Two couples sue Slovakia for refusing to register Austrian same-sex marriages

Two same-sex couples married in Austria are suing Slovakia after officials refused to enter their marriages in the civil register. Ivan Novotný and Metod Špaček wed in 2020; Marián Žáry Kukelka and his partner in 2023. Slovakia offers no same-sex marriage or partnership. Their cases will test whether Bratislava must apply the EU court's November 2025 recognition rule.