Gay marriages in Poland? The Prime Minister spoke

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Not only partnerships but single-sex marriages – according to the TEU judgment, each associate State of the European Union must respect the fact that specified a relation is concluded in another Community country. Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who stated that in this substance "no 1 will impose anything on us". He stressed that the judgement of the TEU refers primarily to all foreigners coming to our country, while in Poland there are also rules governing same-sex relationships – the law on the position of the nearest person.

"It is not that the European Union can impose anything on us. We are working on our own laws that will regulate this and in a way that most Poles, through a parliamentary majority, consider appropriate," said the head of the government, commenting on the fresh ruling of the TEU on single-sex marriages.

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Monday that EU associate States are to recognise single-sex marriages concluded in another country, belonging to the Community. The case afraid 2 Poles who married in Germany and then returned to Poland and applied to the civilian state office for a transcription of the matrimony certificate. The Authority refused, so a homosexual couple challenged the decision to the TEU.

"This is Europe. We will, of course, respect the verdicts and judgments of the European tribunals on this issue too. I repeat, they concern all those who live in another European countries and erstwhile they arrive in Poland, we will gotta and we will want to treat them with full respect, but besides in accordance with Polish regulations," said Tusk.

"Whereever national state and national law must decide matters, we will adhere to this principle. We are inactive working on our projects, and I want to reassure you again – no 1 will impose anything on us about it," added the head of government.

The Prime Minister besides asked the head of the MFA Radosław Sikorski to prepare information on the consequences of the decision of the tribunal.

The Minister of Justice Waldemar Żurek, in turn, stated that Poland would gotta "in any way implement" the judgement of the TEU. "I think we are inactive a very conservative society, although these views are changing. However, we will gotta adopt our government and any way to implement this decision" - he said.

Government spokesperson Adam Trapka said that the government will be analysed transcription procedures papers confirming the conclusion of a single-sex matrimony in the EU country where this is acceptable.

Marriage in the Constitution of Poland and the anticipation of circumventing local regulations

What the rulings do not talk about is something that stems straight from their announcements and the judgement of the TEU – a single-sex matrimony could be concluded in a neighbouring country and legalised in Poland by transcription, possibly circumventing Article 18 of the Polish Constitution. This evidence says:

‘Marriage asrelationship between a female and a man, family, motherhood and parenthood are protected and supervised by the Republic of Poland.’

Source: polsantews.pl