On 13 and 14 September 2026, a delegation from the Federal Constitutional Court headed by Vice-President Prof. Dr. Ann-Katrin Kaufhold took part in a meeting of the German-language constitutional courts of Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights, continuing a series of meetings which take place every two years. This year’s meeting was organised by the Constitutional Court of the Principality of Liechtenstein and chaired by its President, Dr. Hilmar Hoch, LL.M. (Harvard). Participants included the Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of Austria, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Verena Madner, the President of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, Dr. François Chaix, and the President of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Prof. Dr. Koen Lenaerts, LL.M., MPA (Harvard). The topics discussed in the working sessions included ‘The role of constitutional courts in protecting elections and direct democracy’, ‘Recent developments in European data protection in the information society’, and ‘The protection of the freedom of expression and the general right of personality’.