Slovak MP's Same-Sex Marriage Recognition Request Highlights European Immaturity, Legal Expert Says

Michal Sabo, a Progressive Slovakia MP and former president of Slovakia's Constitutional Court, recently married his partner in Austria and announced upon his return that he would seek administrative recognition of the marriage in Slovakia. The request is based on a European Court of Justice ruling in the Trojan case regarding recognition of gender identity as a matter of dignity and freedom. Sabo, who also served as advocate general at the EU's Court of Justice, is testing Slovakia's compliance with European legal standards on same-sex marriage recognition. Progressive Slovakia is a liberal opposition party that advocates for LGBTI+ rights, while Slovakia currently does not recognize same-sex marriages performed abroad, despite EU court rulings that suggest member states should acknowledge such unions for certain administrative purposes.