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Slovakia Is Defying an EU Court Order to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages From Other Member States

A Slovak couple married in Austria in 2020 just got a rejection letter for their marriage registration — despite a CJEU ruling ordering every EU country to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere in the bloc.

Aug 13, 2026 By TrueQueer

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Romanian Same-Sex Couples Are Now Filing to Have Their EU Marriages Transcribed. The Government Has 30 Days to Respond.

On May 13, ACCEPT and dozens of Romanian same-sex couples married elsewhere in the EU filed a formal administrative request demanding their marriages be recognized in Romanian civil registers. It is the first organized test of the EU's November 2025 Cupriak-Trojan ruling on Romanian soil.

May 30, 2026 By TrueQueer