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Poland's Court Orders Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages from EU

3/24/2026

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Poland's Supreme Administrative Court ruled that Poland must recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other EU states.
The ruling follows the EU Court of Justice's November 2025 decision that member states must acknowledge unions lawfully concluded in other countries.
It concerns two Polish men married in Berlin in 2018 who were previously denied recognition in Poland.
The court ordered their marriage to be registered within 30 days.

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Poland's Supreme Administrative Court ruled that Poland must recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other EU states.
The ruling follows the EU Court of Justice's November 2025 decision that member states must acknowledge unions lawfully concluded in other countries.
It concerns two Polish men married in Berlin in 2018 who were previously denied recognition in Poland.
The court ordered their marriage to be registered within 30 days.