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In the globalising world, similar phenomena are spreading in the world economy, politics, demography, social life and culture, regardless of the geographical context and the level of economic development of a given region. There are disputes over economic, political or social background that concern citizens of different countries. Also the mediation procedure is popularized, which facilitates the diffusion of a new approach to conflicts. The subject of this article is to present a contemporary image of mediation, with particular emphasis on cross-border mediation, as well as their history and indication of the most-important functions in societies and their potentially high significance in the future. The main purpose of the article is to present cross-border mediation as the best way to resolve conflicts between representatives of different countries, nations, cultures, etc., as well as to draw attention to the barriers related to their application