Recognition Of Same-sex Unions In Slovakia

	Recognition Of Same-sex Unions In Slovakia Slovakia does not recognise same-sex marriage or civil unions. In addition, the Constitution limits marriage to opposite-sex couples. Bills to recognise same-sex partnerships were introduced several times, in 1997, in 2000, in 2012, in 2018, in 2021 and in 2022 but were all rejected. There is some legal recognition for unregistered cohabiting same-sex couples, however. Limited rights for a "close person" are recognised under civil and penal law. Furthermore, per a June 2018 European Court of Justice ruling, same-sex couples have had their freedom of movement and residency rights recognised. This applies only if at least one partner is an EU citizen and if their marriage was performed in an EU member state. Slovak authorities quickly announced compliance with the ruling. Unregistered cohabitation Since 2018, Slovak civil and penal law has recognised a "close person" ( sk, blízka osoba), defined as a sibling or a spouse; a family member or a person in a relationship shall be co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, they established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 1241 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Andrej Kiska Andrej Kiska (; born 2 February 1963) is a Slovak politician, entrepreneur, writer and philanthropist who served as the fourth president of Slovakia from 2014 to 2019. He ran as an independent candidate in the 2014 presidential election in which he was elected to the presidency in the second round of voting over Prime Minister Robert Fico. Kiska declined to run for a second term in 2019. He has written two books about happiness, success and his life. Biography Early and personal life Kiska was born in Poprad. He studied electrical engineering. His father was an active member of the ruling Communist Party of Slovakia (KSS). He also applied for Communist party membership, but was rejected. Kiska was married to , an educator and politician from 1985 until 2001. They had two children, Andrej Kiska (1986) and Natália Kisková (1990). The couple divorced in 2001 after 18 years of marriage. Kiska married his second wife, Martina Kisková, in 2003. The couple have three children- - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Marek Maďarič Marek Maďarič (born 23 March 1966 in Bratislava) is a Slovak politician for the Direction - Social Democracy Direction may refer to: Relative direction, for instance left, right, forward, backwards, up, and down * Anatomical terms of location for those used in anatomy ** List of ship directions * Cardinal direction Mathematics and science * Directi ... ( sk, Smer-SD). He was between 4 April 2012 and 28 February 2018 Minister of Culture in Robert Fico's Second and Third Cabinets. Maďarič resigned as minister in the aftermath of the assassination of Ján Kuciak. References 1966 births Living people Politicians from Bratislava Direction – Social Democracy politicians Culture ministers of Slovakia Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2016-2020 {{Slovakia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	SPOLU – Občianska Demokracia SPOLU may refer to: * SPOLU (Czech Republic), a Czech political alliance * Together – Civic Democracy ''ToGetHer'' (, aka Superstar Express) is a 2009 Taiwanese drama starring Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit, Rainie Yang and George Hu. It was produced by Comic International Productions ( 可米國際影視事業股份有限公司) and directed by Linzi ... (Slovak: SPOLU – občianska demokracia), a Slovak political party {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Voice – Social Democracy Voice – Social Democracy ( sk, Hlas – sociálna demokracia, HLAS–SD) is a social-democratic political party in Slovakia. The party was founded in June 2020 and officially registered by the Ministry of the Interior in September 2020. The entire party presidium and most of its members are former senior members of the then left-wing populist Direction – Social Democracy (SMER–SD). The leader and chairman of the party is the former prime minister of Slovakia and former SMER–SD vice-chairman Peter Pellegrini. Voice – Social Democracy has been described as a catch-all party of a populist nature, often reluctant to take positions opposed by a significant segment of the electorate. History Party leader Peter Pellegrini joined Direction – Social Democracy (SMER–SD) in 2000. After being elected to the National Council in the 2006 parliamentary election, Pellegrini served in several positions as state secretary, minister and speaker of the National Council. He was elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Progressive Slovakia Progressive Slovakia ( sk, Progresívne Slovensko) is a social-liberal, progressive, pro-European political party in Slovakia established in 2017. The party is led by European Parliament vice-president Michal Šimečka. In the European Parliament, the party is a member of the Renew Europe group and is a full member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party. The party has three MEPs: Michal Šimečka (vice-president of Renew Europe and vice-president of the parliament), Martin Hojsík, and Michal Wiezik (both environmental activists); Wiezik left for the EPP group and Together – Civic Democracy. Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová also cooperates as member of Renew, but not as a member of Progressive Slovakia. The party refuses to cooperate with nationalist and populist parties, such as Direction – Slovak Social Democracy, Slovak National Party, Republic, and People's Party Our Slovakia. Additionally, due to alleged corruption, Progressive Slovakia also rejects coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	We Are Family (Slovakia) ), previously the Party of Citizens of Slovakia, is a right-wing populist political movement in Slovakia led by Boris Kollár known for its populism and opposition to immigration. The positions of the party to European Union are soft eurosceptic but it is for in favor of a ''status quo.'' The party rejects the federalization of European Union and also LGBT rights. We Are Family is popular mainly at the national level and less at the local level. Vice-presidents of party are Minister of labour Milan Krajniak, parliamentary deputies Petra Krištúfková and Peter Pčolinský (who is also the chairman of the parliamentary group of the party). History The party was founded on 10 November 2015 by businessman Boris Kollár by renaming and repurposing an existing minor party named Our Land (''Náš Kraj''). The party took 6.6% of the vote in the 2016 parliamentary election, winning 11 seats in the National Council. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	VLASŤ Homeland ( sk, Vlasť) was a non-parliamentary political party in Slovakia. Party's names * : TODAY ( sk, DNES) * : Civic Party TODAY ( sk, Občianska strana DNES, DNES) * : Civic Left Party ( sk, Strana občianskej ľavice, SOĽ) * From : HOMELAND ( sk, VLASŤ) History As a juridical person, it was registered by the Ministry of the Interior (Slovakia), Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic on 28 November 2011, under no. OVVS 3-2011 / 029917 and obtained the identification number of the organization 42257344. During its existence, there were three amendments to the Articles of Association (13 December 2011, 27 September 2013, 24 June 2019) and four changes to the statutory body (8 December 2011, 11 July 2012, August 11, 2017, October 3, 2019), with the general manager of the party, Ing. Anna Žatková. At a press conference on October 1, 2019, former Minister of Justice (nominee of Vladimír Mečiar, Mečiar's People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]