US EditionEU court says same sex marriage should be recognized throughout bloc
The ruling mandates Poland to recognize same-sex marriages from other EU states for freedom of movement and family rights, affecting an estimated 30,000 to 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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An EU court has ruled that same-sex marriages held in one member state must be recognised in all, criticising Poland for refusing to recognise the marriage certificate of a Polish couple who married in Germany.
EU’s Top Court Tells Poland to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages Registered Elsewhere in Europe
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Union's highest court on Tuesday ordered Poland to recognize same-sex marriages registered in other EU countries even if Polish law does not permit them.
EU court says same-sex marriages should be recognized throughout bloc
The EU’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognize a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.
Any country in the European Union is obliged to recognise a gay marriage concluded in another Member State, according to a judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU published this Tuesday. The CJEU had been seized by two Polish married in Germany who were refused transcription of their marriage certificate in their country of origin. A refusal which is contrary to European law, the CJEU believes. - A gay marriage concluded in one EU Member Stat…
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