The Standing Committee on Public Administration, Public Order and Justice has tabled the civil partnership bill that was drafted by the Ministry of Justice.
The bill aims to update the relevant legislation in two main directions: to extend the reach of the law to cover same-sex couples, as well as to strengthen the partnership by recognizing the family ties between the two parties and supporting the private autonomy in their
In the bill its is underlined that the need to provide legal recognition of same-sex union stems from the principles of equality and respect for diversity, as outlined in the Greek Constitution and the European Convention of Human Rights.
