On 28 May 2026, the President of the Court, Mattias Guyomar, received the President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Gunn Marit Helgesen, to the Court. The Registrar, Marialena Tsirli, also attended the meeting. The two Presidents discussed strengthening cooperation between the two bodies, inter alia through the planning of a joint event which would give concrete examples of human rights related issues dealt with at the local level.