The EU’s Top Court Has Ruled All Member Countries Must Respect And Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
The ruling came after a same-sex Polish couple sued the Polish government for not recognizing their same-sex marriage.
The European Union’s top court has ruled that all member countries must respect and recognize same-sex marriages.
The ruling came after a same-sex Polish couple sued the Polish government for not recognizing their same-sex marriage.
The couple had gotten married in Berlin, Germany, in 2018 and moved back to Poland, where same-sex marriage is not legal.
The case made its way to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which ruled on Tuesday, Nov. 25 that that Poland was wrong not to recognize the marriage just because its own laws do not permit same-sex marriage.
In its ruling, the ECJ said that Poland had infringed on the couple’s right to movement and to lead a normal family life.
The court said that EU member states are not required to change their national laws to allow same-sex marriage.
But countries are not allowed to discriminate against same-sex couples when recognizing foreign marriages.
Poland’s pro-EU government has been trying to push through a bill on same-sex unions in the predominately Catholic country, but has been facing resistance from conservative parties.
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