Slovakia Will Not Register Marriages Between Persons of the Same Sex Concluded Abroad, Despite a Decision of the EUJ
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The Slovak government will not recognize same-sex marriages or civil partnerships contracted in other EU countries. This follows an unsuccessful attempt by a gay couple to register their marriage in Slovakia after having married in Austria. The Slovak constitution defines "marriage as a union between a man and a woman," argued Slovak Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok on Friday. He added that this definition is not altered by the fact that the …
EU members must recognise a marriage concluded in another EU state, but Slovakia refuses to do so in the same-sex marriage – and goes on a confrontation course with the EU.
The Slovak government does not want to recognise marriages of same-sex couples in EU countries, which is contrary to the case law of the ECJ.
The Slovak Government announced on Friday that unions between the same sex concluded abroad cannot be registered, refusing to recognise the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), reports AFP.
The Slovak Government announced on Friday that unions between persons of the same sex concluded abroad cannot be registered, refusing to recognise the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
The Slovak government announced on Friday that same-sex unions concluded abroad could not be registered, refusing to recognise the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union. ...
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