{"id":3542,"date":"2025-11-25T15:58:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/?p=3542"},"modified":"2025-11-25T15:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:58:19","slug":"same-sex-marriage-must-be-respected-throughout-eu-top-court-tells-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/?p=3542","title":{"rendered":"Same-sex marriage must be respected throughout EU, top court tells Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"647\"><strong data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"134\">(\u0967). News related to events and topics or subjects or issues:<\/strong><br data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"137\" \/>The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Poland must recognise same-sex marriages legally registered in other European Union member states. The decision arose from the case of a Polish couple who married in Berlin in 2018 but were denied recognition of their marriage when they moved to Poland, where same-sex marriage is not legally recognised. The court clarified that while Polish law does not need to change domestic marriage rules, it must recognise the couple\u2019s marriage to respect EU rights.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"652\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"1269\"><strong data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"713\">(\u0968). Causes of events and topics or subjects or issues:<\/strong><br data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"716\" \/>The ruling stems from EU law granting citizens the right to freedom of movement and to lead a family life. By refusing to recognise same-sex marriages conducted in other EU countries, Poland was infringing on these rights. While several EU countries, including the Netherlands, have recognised same-sex unions, others such as Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia have not. The case highlighted the conflict between national laws that restrict same-sex marriage and overarching EU obligations to ensure the protection of citizens\u2019 rights across member states.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1274\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1867\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1352\">(\u0969). Lessons to be learned from events and topics or subjects or issues:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1355\" \/>The ruling demonstrates how EU law can influence member states to uphold citizens\u2019 fundamental rights, even when national laws are restrictive. It underscores the importance of balancing domestic legal frameworks with international obligations and protecting minority rights across borders. Additionally, it highlights that legal recognition of marriages in one country can ensure family rights and freedoms are maintained when couples move within the EU, reinforcing equality and mobility for all EU citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(\u0967). News related to events and topics or subjects or issues:The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Poland must recognise same-sex marriages legally registered in other European Union member states. The decision arose from the case of a Polish couple who married in Berlin in 2018 but were denied recognition of their marriage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,10,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-banner","category-lifestyle","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3544,"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3542\/revisions\/3544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientifictelevision.com\/america\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}