Poland has begun paying benefits to same-sex couples who married abroad
The Court of Justice of the European Union recently ordered Poland to begin recognising such marriages.
Poland has started providing state benefits to same-sex couples who married abroad, following a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The minister for family, labour and social policy, Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, confirmed that Polish same-sex couples are now transcribing their foreign marriage certificates into the Polish registry, allowing them to receive state benefits.
Poland had been ordered to recognize such marriages by the CJEU, leading to the Supreme Administrative Court's (NSA) order for Warsaw's registry office to recognize a marriage conducted by two Polish men in Germany. The government regulation allowing nationwide transcriptions went into effect in August, and as of the end of August, 84 same-sex couples had already transcribed their foreign marriages.
While the legal consequences for these couples remain unclear, the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) has already begun paying first care allowances to same-sex couples who are required to provide care for their spouses.
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