On 23 June 2026, the President of the Republic of France, Emmanuel Macron, received the President of the European Court of Human Rights, Mattias Guyomar, at the Élysée Palace. The Permanent Representative of France to the Council of Europe, Mr Pap Ndiaye, and the Registrar of the Court, Marialena Tsirli, also attended the meeting.

The discussions focused on the process leading to the Chișinău Declaration, the Court’s role in holding Russia accountable for its full scale invasion of Ukraine, rule of law backsliding, the EU’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights, as well as the cases dealt with by the Court concerning France. President Macron reaffirmed France’s firm political support for the crucial work of the Court, an institution which was needed now more than ever.