
Poland Recognises First Same-Sex Marriage Contracted in Another Member State
Acting on a Supreme Administrative Court ruling, the first same-sex marriage has been officially registered in Warsaw.

Acting on a Supreme Administrative Court ruling, the first same-sex marriage has been officially registered in Warsaw.

Judges are ordering civil registries to recognise foreign marriages, setting up a clash between EU law and Poland’s constitution.

The case is another example of the EU using legal mechanisms to press ideological change on a reluctant member state.

The change follows an EU court ruling, though critics say Poland was not obliged to alter its marriage law.