Civil Partnerships Coming to Greece

A bill released this week by Greece’s ministry of justice would give same-sex couples the option of civil partnerships with full marriage rights. The new civil partnerships will cover civil rights, inheritance issues, taxation and employee rights. Hooray!

The not so great news? Greek same-sex couples still cannot adopt under the current law. According to Pink News, “The ministry has said a discussion about whether same-sex couples can adopt will take place in the future.” On the positive side, Greece also announced the forming of a national Council Against Racism and Intolerance.