On 23 June, the President of the Court, Mattias Guyomar, accompanied by the Registrar of the Court, Marialena Tsirli, visited the Conseil d’État in Paris, where they had the opportunity to have an introductory meeting with Marc Guillaume, its new Vice-President.

During the meeting, President Guyomar outlined the three priorities for his mandate, and provided an overview of the situation of the Court a year after his election. The interlocutors discussed the importance of dialogue between the Court and national apex courts, as well as the growing relevance of judicial communication.

A delegation of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, led by Judge Viktor Gorodovenko, visited the Council of Europe from 16 to 18 June 2026 as part of the Council of Europe project Further support to the constitutional justice reforms in Ukraine.

During the visit, the delegation met with Mykola Gnatovskyy, judge elected in respect of Ukraine, and Artūrs Kučs, judge elected in respect of Latvia. They discussed the importance of dialogue between the Court and national constitutional courts, as well as the shared responsibility of courts to safeguard human rights.

The delegation also exchanged insights with Deputy to the Registrar, Klaudiusz Ryngielewicz, on practical methodologies, workflow optimisation, and the use of digital tools in judicial work.

• Country profile: Ukraine

On 16 June 2026, on the sidelines of the informal conference of Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe, the Montenegrin Minister of Justice, Bojan Božović, visited the Court, where he was received by President Mattias Guyomar, by the Vice-President of the Court and judge elected in respect of Montenegro, Ivana Jelić, and by the Registrar, Marialena Tsirli.

The President highlighted the key role played by Montenegro in preserving stability, peace and justice in this region of Europe and reaffirmed that the protection of human rights is an indispensable foundation of any democratic society. Vice-President Jelić referred to Montenegro’s cases before the Court and emphasised the positive influence of the Court’s judgments on the national legal system. The Registrar mentioned the secondment of judges as a form of support for the Court.

• Country profile: Montenegro

On the sidelines of the informal conference of Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe, which took place on 16 June 2026 in Strasbourg, the President of the Court, Mattias Guyomar, met with David van Weel, Minister of Justice and Security of the Netherlands. Corinna Wissels, the judge elected in respect of the Netherlands, and Marialena Tsirli, the Registrar of the Court, also attended the meeting. The parties discussed the Court’s landmark Grand Chamber judgment, Ukraine and the Netherlands v Russia, as well as the importance of accountability for Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine.

• Country profile: the Netherlands

On 16 June 2026, the President of the Court, Mattias Guyomar, accompanied by the judge elected in respect of Austria, András Jakab, and the Registrar of the Court, Marialena Tsirli, held a meeting with Austria’s Federal Minister of Justice, Dr. Anna Sporrer, on the sidelines of the of the informal conference of Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe, which took place on 16 June 2026 in Strasbourg. The parties discussed the follow-up to the Chișinău Declaration.

• Country profile: Austria

On 15 June 2026, the Minister of Justice of Albania, Toni Gogu, visited the Court where he was received by President Mattias Guyomar, the judge elected in respect of Albania, Darian Pavli, and the Deputy Registrar, Abel Campos. The President emphasised the importance of shared responsibility, acknowledged the Convention’s constitutional status in Albania, and recognised the country’s commitment to promoting the idea of peace through law and justice — demonstrated, for example, by its hosting of the World Law Congress 2027. Judge Pavli commented on some of the main categories of cases pending against Albania on the Court’s docket. The Deputy Registrar mentioned the secondment of judges as a form of support for the Court.

• Country profile: Albania

On 10 June 2026, the President of the Court, Mattias Guyomar, met with the Chair of the UN Human Rights Committee, Changrok Soh, in Strasbourg. Accompanied by Ivana Jelić, Vice President and judge elected in respect of Montenegro, Anja Seibert Fohr, judge elected in respect of Germany, and Vasilka Sancin, judge elected in respect of Slovenia, the interlocutors exchanged on a number of substantive issues related to human-rights protection, as well as on the upcoming meeting with representatives of the United Nations Treaty Bodies, which will be held on 30 June in Strasbourg.

On 9 June 2026, the Minister of Justice of Portugal, Rita Alarcão Júdice, visited the Court and met President Mattias Guyomar. The judge elected in respect of Portugal, Ana Maria Guerra Martins, and the Deputy Registrar, Abel Campos, also attended the meeting. The interlocutors underlined Portugal’s support for the Court, the Convention system and its values. They recalled the importance of the Court’s continuous dialogue and engagement with the Portuguese judiciary.

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• Country profile: Portugal

On 9 June 2026, Deputy Prime Minister for the Political System, Judiciary and Anti-Corruption of Montenegro, Momo Koprivica, visited the Court where he was hosted by President Mattias Guyomar, Vice-President Ivana Jelić, and Registrar Marialena Tsirli. The visit was an opportunity for the interlocutors to exchange how the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights has assisted Montenegro in its various reforms. Deputy Prime Minister Koprivica underlined Montenegro’s firm political will to implement the judgments of the Court.

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• Country profile: Montenegro