Czechia - April 2024

The Senate (upper house of parliament) approved an amendment to the Civil Code to extend rights similar to those of marriage to same-sex partnerships, effective 1 January 2025. When it considered the bill in February, the Chamber of Deputies (lower house) decided not to approve same-sex marriage, but agreed only to recognize same-sex 'partnerships' with extended rights, including inheritance rights, widows' and widowers' pensions, joint property and tenancy, and child adoptions in cases where one partner is a biological parent. President Petr Pavel signed the law on 29 April.

Sources: Parliamentary Press 241 (psp.cz), bne Intellinews, Balkan Insight, Euractiv