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Transferability of marriages and civil partnerships across the EU
\n\u201c<\/em>Let me stress this. If you live in a legally-recognised same-sex partnership, or marriage, in country A, you have the right \u2013 and this is a\u00a0fundamental right –<\/em>to take this status and that of your partner to country B. If not, it is a violation of EU law, so there is no discussion about this. This is absolutely clear, and we do not have to hesitate on this.\u201d <\/em>Vivianne Reding, EU Commissioner<\/p>\n

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Context<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over 2011, European Alternatives is organising a deliberative consultation with citizens and stakeholders in a sample of six EU countries on transeuropean issues relating to the area of Justice, Security and Freedom contained in the Stockholm Programme (2010-2014).\u00a0 The consultations will be taking place in the UK, France, Italy, Bulgaria, Spain and Romania, but citizens from throughout Europe will be involved.<\/p>\n

Gay rights and in particular mutual recognition of existing forms of partnerships (including for straight couples) across the EU is one of the six topics around which citizens’ panels will be organised.<\/p>\n

These consultations are imagined to decline a specific set of shared demands at a European level in the areas of citizens\u2019 rights, leading to specific actions, including the possibility of a Citizens\u2019 Initiative.<\/p>\n

Political and institutional framework<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a majority of EU countries (17 out of 27) gay couples can celebrate their permanent unions or regulate their cohabitation. This takes different forms, including full marriage equality, civil partnerships, or regulation of cohabitation rights. Due to the economic interconnectedness of the EU countries, the phenomenon of same-sex couples needing to relocate to another country that does not recognise their union has become widespread.
\nThe EU Charter of Fundamental Rights makes it clear that \u201cthe right to marry and the right to found a family shall be guaranteed in accordance with the national laws governing the exercise of these rights\u201d. However, there are at least four articles of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights that the current fragmentation of gay rights in Europe violates:<\/p>\n