US EditionEU court says same sex marriage should be recognized throughout bloc
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Poland must recognize foreign same-sex marriages for EU law rights, affecting 30,000-40,000 Polish citizens married abroad.
- On Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled member states must recognise same-sex marriages lawfully contracted in other EU countries, confirming validity across the 27-member bloc.
- The case began when two Polish citizens, one with dual Polish‑German nationality, married in Berlin in 2018 and sought transcription of their German certificate in Poland, but Polish civil registry refused due to non-recognition of same-sex marriage.
- The judges said refusal to recognise same-sex marriages breaches EU law rights to freedom of movement and `respect for private and family life`, but does not require changes to member states' domestic marriage laws.
- The Polish court must now recognise the couple's marriage while deciding its implementation, and Polish associations estimate 30,000–40,000 citizens married abroad could be affected.
- Of the bloc's 27 countries, 18 member states have legalised same-sex marriage and more than half now recognise it, while Slovakia and Hungary maintain constitutional bans; the decision builds on the 2018 EU precedent.
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