Same-sex marriage in Greece

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Marriage

Recognized

Civil unions or registered partnerships but not marriage
Minimal recognition
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Notes
  1. ^ a b Performed in the Netherlands proper (including the Caribbean Netherlands), as well as in Aruba and Curaçao. May be registered in Sint Maarten in such cases, but the rights of marriage are not guaranteed.
  2. ^ Neither performed nor recognized in Niue, Tokelau, or the Cook Islands.
  3. ^ Neither performed nor recognized in six British Overseas Territories.
  4. ^ a b Neither performed nor recognized in some tribal nations. Recognized but not performed in several other tribal nations and American Samoa.
  5. ^ Registered foreign marriages confer all marriage rights. Domestic common-law marriages confer most rights of marriage. Domestic civil marriage recognized by some cities.
  6. ^ a b c d e The Coman v. Romania ruling of the European Court of Justice obliges the state to provide residency rights for the foreign spouses of EU citizens. Some member states, including Romania, do not follow the ruling.
  7. ^ A "declaration of family relationship" is available in several of Cambodia's communes which may be useful in matters such as housing, but is not legally binding.
  8. ^ Guardianship agreements, conferring some limited legal benefits, including decisions about medical and personal care.
  9. ^ Inheritance, guardianship rights, and residency rights for foreign spouses of legal residents.
  10. ^ Courts have recognised guru–shishya, nata pratha or maitri karar–type contractual relationships, but they are not legally binding.
  11. ^ Some cities and prefectures issue partnership certificates, but they are not legally binding.
  12. ^ Marriages conducted abroad between a Namibian national and a foreign spouse recognized for residency rights.
  13. ^ Hospital visitation rights through a "legal representative" status.
  1. ^ a b Not yet in effect.
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Same-sex marriage has been legal in Greece since 16 February 2024. In July 2023, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, head of the re-elected New Democracy party, announced his government's intention to legalise same-sex marriage.[1][2][3] Its legalisation was part of an action plan for LGBT equality,[4] which was drafted by a special committee appointed by Mitsotakis in 2021.[5] Legislation was introduced to the Hellenic Parliament on 1 February 2024 and passed on 15 February by 176 votes to 76.[6][7] The bill was signed into law by President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and took effect upon publication in the Government Gazette on 16 February.[8] Polling suggests that a majority of Greeks support the legal recognition of same-sex marriage.[9][10] Greece was the 16th member state of the European Union, the 21st country in Europe and the 36th in the world to allow same-sex couples to marry.

Legislation recognizing cohabitation agreements, providing same-sex couples with a subset of the rights and benefits of marriage, was approved by the Hellenic Parliament on 23 December 2015 and published in the Government Gazette the following day.

  1. ^ "Same-Sex Marriage Is Part of Reelected Greek PM's LGBTQ Plan". Bloomberg. 5 July 2023. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ Cyprus Digest, Marriage for LOATKI + couples: The SYRIZA bill was submitted – What does it provide for childbearing Archived 10 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine June 19, 2022
  3. ^ Associated Press, Greece's opposition vows to legalize same-sex marriage Archived 22 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine, April 4, 2023
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  5. ^ "Συστήνεται επιτροπή για την χάραξη εθνικής στρατηγικής για την ισότητα των ΛΟΑΤΚΙ με πρωτοβουλία Μητσοτάκη". Dnews.gr.
  6. ^ "BBC". 15 February 2024. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Γάμος ομόφυλων ζευγαριών: Με 175 «ναι» πέρασε τελικά το νομοσχέδιο – Ποια ψήφος δεν προσμετρήθηκε σωστά". NAFTEMPORIKI (in Greek). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Ισότητα στον πολιτικό γάμο, τροποποίηση του Αστικού Κώδικα σε άλλες διατάξεις". Government Gazette (in Greek). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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