Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the opposition should be “ashamed” of Karol Nawrocki’s views.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the opposition should be “ashamed” of Karol Nawrocki’s views.
Most members of the ruling coalition support the measure but may not be able to secure a parliamentary majority.
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Poland has left same-sex couples “in a legal vacuum”, found the European Court of Human Rights.
It took place at an ecumenical service involving Catholic and Protestant clergy to mark International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.
“The law on civil partnerships should have been passed a long time ago, it’s already the 21st century,” says Szymon Hołownia.
The European Commission wants the rights of same-sex parents to be recognised across the EU, but Poland is opposed.
The gay couple who brought the case say the ruling shows that same-sex marriages are not barred under the constitution.
The lack of same-sex marriage “constitutes economic discrimination and has a negative impact on the economy”, write the group of over 40 experts.
Almost two thirds of Poles are in favour of introducing same-sex partnerships or marriage equality, finds pollster Ipsos.
“Tolerance must take root not only in the law, but in our heads and hearts,” said the opposition leader.
Allowing same-sex couples to register as the parents of a child would be “a threat to the Polish legal order”, rules a court.
“We will take all steps so that the child is adopted by a man and a woman” in order to “preserve his identity”, says a deputy minister.