Same-sex marriage in Greece

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.

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  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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