“In its much-awaited ruling in Case C-490/20 VMA v Stolichna obshtina, rayon ‘Pancharevo’ (the ‘VMA’ case), the ECJ held that EU Member States are required to recognise – for the purposes of EU free movement law – the familial ties established in another EU Member State between a child and her parents who are a same-sex couple. With this judgment, the Court has entered uncharted territory: although the Court has previously already seen cases involving same-sex couples before it (eg Coman, Maruko, Römer, Hay and Parris), this is the first time that it has been asked to rule in a case involving the controversial question of parenting by same-sex couples …” (more)
[Alina Tryfonidou, European Law Blog, 21 December]
First posted 2021-12-21 12:30:52
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