EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES HOMOSEXUAL 'MARRIAGE'

Wednesday February 12, 2003

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES HOMOSEXUAL 'MARRIAGE'

STRASBOURG, February 12, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The European Parliament (EP) voted on Tuesday to recognize homosexual marriages, registered partnerships and cohabitation contracts across the European Union. While the EU Council of Ministers are yet to discuss the measure, EU member states are required to consider the stance of the EP.

While the EP would not force nations to grant marriage rights to homosexuals , it pressures the countries to recognize such 'marriages' performed in EU states which perform them, such as the Netherlands and Belgium.

See the Expatica coverage:
http://www.expatica.com/index.asp?pad=2,18,&item_id=28790

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