Parliament has modified the Civil Code so that gay and lesbian couples can marry. Greece thus becomes the 37th country to officially recognize families formed by people of the same sex.
The law, which has passed with 176 votes in favor, 76 against and two abstentions, grants them the same rights as heterosexual marriages. In couples with children, non-biological parents will be able to adopt minors who until now, officially, only had one father or one mother. The promoter of the law has been Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.