At the meeting, possible future cooperation between the HCCH and the ELI was discussed in a very friendly atmosphere. The ELI project on the 'Protection of Adults in International Situations' was the major theme, with the Secretary General providing important input on the topic. In fact, the HCCH will be hosting a joint Conference on the Cross-Border Protection of Vulnerable Adults with the European Commission from 5–7 December 2018 in Brussels. The ELI will be represented by Pietro Franzina, one of the  project's Reporter, on the occasion.

A closer cooperation on the ELI-UNIDROIT (International Institute for the Unification of Private Law) project on the development of Transnational European Rules of Civil Procedure was briefly touched upon. At the end of the meeting, Secretary General Bernasconi expressed his sympathy for strengthening the cooperation between the HCCH and the ELI.