Greek Parliament Legalizes Same-Sex Civil Unions 

World | December 24, 2015, Thursday // 11:35
Bulgaria: Greek Parliament Legalizes Same-Sex Civil Unions 

The Greek parliament has passed a bill legalizing same-sex civil partnerships.

The law adopted on Tuesday night seeks to address omissions in 2008 legislation that recognized cohabitation for unmarried, but not same-sex couples. In 2013, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that excluding same-sex couples from the cohabitation legislation was discriminatory.

About a dozen European countries have recognized same-sex unions but not necessarily marriage, which grants more rights to the couple.The issue remains contentious in many other states in Europe.

 

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