On December 1, former Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki blasted the EU Court of Justice’s ruling mandating recognition of same‑sex marriages, accusing it of undermining national sovereignty.
Condemnation of EU Court ruling
Former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki denounced the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerning same‑sex marriages as a “shameless, brazen interference” in Poland’s legal order.
He stated that the ruling forces Poland to recognize marriages legally performed in other Member States, a step he describes as the police command over national law.
Analogy to drug importation policy
Morawiecki likened the obligation to recognise foreign same‑sex marriages to the need to import illegal drugs, stating that just as Poland must accept drug imports from the Netherlands, it must also respect the legal status granted by other EU countries.
Assertion of national sovereignty
He argued that Poland cannot give its consent to the ruling, asserting that sovereignty is an absolute prerequisite for Member State functioning.
The former premier added that the EU should focus on more pressing issues such as the Green Deal and the migration pact.
Implications for Polish family law
Morawiecki warned that compliance with the CJEU judgement would mean that a same‑sex couple from another EU country could benefit from all rights as if they were married in Poland, a situation he deems unacceptable.
He warned that Poland risked becoming a “puppet” under the Court’s judges and called for the national family law to remain unchanged.