In the coming weeks, the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers will address the draft Act on Registered Partnerships. This task involves introducing partnerships into Polish law, allowing couples to enter into a union and get rights specified as a common name, taxation settlement and the right to inherit.
The bill on registered partnerships was published last October and implies amendments to more than 200 existing laws. Those who enter into a partnership will be able to accept a common name, to account together at the taxation office, will besides be entitled to medical information on their own subject, inheritance and burial of a partner or partner.
The Minister for Equality, Katarzyna Kotula, expressed the hope that the bill on registered partnerships would be adopted in the current term. She announced that those who would not support this task would not be in the Sejm in their future term.
According to the data of the Ministry of household and Social Policy, there are about 1.5 million couples in Poland who live together but are not married. The draft Law on Registered Partnerships aims to supply these couples with unchangeable rights, specified as the right to inheritance and the right to medical information.
Over 6,000 comments were submitted to projects during the public consultation and interministerial arrangements so far. Minister Katarzyna Kotula assured that the result of these talks would be only cosmetic changes, concerning technical, language issues and resulting from the request to clarify and refine certain provisions.
Registered partnerships are a substance that has been discussed in Poland for many years. In 2019, the Sejm rejected the bill on registered partnerships, which was filed by the Left Parliamentary Club. In 2020, the Ministry of household and Social Policy announced that it is preparing a bill on registered partnerships, which will take into account social demands and presume the introduction of partnerships into Polish law.
According to investigation conducted by the Institute of statistic and Demography, 62% of Poles support the introduction of registered partnerships. The draft Law on Registered Partnerships aims to guarantee equal rights for all couples regardless of their sexual orientation.
Registered partnerships are an issue that is crucial to many Poles. The draft Law on Registered Partnerships aims to guarantee the unchangeable rights of couples who live together but are not married. Minister Katarzyna Kotula expressed hope that the bill on registered partnerships would be adopted in the current word and that those who would not support this task would not be in the Sejm in the future term.
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