"In the opinion of the Court, there are no grounds to assume that the transcription of a marriage certificate of persons of the same sex poses a threat to the fundamental principles of the legal order of the Republic of Poland."
"While Polish law continues to define marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman, the court said that recognizing same-sex marriages in the registry does not violate national identity or interfere with Poland's authority to set its own family laws."
"Rights groups estimate that 30,000 to 40,000 Polish citizens have entered same-sex marriages abroad. The ruling could allow many of those unions to be formally recognized at home."
The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland ruled that same-sex marriages performed in other EU countries will be recognized in Poland. This decision is a significant step for LGBTQ+ rights in a socially conservative nation. The case involved a Polish couple married in Germany, whose marriage was initially unrecognized in Poland. The court stated that recognizing these marriages does not threaten Poland's legal order or national identity. This ruling could potentially allow 30,000 to 40,000 Polish citizens who married abroad to have their unions recognized at home.
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