Netherlands