Greeks consider recognising same-sex couples
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The Greek authorities are considering enacting a law that would allow same-sex couples are recognized by a civil ceremony, the Netherlands, NET TV said Monday. The Greek Ministry of Justice, agreed to establish a working group on the rights of homosexual couples living together, the analyses of all aspects of the topic, international practice and national legal frameworks and social rights. ” New Democracy is led by the Government expects that a law before the end of this year, provide a variety of rights to unmarried couples. The Minister of Justice has announced to the press that the government fight against discrimination and will therefore also for same-sex unions in the legislation. This announcement is in trouble in the Greek Orthodox church. Bishop Anthimos of Thessaloniki said such a decision could degrade the human and animal species as well as “. However, the Archbishop of Athens, has distanced Ieronymos of the Holy Synod of the attitude on the issue of cohabitation between unmarried couples to say that the Church should be “open and less morally.” Synod of the Church moves described by the Greek government Defacto or unmarried couples the same rights as their married counterparts as “catastrophic bomb” and threatened Greece and the removal of the company in relation to “prostitution”. The Greek government hopes new legislation is to align similar laws in Europe. The government of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis that against homosexual marriage. A survey released in December 2006 showed that 16% of Greeks questioned support gay marriage, and 11% recognize same-sex couple’s right to adopt. These figures are well below the 27 member states of the European Union, on average, 44% and 33% in Greece to the location of the lowest ranks of the European Union with Poland, Latvia, Lithuania Bulgaria, Romania and Cyprus. Homosexuals are still exercised within the military. However, homosexuals and Greece are still at a greater say in their country in recent years, which had its heyday in the first Gay Pride Parade in 2005. A Greek lesbian couple are due in Athens to try to marry, and a civil ceremony in the country, the first homosexual marriage. The law does not expressly provide for a civilian who proclaim the union must be between a man and a woman, the couple they want to use. The ceremony will take place in the quarter Kessariani Athens and the municipality of the office of mayor. |