{"id":10285,"date":"2026-02-19T19:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=10285"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:10:19","slug":"yes-zahyst-odnostatevyh-par-ukrayina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/politics\/yes-zahyst-odnostatevyh-par-ukrayina\/","title":{"rendered":"EU demands protection of same-sex couples from Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ukraine must ensure protection of same-sex couples to meet EU standards - European Commission's position<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"507\">The European Commission has stressed the need to guarantee legal protection for same-sex couples in Ukrainian legislation as a condition for compliance with EU standards. This was reported by NGOs with reference to the official response of the EU institution.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"62p4jr\" data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"536\">What the European Commission said<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"677\">In response to the appeal of the human rights organisation \u00ab<strong>The fulcrum<\/strong>\u00bb states that <strong data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"667\">Ukraine's legal framework should be in line with EU standards<\/strong>, In particular:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"852\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1vvvwlh\" data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"725\">\n<p data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"725\">provide <strong data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"722\">protection of same-sex couples<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1m4y2yr\" data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"769\">\n<p data-start=\"728\" data-end=\"769\">guarantee <strong data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"766\">prohibition of discrimination<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li 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