The Polish court ruled that same-sex marriages contracted abroad are…
The Polish court ruled that same-sex marriages contracted abroad are not recognized. The minister of digitalization's decree, which allowed such marriages to be officially recognized on Polish territory, was declared unconstitutional.
Consensus
- The Polish Constitutional Court declared the ministerial decree allowing recognition of same-sex marriages concluded abroad to be unconstitutional.
- The court ruled that only heterosexual marriages are recognized as valid under Polish law.
- 184 same-sex marriages concluded abroad have already been recognized in Poland, affecting 368 individuals.
- The ruling was unanimous among the three judges of the Constitutional Court.
Points of divergence
- The Ministry of Digitalization prepared new document templates for recognizing same-sex marriages based on a European Court of Justice decision from November 2025, which requires EU member states to recognize same-sex marriages legally concluded in another EU country. — tg_dwglavnoe
- The Minister of Digitalization, Kszystof Gawkowski, called the Constitutional Court 'illegal' and accused it of following political directives from the party PiS; he stated that the government would not comply with the ruling and would continue working on a mechanism to recognize same-sex marriages. — tg_theinsider
Coverage (2 sources)
- Polish Court Does Not Recognize Same-Sex Marriages Concluded Abroad — DW Главное
- Poland will not recognize same-sex marriages concluded abroad — Constitutional Court ruling — The Insider