The Presbytery is the intermediate court of the church, subject to the General Assembly and responsible for the oversight of Kirk Sessions (at a congregational level.)
The "sanctioned charges" of the Church of Scotland in continental Europe (determined by an Act of the General Assembly) are: Most of the congregations are very long-established.
The Scottish Reformer John Knox was minister of the Geneva congregation prior to his return to Scotland.
Whilst meeting in Rome in 1992, the Presbytery of Europe was addressed by Pope John Paul II.
In 2012, a similar decision agreed to admit the Church of Scotland, Trinidad (COST) to the Presbytery of Europe.