The judges ruled in favor of couples whose unions were registered abroad despite conservative opposition
Poland’s Supreme Administrative Court has ordered local authorities to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other EU member states, following a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) last year.
Same-sex marriages still cannot be legally concluded in the predominantly Catholic country because Article 18 of the Polish Constitution defines marriage as a “union of a man and a woman.”
On Friday, Poland’s top court ordered local authorities to register same-sex marriage certificates issued abroad in the national registry for administrative and residency purposes. In their ruling, the judges overturned a previous decision by the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw.
Pro-LGBTQ groups in Poland have hailed the verdict as the “first step” toward changing the laws in their favor.
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