3201:
1012:
3101:
3228:, approximately 300 same-sex couples were married between June 2003 and April 2004 (245 in 2003 and 55 in 2004). This constituted 1.2 percent of the total number of marriages in Belgium during that period. Two-thirds of the couples were male and one-third female. On 22 July 2005, the Belgian Government announced that a total of 2,442 same-sex marriages had taken place in the country since the extension of marriage rights two years earlier. The following table summarizes the
1261:, the fate of the bill was unclear. Some politicians also accused Philippe Monfils of deliberately stalling the bill. Nevertheless, new momentum was gained at the start of the new parliamentary year in October 2002. The Senate Justice Committee held hearings and voted 11–4 to approve the bill. It passed in the full Senate on 28 November 2002, with 46 votes to 15 (and 4 abstentions), and on 30 January 2003 the bill passed the
3158:, and as birth within a same-sex marriage did not imply affiliation, the same-sex spouse of the biological parent had no way to become the legal parent. A proposal to permit adoption was approved 77–62 (with 7 abstentions) by the Chamber of Representatives on 1 December 2005, and 34–33 (with 2 abstentions) by the Senate on 20 April 2006. It received royal assent on 18 May and went into force on 30 June 2006.
830:
6344:
1159:. The coalition agreement included "implementing a full legal partnership scheme" as well as "immediately making the Act of 23 November 1998 enter into force", which had not been done yet. A royal order signed on 14 December and published on 23 December 1999 made the law on statutory cohabitation go into effect on 1 January 2000.
4429:
poll, conducted between April and August 2017 and published in May 2018, showed that 82% of
Belgian people supported same-sex marriage, 10% were opposed and 8% did not know or had refused to answer. When divided by religion, 88% of religiously unaffiliated people, 83% of non-practicing Christians and
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opposes same-sex marriage and does not allow its priests to officiate at such marriages. In
September 2022, Roman Catholic bishops in Flanders issued a document permitting same-sex unions to be blessed in their churches. The document allows for a ritual which includes a prayer and a final benediction
3170:
had recently passed similar legislation, LGBT organisations pressured the government about their promise. Subsequently, legislators worked to agree on a solution. A bill to this end was approved by the Senate on 3 April 2014 on a 48–2 vote (with one abstention), and by the
Chamber of Representatives
1209:
organisations and government ministers criticised the opinion and said they would proceed with the legislation. The
Council of Ministers formally approved the government bill on 8 December 2001 and in second reading on 30 January 2002, and submitted it to the Chamber of Representatives on 14 March
4433:
The 2019 Eurobarometer found that 82% of
Belgians thought same-sex marriage should be allowed throughout Europe, while 17% were opposed. The 2023 Eurobarometer found that support was 79%, while 19% were opposed. The survey also showed that 80% of Belgians thought that "there is nothing wrong in a
3175:
on 5 May and went into effect on 1 January 2015. Since this change, female same-sex couples are treated equally to heterosexual couples: the co-mother married to the mother is automatically recognised as a parent, and an unmarried partner can formally recognise the child at the civil registry. An
1002:
Since 2010, the number of newly-established statutory cohabitations has remained relatively constant at around 38,000 new unions per year. In 2019, 40,801 new unions were registered (compared to 44,270 marriages) and 26,301 unions were dissolved (compared to 22,435 divorces). In 2022, same-sex
3161:
A legal inequality compared to heterosexual couples still existed with regard to children: the husband of the biological mother is automatically legally recognised as the father (by article 135 of the Civil Code), but this was not the case in a same-sex union for the wife of the mother. To be
993:
to give limited rights to registered same-sex and opposite-sex couples. However, being a couple is not a requirement to make a declaration of statutory cohabitation; relatives can do so too. The law was legally published on 12 January 1999 but would not go into effect until 1 January 2000.
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in front of family and friends. It emphasised that while such blessings did not alter the
Catholic doctrine on "sacramental marriage," the move would allow the Church to be "pastorally close to homosexual persons" and a "welcoming that excludes no one." In December 2023, the
3151:(PS) of 23 January 2004, however, permits any couple to marry in Belgium if at least one of the spouses has lived in the country for a minimum of three months. This was codified into the Code of Private International Law, which took effect on 1 October 2004.
3598:
The odd numbers are due to the fact that certain partners are not officially inscribed in the
National Register or are the result of an incorrect registration. Figures for 2020 are lower than previous years because of the restrictions in place due to the
1114:
In the late 1990s, gay rights organisations in
Belgium lobbied for the legalization of same-sex marriage. Belgian civil law did not explicitly require that two people be of opposite gender to be able to marry, as this was considered self-evident.
4543:
5782:
1170:(French-speaking Greens) also announced their support for the legalisation of same-sex marriage. At that point, the only remaining party in government that opposed same-sex marriage was the French-speaking liberal
925:
to provide for a legal framework of "cohabitation agreements". It was mostly intended as a response to the lowering marriage rates rather than giving rights to same-sex couples. In 1998, the bill was changed to
639:
6483:
6326:
1107:. Legislation to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples was passed by both chambers of the Federal Parliament in November 2002 and January 2003 with the support of most political parties, and received
5363:
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5121:
1194:
formally approved opening marriage to same-sex couples. In
September, the largest opposition party, the Christian People's Party (CVP), held a party convention where they rebranded into
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652:
6620:
6438:
613:
609:
459:
1075:
5383:
6500:
6443:
5851:
605:
570:
6971:
6680:
5779:
300:
6251:
5811:
5680:
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is shown in the following table. Consequently, the share of same-sex marriages among all marriages also differs from region to region. In 2022, almost 3.7% of marriages in
3604:
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to invalidate the law as unconstitutional. Their main argument held that treating fundamentally different situations the same way violated the equality principle of the
671:
Registered foreign marriages confer all marriage rights. Domestic common-law marriages confer most rights of marriage. Domestic civil marriage recognized by some cities.
1210:
2002, where it faced a
Justice Committee overloaded with bills to consider. In May 2002, the government bill was withdrawn from the Chamber and instead introduced as a
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poll found that 67% of respondents were in favour of same-sex marriage and another 12% supported another form of recognition for same-sex couples. According to an
6352:
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or lose their royal titles and privileges or their place in the line of succession. This followed similar announcements concerning other European royal families.
535:
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4723:
4646:
4603:
479:
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by 91 votes to 22 (and 9 abstentions). The Flemish Liberals and Democrats, Christian Democratic and Flemish, the (Francophone) Socialist Party, the (Flemish)
981:) and finally voted on. The Chamber of Representatives approved it by a 98–10 vote with 32 abstentions and the Senate by a 39–8 vote with 19 abstentions. The
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Wetsontwerp tot wijziging van een aantal bepalingen van het Burgerlijk Wetboek, teneinde de adoptie door personen van hetzelfde geslacht mogelijk te maken
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6425:
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6293:
6283:
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474:
397:
392:
224:
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6852:
6807:
6767:
6722:
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6645:
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6535:
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6370:
6313:
6308:
6298:
5844:
2103:
1999:
858:
540:
469:
445:
305:
290:
285:
5269:
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6812:
6797:
6772:
6742:
6675:
6637:
6592:
6572:
6540:
6278:
6270:
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to perform same-sex marriages since 2007. Pastors are under no obligation to bless same-sex marriages if this would violate their personal beliefs.
530:
520:
464:
331:
326:
315:
295:
255:
5759:
5117:
6922:
6857:
6737:
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6562:
6550:
6473:
6288:
6244:
6218:
6116:
5929:
423:
418:
406:
359:
346:
310:
229:
5471:
5143:
3162:
recognised as the co-mother, she had to complete an adoption procedure. This accounted for the large majority of adoption cases in Belgium. The
6907:
6690:
6527:
6490:
6177:
5954:
5523:
525:
234:
5446:
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4573:
1227:
1061:
3188:
In October 2021, the government confirmed that members of the royal family may enter into a same-sex marriage without having to forfeit the
6877:
6782:
6192:
6036:
5837:
5603:
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The 2015 Eurobarometer found that 77% of Belgians thought same-sex marriage should be allowed throughout Europe, while 20% were opposed. A
3982:
1847:
1312:
1262:
1183:
1140:
903:
883:
174:
5628:
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5387:
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supported same-sex marriage and 46% thought that same-sex couples could raise children just as well as opposite-sex couples. A May 2013
4346:
712:
Recognition of a "declaration of family relationship", which may be useful in matters such as housing, but they are not legally binding.
656:
575:
560:
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has been legal in Belgium since 1 June 2003, making it the second country in the world to open marriage to same-sex couples, after the
6747:
6237:
6001:
5736:
154:
5494:
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were same-sex marriages. The province with the lowest rate is Luxembourg (1.9%) and the one with the highest rate is Antwerp (3.8%).
6318:
4388:
4372:
1171:
899:
199:
31:
5803:
5672:
3143:
Originally, Belgium allowed the marriages of foreign same-sex couples only if their country of origin also allowed these unions. A
5095:
4822:"Major legal consequences of marriage, cohabitation and registered partnership for different-sex and same-sex partners in Belgium"
1111:
on 13 February 2003. In Belgian public discourse, same-sex marriage is commonly known as "marriage for all" or as "homomarriage".
6917:
6847:
6495:
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5909:
5709:
1152:
214:
179:
6994:
6757:
6395:
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4380:
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3128:
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1198:(CD&V), with a renewed party platform, including the aim of legalising same-sex marriage, put forward by their youth wing.
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99:
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formed after the elections was made up of a coalition of liberal, socialist and green parties and excluded the long-dominant
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515:
194:
189:
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5191:
5039:
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4780:"Wetsvoorstel tot aanvulling van het Burgerlijk Wetboek door de opneming van het geslachtsverschil als huwelijksnorm"
4754:"Wetsvoorstel tot aanvulling van het Burgerlijk Wetboek door de opneming van het geslachtsverschil als huwelijksnorm"
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Guardianship agreements, conferring some limited legal benefits, including decisions about medical and personal care.
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poll conducted that same month, 71% of Belgians supported allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.
767:
696:
429:
379:
104:
3046:
The first paragraph of article 143 of the Belgian Civil Code (Book I, Title V, Chapter I) now reads as follows:
1205:
gave a negative legal opinion on the bill, saying that "marriage is defined as the union of a man and a woman".
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4406:
found that 62% of Belgian respondents thought same-sex marriages should be allowed in Europe. A 2008 survey by
3225:
3036:
3011:
2900:
2802:
2418:
1274:
1148:
977:
844:
1949:
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1175:
1116:
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3135:. In October 2004, the Arbitration Court, nowadays known as the Constitutional Court, rejected the request.
3132:
2847:
2720:
1718:
779:
Marriages conducted abroad between a Namibian national and a foreign spouse recognized for residency rights.
4779:
3176:
equivalent solution for male same-sex couples has not been agreed upon, due to the controversy surrounding
1011:
5780:
Eastern and Western Europeans Differ on Importance of Religion, Views of Minorities, and Key Social Issues
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545:
5756:
5409:
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66% of church-attending Christians supported same-sex marriage. Opposition was 9% among 18–34-year-olds.
4350:
3100:
2796:
990:
5546:
5479:
4040:
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626:
555:
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3213:
3189:
3172:
3025:
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2336:
1806:
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1239:
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was performed on 1 April 2001, the Belgian Government, mostly under the lead of Minister of Health
5435:
4821:
4581:
3116:
The first female couple married on 6 June 2003 and the first male couple on 13 June 2003, both in
4367:
3163:
2387:
2056:
1642:
1235:
3059:
Een huwelijk kan worden aangegaan door twee personen van verschillend of van hetzelfde geslacht.
2280:
2097:
913:
open to any two legally consenting cohabiting persons, has been available since 1 January 2000.
5632:
5364:"Pourquoi un mariage royal entre personnes du même sexe ne poserait aucun problème en Belgique"
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3117:
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1179:
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894:, and the bill entered into force on 1 June. Polling indicates that a significant majority of
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Inheritance, guardianship rights, and residency rights for foreign spouses of legal residents.
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6229:
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2019:
1993:
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1761:
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1231:
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on 23 April on a 114–10 vote (with one abstention). The bill received royal assent by King
1182:. PRL agreed not to block same-sex marriage if adoption rights were excluded. As the first
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5323:
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The party had recently split, but was still technically together as a parliamentary group.
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voted generally in favour except for several abstentions, whereas the Flemish Block and
6261:
5804:"Eurobarometer on Discrimination 2019: The social acceptance of LGBTI people in the EU"
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since 1 June 2003. A bill for the legalization of same-sex marriages was passed by the
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3105:
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1055:¹ May include recent laws or court decisions that have not yet entered into effect.
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sexual relationship between two persons of the same sex", while 18% disagreed.
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Zwei Personen verschiedenen oder gleichen Geschlechts können eine Ehe eingehen.
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Deux personnes de sexe différent ou de même sexe peuvent contracter mariage.
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obliges the state to provide residency rights for the foreign spouses of
5213:
3121:
1970:
1549:
1123:
senators to add this as an explicit requirement were never considered.
1104:
875:
3092:
Two persons of different sex or of the same sex may contract marriage.
5436:"Femmes et hommes en Belgique – 3ème Édition – Chapitre 1 Population"
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1100:
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support the legal recognition of same-sex marriage. Belgium was the
788:
Hospital visitation rights through a "legal representative" status.
655:. Recognized but not performed in several other tribal nations and
4415:
3199:
3099:
2433:
1247:
1167:
1010:
757:–type contractual relationships, but they are not legally binding.
703:. Some member states, including Romania, do not follow the ruling.
5495:"Belgian bishops agree to bless same-sex unions, defying Vatican"
1214:(which does not require opinions by the Council of State) in the
5673:"Enquête sur la droitisation des opinions publiques européennes"
3232:
who have married a partner of the same sex in Belgium per year:
3127:
In November 2003, opponents of same-sex marriage petitioned the
1206:
6233:
5833:
5472:"Verenigde Protestantse Kerk staat inzegening homohuwelijk toe"
989:, amended certain provisions of the Belgian Civil Code and the
4394:
welcomed the declaration, saying, "It helps us move forward."
1218:
by the group leaders of the majority parties, Jeannine Leduc (
5214:"Arbitragehof verwerpt verzoek tot vernietiging homohuwelijk"
616:
in such cases, but the rights of marriage are not guaranteed.
385:
278:
4519:"Eurobarometer 2023: Discrimination in the European Union"
1053: Constitution limits marriage to opposite-sex couples
5061:
Legislative record of the same-sex marriage bill in Dutch
4932:"Raad van State geeft negatief advies over homohuwelijk"
1190:(Agalev), began considering it as well. On 22 June, the
5514:"Is the 'false narrative' narrative a false narrative?"
5162:"Eerste "mannelijk" homohuwelijk in België in Kapellen"
4908:. Het Belang van Limburg. 22 June 2001. Archived from
4809:
La voie vers le XXIème siècle - accord de gouvernement
4493:
Gesetz zur Einführung des gesetzlichen Zusammenwohnens
3035:
the bill on 13 February 2003. It was published in the
1147:
included the aim of legalising same-sex marriage. The
4805:
De brug naar de eenentwintigste eeuw - regeerakkoord
1041: Limited foreign recognition (residency rights)
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6636:
6526:
6351:
6269:
6211:
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6125:
5867:
4958:"Advies diametraal tegenover veranderde tijdsgeest"
3108:officiating at the wedding of a same-sex couple in
1257:As Minister Aelvoet resigned on 28 August 2002 and
604:Performed in the Netherlands proper (including the
5367:
4984:"Parlement moet spoed zetten achter homohuwelijk"
1035: Limited domestic recognition (cohabitation)
5597:"De Nationale Familie-enquête 'En hoe leeft u?'"
5443:Institut pour l'égalité des femmes et des hommes
5120:. United Press International. 31 January 2003.
5036:"Maximale versie homohuwelijk opnieuw op tafel"
4666:
4664:
4477:Wet tot invoering van de wettelijke samenwoning
1281:voted against with several abstentions and the
5337:"Dra een oplossing voor lesbische meemoeders?"
1016:Laws regarding same-sex partnerships in Europe
1003:couples accounted for about 4% of all unions.
536:Recognition of same-sex unions in the Americas
6245:
5845:
1069:
852:
8:
6484:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
6327:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
5478:(in Dutch). 30 November 2007. Archived from
5188:"Klacht tegen homohuwelijk bij Arbitragehof"
5146:. PlanetOut. 30 January 2003. Archived from
4708:(in Dutch). 15 February 2018. Archived from
3081:
3069:
5092:"Belgium to follow Holland on gay marriage"
3057:
6252:
6238:
6230:
5852:
5838:
5830:
5547:"'Fiducia supplicans': Who's saying what?"
4906:"Ministerraad maakt homohuwelijk mogelijk"
4633:
4631:
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3166:promised to fix this, and in 2014, as the
1076:
1062:
859:
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17:
3154:The same-sex marriage law did not permit
902:to legalise same-sex marriage, after the
541:Recognition of same-sex unions in Oceania
4854:"Aelvoet: 'huwelijk open voor holebi's'"
4544:"Kan je wettelijk samenwonen in België?"
4454:Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe
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638:Neither performed nor recognized in six
531:Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe
521:Recognition of same-sex unions in Africa
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3603:. The number of same-sex marriages per
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1166:(French-speaking Social Democrats) and
983:Act establishing statutory cohabitation
805:
594:
28:
7000:Same-sex marriage in Europe by country
5657:. Ipsos. 7–21 May 2013. Archived from
5362:Dubuisson, Martine (18 October 2021).
1259:elections were to be held in June 2003
978:[ɡəˈzɛtslɪçəstsuˈzamənˌvoːnən]
921:In 1995, a bill was introduced in the
526:Recognition of same-sex unions in Asia
5814:from the original on 16 February 2020
5526:from the original on 23 December 2023
5386:. 365Gay. 22 May 2005. Archived from
5384:"Belgium Reaches 2,500 Gay Marriages"
5343:from the original on 31 December 2019
5272:from the original on 31 December 2019
5266:"Belgium moves to allow gay adoption"
5164:. Gazet van Antwerpen. 13 June 2003.
4485:Loi instaurant la cohabitation légale
4379:couples who are not considered to be
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5452:from the original on 7 December 2020
5194:from the original on 28 October 2018
5144:"Belgium approves same-sex marriage"
5124:from the original on 11 October 2014
5042:from the original on 29 October 2018
5016:from the original on 28 October 2018
4990:from the original on 28 October 2018
4786:from the original on 22 October 2018
4760:from the original on 22 October 2018
4381:married according to church teaching
1184:same-sex marriage in the Netherlands
1180:adoption rights for same-sex couples
1178:), mainly because it was opposed to
1155:, who lost the elections due to the
909:"Statutory cohabitation", a form of
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625:Neither performed nor recognized in
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5577:from the original on 9 January 2007
5493:Carlo, Andrea (20 September 2022).
5298:from the original on 6 October 2014
5246:from the original on 17 August 2018
4964:from the original on 1 October 2018
4938:from the original on 1 October 2018
4886:from the original on 1 October 2018
4860:from the original on 1 October 2018
4724:"Le mariage homosexuel en Belgique"
4347:United Protestant Church in Belgium
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770:, but they are not legally binding.
576:LGBT rights by country or territory
5810:. European Commission. p. 2.
5240:"Belgium backs gay adoption plans"
5220:from the original on 13 April 2019
5168:from the original on 13 April 2019
4960:. De Standaard. 30 November 2001.
4934:. De Standaard. 30 November 2001.
4702:"15 jaar holebihuwelijk in België"
4682:from the original on 15 March 2020
1201:On 30 November 2001, however, the
1196:Christian Democratic & Flemish
766:Some cities and prefectures issue
627:Niue, Tokelau, or the Cook Islands
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5757:Being Christian in Western Europe
5609:from the original on 4 March 2016
5545:Coppen, Luke (19 December 2023).
5416:from the original on 7 April 2019
5339:. deredactie.be. 4 January 2014.
5292:"Belgium passes gay adoption law"
5216:. De Standaard. 20 October 2004.
5190:. De Standaard. 6 November 2003.
5038:. De Standaard. 11 October 2002.
4986:. De Standaard. 31 January 2002.
4880:"Roos huwelijk nog niet bezegeld"
4649:from the original on 7 April 2019
797:Spousal health insurance benefits
6444:Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
6342:
5118:"Belgium legalizes gay marriage"
4834:from the original on 6 July 2017
882:on 28 November 2002, and by the
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274:or registered partnerships legal
6439:Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten
5683:from the original on 7 May 2019
5098:from the original on 2 May 2019
5010:"Tijd dringt voor homohuwelijk"
1131:The election programmes of the
6621:British Indian Ocean Territory
5512:Flynn, JD (22 December 2023).
5094:. RTÉ News. 29 November 2002.
5012:. De Standaard. 10 July 2002.
4882:. De Standaard. 2 April 2001.
4856:. De Standaard. 1 April 2001.
1358:Flemish Liberals and Democrats
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5268:. Euronews. 2 December 2005.
5242:. BBC News. 2 December 2005.
4604:"Gesetzliches Zusammenwohnen"
3156:adoption by same-sex partners
2840:Annemie Van de Casteele (VLD)
2191:Gerda Staveaux-Van Steenberge
516:Timeline of same-sex marriage
5861:Same-sex marriage in Europe
4574:"Devenir cohabitants légaux"
4385:blessing of same-sex couples
1135:(Flemish Social Democrats),
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640:British Overseas Territories
6972:British Antarctic Territory
5703:"Special Eurobarometer 437"
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5294:. BBC News. 21 April 2006.
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900:second country in the world
551:Divorce of same-sex couples
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2642:Humanist Democratic Centre
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884:Chamber of Representatives
511:Same-sex union court cases
506:Same-sex union legislation
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5762:25 September 2018 at the
4371:, a declaration allowing
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5081:, by the Belgian Senate.
5066:5 September 2019 at the
3226:Belgian Official Journal
3037:Belgian Official Journal
3012:Verhofstadt I Government
2803:Vincent Van Quickenborne
1269:, Ecolo, Agalev and the
1149:Verhofstadt I Government
768:partnership certificates
270:Marriage not legal, but
4211:Brussels-Capital Region
3184:Royal same-sex weddings
3147:by Minister of Justice
2721:Jean-Pierre Detremmerie
2412:Marcel Bartholomeeussen
2102:Pierrette Cahay-André (
1907:Bruno Van Grootenbrulle
987:Act of 23 November 1998
739:Courts have recognised
612:. May be registered in
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5910:Bosnia and Herzegovina
5785:3 January 2019 at the
5629:"Familie-enquête 2008"
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1127:Verhofstadt Government
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5739:18 July 2018 at the
5734:Religion and society
5565:"Eurobarometer 2006"
5482:on 28 November 2021.
5150:on 28 February 2006.
4712:on 14 February 2018.
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2503:Marie-Thérèse Coenen
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5768:Pew Research Center
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5655:"Same-Sex Marriage"
5445:(in French). 2017.
5372:on 22 October 2021.
4584:on 28 February 2024
4444:2003 in LGBT rights
4427:Pew Research Center
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3039:on 28 February and
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2750:Raymond Langendries
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32:Legal status of
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2770:
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2760:
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2507:
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2500:Bernard Baille
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1271:People's Union
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6774:
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6764:
6761:
6759:
6756:
6754:
6751:
6749:
6748:Liechtenstein
6746:
6744:
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6739:
6736:
6734:
6731:
6729:
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6724:
6721:
6719:
6716:
6714:
6711:
6709:
6706:
6704:
6701:
6699:
6696:
6692:
6691:Faroe Islands
6689:
6688:
6687:
6684:
6682:
6679:
6677:
6674:
6672:
6669:
6667:
6664:
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6609:
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6507:
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6499:
6497:
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6491:United States
6489:
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6482:
6480:
6477:
6475:
6472:
6470:
6467:
6466:
6464:
6462:
6459:
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6328:
6325:
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6320:
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6307:
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6300:
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6280:
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6236:
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6232:
6220:
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6210:
6204:
6201:
6199:
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6191:
6189:
6186:
6184:
6181:
6179:
6178:Faroe Islands
6176:
6174:
6171:
6170:
6168:
6162:
6156:
6153:
6151:
6150:South Ossetia
6148:
6146:
6143:
6141:
6138:
6136:
6133:
6132:
6130:
6124:
6118:
6115:
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6110:
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6105:
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6098:
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6030:
6028:
6025:
6023:
6020:
6018:
6015:
6013:
6010:
6008:
6005:
6003:
6002:Liechtenstein
6000:
5998:
5995:
5993:
5990:
5988:
5985:
5983:
5981:
5978:
5976:
5973:
5971:
5968:
5966:
5963:
5961:
5958:
5956:
5953:
5951:
5948:
5946:
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5928:
5926:
5923:
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5918:
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5913:
5911:
5908:
5906:
5903:
5901:
5898:
5896:
5893:
5891:
5888:
5886:
5883:
5881:
5878:
5876:
5873:
5872:
5870:
5866:
5862:
5855:
5850:
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5843:
5841:
5836:
5835:
5832:
5813:
5809:
5805:
5799:
5796:
5792:
5788:
5784:
5781:
5776:
5773:
5770:, 29 May 2018
5769:
5765:
5761:
5758:
5753:
5750:
5747:, 29 May 2018
5746:
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5682:
5678:
5674:
5668:
5665:
5660:
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5650:
5647:
5634:
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5598:
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5477:
5473:
5467:
5464:
5448:
5444:
5437:
5431:
5428:
5415:
5411:
5405:
5402:
5389:
5385:
5379:
5376:
5370:
5365:
5358:
5355:
5342:
5338:
5332:
5329:
5325:
5321:
5318:
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5297:
5293:
5287:
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5271:
5267:
5261:
5258:
5245:
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5206:
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5180:
5167:
5163:
5157:
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5149:
5145:
5139:
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5123:
5119:
5113:
5110:
5097:
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5087:
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5041:
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5015:
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4979:
4976:
4963:
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4911:
4907:
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4885:
4881:
4875:
4872:
4859:
4855:
4849:
4846:
4830:
4823:
4817:
4814:
4811:- 7 July 1999
4810:
4806:
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4798:
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4781:
4775:
4772:
4759:
4755:
4749:
4746:
4733:
4729:
4725:
4719:
4716:
4711:
4707:
4703:
4697:
4694:
4681:
4678:(in French).
4677:
4673:
4667:
4665:
4661:
4648:
4645:(in French).
4644:
4640:
4634:
4632:
4630:
4626:
4613:
4609:
4605:
4599:
4596:
4583:
4579:
4575:
4569:
4566:
4553:
4549:
4545:
4539:
4536:
4524:
4520:
4514:
4512:
4508:
4501:
4494:
4490:
4486:
4482:
4478:
4474:
4469:
4466:
4459:
4455:
4452:
4450:
4447:
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4442:
4441:
4437:
4435:
4431:
4428:
4423:
4421:
4417:
4413:
4409:
4405:
4404:Eurobarometer
4397:
4395:
4393:
4390:
4386:
4382:
4378:
4374:
4370:
4369:
4364:
4359:
4354:
4352:
4351:congregations
4348:
4340:
4334:
4331:
4329:
4326:
4324:
4321:
4319:
4316:
4314:
4311:
4309:
4306:
4304:
4301:
4299:
4296:
4294:
4291:
4289:
4286:
4284:
4281:
4280:
4276:
4273:
4270:
4267:
4264:
4261:
4258:
4255:
4252:
4249:
4246:
4245:
4241:
4238:
4235:
4232:
4229:
4226:
4223:
4220:
4217:
4214:
4212:
4209:
4208:
4205:
4202:
4200:
4197:
4195:
4192:
4190:
4187:
4185:
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4180:
4177:
4175:
4172:
4170:
4167:
4165:
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4160:
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4155:
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4150:
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4142:
4139:
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4127:
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4113:
4112:
4108:
4105:
4102:
4099:
4096:
4093:
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4081:
4079:
4076:
4075:
4071:
4068:
4065:
4062:
4059:
4056:
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4042:
4039:
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4035:
4032:
4030:
4027:
4025:
4022:
4020:
4017:
4015:
4012:
4010:
4007:
4005:
4002:
4000:
3997:
3995:
3992:
3990:
3987:
3985:
3984:
3979:
3978:
3974:
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3968:
3965:
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3888:
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3853:
3851:
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3841:
3838:
3835:
3832:
3829:
3826:
3823:
3820:
3817:
3814:
3812:
3811:West Flanders
3809:
3808:
3804:
3801:
3798:
3795:
3792:
3789:
3786:
3783:
3780:
3777:
3775:
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3767:
3764:
3761:
3758:
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3734:
3730:
3727:
3724:
3721:
3718:
3715:
3712:
3709:
3706:
3703:
3701:
3700:East Flanders
3698:
3697:
3693:
3690:
3687:
3684:
3681:
3678:
3675:
3672:
3669:
3666:
3664:
3661:
3660:
3656:
3653:
3650:
3647:
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3638:
3635:
3632:
3629:
3627:
3624:
3623:
3620:
3618:
3614:
3610:
3606:
3602:
3591:
3588:
3585:
3582:
3579:
3578:
3574:
3571:
3568:
3565:
3562:
3561:
3557:
3554:
3551:
3548:
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3544:
3540:
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3500:
3497:
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3489:
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3477:
3476:
3472:
3469:
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3459:
3455:
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3408:
3404:
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3387:
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3378:
3375:
3374:
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3361:
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3347:
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3341:
3340:
3336:
3333:
3330:
3327:
3324:
3323:
3319:
3316:
3313:
3310:
3307:
3306:
3302:
3299:
3296:
3293:
3290:
3289:
3285:
3282:
3279:
3276:
3273:
3272:
3268:
3265:
3262:
3259:
3256:
3255:
3249:
3246:
3243:
3240:
3237:
3236:
3233:
3231:
3227:
3219:
3215:
3211:
3210:mariaedje gai
3207:
3202:
3195:
3193:
3191:
3183:
3181:
3179:
3174:
3169:
3165:
3159:
3157:
3152:
3150:
3146:
3138:
3136:
3134:
3130:
3125:
3123:
3119:
3111:
3107:
3106:Willy Demeyer
3102:
3093:
3089:
3088:
3084:
3079:
3075:
3072:
3067:
3063:
3060:
3055:
3051:
3050:
3049:
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3044:
3042:
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3017:
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3007:
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2997:
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2904:
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2886:
2883:
2875:
2869:
2866:
2858:
2855:
2849:
2845:
2842:
2839:
2836:
2835:Danny Pieters
2833:
2830:
2827:
2819:
2816:
2813:
2810:
2804:
2801:
2798:
2795:
2792:
2788:
2780:
2777:
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2761:
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2691:
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2665:
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2640:
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2633:
2630:
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2612:
2609:
2606:
2603:
2600:
2597:
2589:
2586:
2583:
2580:
2574:
2571:
2568:
2565:
2562:
2554:
2551:
2548:
2545:
2543:
2542:
2538:
2535:
2532:
2526:
2524:Mirella Minne
2523:
2521:Gérard Gobert
2520:
2517:
2514:
2511:
2508:
2505:
2502:
2499:
2491:
2488:
2482:
2474:
2471:
2465:
2462:
2459:
2457:
2454:
2452:
2451:Marcel Cheron
2449:
2441:
2438:
2435:
2432:
2430:
2429:
2422:
2420:
2417:
2415:Dalila Douifi
2414:
2411:
2403:
2400:
2397:
2392:Henk Verlinde
2391:
2389:
2386:
2383:
2380:
2377:
2374:
2371:
2368:
2365:
2363:
2360:
2352:
2349:
2346:
2343:
2338:
2335:
2333:
2332:Louis Tobback
2330:
2327:
2324:
2321:
2318:
2310:
2307:
2304:
2299:
2297:
2296:
2290:
2289:Luc Sevenhans
2287:
2284:
2282:
2279:
2277:
2274:
2266:
2263:
2257:
2254:
2251:
2248:
2245:
2243:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:Koen Bultinck
2229:
2227:Roger Bouteca
2226:
2224:
2221:
2213:
2210:
2207:
2204:
2198:
2196:
2193:
2190:
2188:
2185:
2183:
2180:
2178:
2175:
2167:
2164:
2161:
2159:
2158:Flemish Block
2156:
2154:
2153:
2146:
2144:Josée Lejeune
2143:
2140:
2137:
2129:
2126:
2120:
2117:
2114:
2111:
2108:
2105:
2101:
2099:
2096:
2093:
2085:
2080:
2077:
2074:
2071:
2069:Denis D'hondt
2068:
2065:
2063:
2060:
2058:
2055:
2047:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2026:
2021:
2018:
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1992:
1989:
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1965:
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1954:
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1938:
1935:
1932:
1929:
1926:
1918:
1915:
1912:
1906:
1903:
1901:
1898:
1895:
1892:
1889:
1886:
1883:
1881:Jean Depreter
1880:
1877:
1874:
1871:
1868:
1866:
1863:
1855:
1849:
1845:
1837:
1834:
1831:
1825:
1823:
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1815:
1813:
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1808:
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1802:
1799:
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1783:
1778:
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1763:
1760:
1752:
1747:
1744:
1742:
1739:
1736:
1728:
1725:
1720:
1717:
1714:
1712:Marc Van Peel
1711:
1708:
1706:
1705:Jo Vandeurzen
1703:
1701:
1698:
1696:Trees Pieters
1695:
1692:
1690:
1687:
1685:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1675:Greta D'hondt
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1664:Simonne Creyf
1663:
1661:Hubert Brouns
1660:
1657:
1649:
1644:
1641:
1638:
1635:
1627:
1621:
1613:
1610:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1591:
1589:
1586:
1584:Ludwig Caluwé
1583:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1565:
1563:
1562:
1555:
1551:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1529:
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1499:
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1480:
1477:
1474:
1471:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:Willy Cortois
1447:
1445:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1426:
1423:
1420:
1417:
1412:
1409:
1407:Iris Van Riet
1406:
1404:
1401:
1398:
1395:
1392:
1389:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
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1356:
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1344:
1341:
1338:
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1322:
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1314:
1303:
1289:
1286:
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1260:
1255:
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1237:
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2703:Joseph Arens
2666:René Thissen
2622:Joos Wauters
2619:Lode Vanoost
2610:Simonne Leen
2607:Leen Laenens
2566:Meryem Kaçar
2463:Jacky Morael
2378:Daan Schalck
2372:Els Haegeman
2319:Marcel Colla
2246:Bert Schoofs
2234:Filip De Man
2182:Jurgen Ceder
2141:Robert Denis
1933:Thierry Giet
1875:Maurice Dehu
1826:Francis Poty
1793:Sfia Bouarfa
1693:Dirk Pieters
1689:Yves Leterme
1679:Mark Eyskens
1256:
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1103:province of
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614:Sint Maarten
460:Sint Maarten
455:Netherlands:
272:civil unions
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200:South Africa
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21:Part of the
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6918:New Zealand
6878:Isle of Man
6848:Switzerland
6783:Netherlands
6603:South Korea
6588:Philippines
6496:Puerto Rico
6421:El Salvador
6193:Isle of Man
6128:recognition
6102:Switzerland
6037:Netherlands
5530:23 December
5476:Holebi.info
5456:28 November
5412:. Statbel.
5198:19 December
5172:19 December
4916:13 December
4686:15 February
4608:Stadt Eupen
4392:Johan Bonny
3250:Share among
3168:Netherlands
3043:on 1 June.
3033:promulgated
3031:signed and
2939:Independent
2706:André Smets
2569:Frans Lozie
2483:Paul Galand
2419:Jan Peeters
2369:Fred Erdman
2303:Differently
2177:Yves Buysse
2094:Anne Barzin
1939:Guy Larcier
1900:Yvan Mayeur
1797:Jean Cornil
1672:Roel Deseyn
1596:Erika Thijs
1569:and Flemish
1543:Pierre Lano
1493:Bart Somers
1387:André Geens
1244:SP.A-Spirit
1097:Netherlands
911:civil union
904:Netherlands
748:nata pratha
701:EU citizens
480:South Korea
215:Switzerland
180:New Zealand
175:Netherlands
6989:Categories
6962:Antarctica
6913:Micronesia
6818:San Marino
6778:Montenegro
6758:Luxembourg
6396:Costa Rica
6304:Mozambique
6260:Status of
6072:San Marino
6032:Montenegro
6012:Luxembourg
5992:Kazakhstan
5895:Azerbaijan
5551:The Pillar
5519:The Pillar
5410:"Mariages"
5394:5 February
5302:5 February
5276:5 February
5250:5 February
5224:19 January
5128:5 February
4968:17 January
4942:17 January
4890:17 January
4864:17 January
4728:Mariage.be
4502:References
4365:published
4041:Luxembourg
3611:, 3.3% in
3196:Statistics
3145:circulaire
2959:(ex-Ecolo)
2466:Marie Nagy
2456:Josy Dubié
2362:Hans Bonte
1927:José Canon
1737:Luc Goutry
1658:Jos Ansoms
1489:Tony Smets
1469:Stef Goris
1411:Paul Wille
1399:Jan Remans
1350:Not voted
1336:Not voted
998:Statistics
974:pronounced
957:pronounced
940:pronounced
342:San Marino
337:Montenegro
248:Recognized
160:Luxembourg
100:Costa Rica
6903:Australia
6868:Gibraltar
6753:Lithuania
6598:Singapore
6568:Indonesia
6556:Hong Kong
6518:Venezuela
6451:Nicaragua
6409:Greenland
6361:Argentina
6183:Gibraltar
6007:Lithuania
5719:7 October
5347:8 January
5072:in French
4528:1 January
4523:europa.eu
4402:The 2006
3626:Provinces
3178:surrogacy
3029:Albert II
2759:Luc Paque
2512:Zoé Genot
2322:Guy Moens
1700:Paul Tant
1466:Jan Eeman
888:Albert II
435:Lithuania
414:Hong Kong
65:Australia
60:Argentina
6873:Guernsey
6833:Slovenia
6828:Slovakia
6803:Portugal
6666:Bulgaria
6613:Thailand
6546:Cambodia
6461:Suriname
6456:Paraguay
6426:Honduras
6405:Denmark
6391:Colombia
6366:Barbados
6353:Americas
6334:Zimbabwe
6294:Eswatini
6284:Botswana
6203:Svalbard
6188:Guernsey
6135:Abkhazia
6087:Slovenia
6082:Slovakia
6057:Portugal
5915:Bulgaria
5812:Archived
5783:Archived
5760:Archived
5737:Archived
5710:Archived
5681:Archived
5604:Archived
5572:Archived
5570:. 2006.
5524:Archived
5499:Euronews
5447:Archived
5414:Archived
5341:Archived
5326:, Senate
5320:Archived
5296:Archived
5270:Archived
5244:Archived
5218:Archived
5192:Archived
5166:Archived
5122:Archived
5096:Archived
5075:Archived
5064:Archived
5040:Archived
5014:Archived
4988:Archived
4962:Archived
4936:Archived
4884:Archived
4858:Archived
4829:Archived
4784:Archived
4758:Archived
4706:CD&V
4680:Archived
4647:Archived
4578:Wallonie
4438:See also
4412:Belgians
4363:Holy See
3617:Wallonia
3613:Flanders
3609:Brussels
3218:Wallonia
3212:) in an
3118:Kapellen
1472:Guy Hove
1348:Absent /
1334:Absent /
1294:Language
1101:Canadian
896:Belgians
566:Adoption
499:See also
475:Slovakia
398:Cambodia
393:Bulgaria
225:Thailand
195:Slovenia
190:Portugal
95:Colombia
45:Marriage
6895:Oceania
6853:Ukraine
6808:Romania
6768:Moldova
6733:Ireland
6728:Iceland
6723:Hungary
6713:Germany
6703:Finland
6698:Estonia
6686:Denmark
6671:Croatia
6661:Belgium
6656:Austria
6651:Andorra
6646:Albania
6628:Vietnam
6536:Armenia
6513:Uruguay
6469:Bermuda
6416:Ecuador
6371:Bolivia
6314:Nigeria
6309:Namibia
6299:Lesotho
6112:Ukraine
6062:Romania
6022:Moldova
5980:Ireland
5975:Iceland
5970:Hungary
5960:Germany
5955:Georgia
5945:Finland
5940:Estonia
5935:Denmark
5920:Croatia
5905:Belgium
5900:Belarus
5890:Austria
5885:Armenia
5880:Andorra
5875:Albania
5639:14 June
5613:14 June
5581:14 June
5420:16 July
4790:14 July
4764:14 July
4676:Statbel
4653:16 July
4643:Statbel
4618:10 June
4588:10 June
4558:10 June
3907:Hainaut
3774:Limburg
3663:Antwerp
3206:Walloon
3122:Antwerp
2942:French
2905:French
2646:French
2439:French
1955:French
1781:German
1779:French/
1345:Abstain
1330:Abstain
1105:Ontario
1088:History
876:Belgium
470:Romania
446:Namibia
354:Bermuda
306:Hungary
291:Croatia
286:Bolivia
240:Uruguay
150:Ireland
145:Iceland
135:Germany
125:Finland
120:Estonia
115:Ecuador
110:Denmark
75:Belgium
70:Austria
55:Andorra
6883:Jersey
6843:Sweden
6823:Serbia
6813:Russia
6798:Poland
6793:Norway
6773:Monaco
6743:Latvia
6718:Greece
6708:France
6676:Cyprus
6638:Europe
6608:Taiwan
6593:Russia
6573:Israel
6541:Bhutan
6431:Mexico
6381:Canada
6376:Brazil
6279:Angola
6271:Africa
6198:Jersey
6140:Kosovo
6107:Turkey
6097:Sweden
6077:Serbia
6067:Russia
6052:Poland
6047:Norway
6027:Monaco
5997:Latvia
5965:Greece
5950:France
5925:Cyprus
5793:, 2017
5687:29 May
5046:19 May
5020:19 May
4994:19 May
4489:German
4481:French
3981:incl.
3605:region
3592:2.99%
3575:2.85%
3558:2.66%
3541:2.77%
3524:2.55%
3507:2.61%
3490:2.53%
3473:2.62%
3456:2.42%
3439:2.43%
3422:2.55%
3405:2.49%
3388:2.61%
3371:2.57%
3354:2.46%
3337:2.39%
3320:2.52%
3303:2.51%
3286:2.38%
3269:2.47%
3220:, 2009
3112:, 2013
3104:Mayor
3078:German
3066:French
2977:Total
2887:(N-VA)
2870:(N-VA)
2848:Spirit
2837:(N-VA)
2778:Dutch
2552:Dutch
2547:Agalev
2308:Dutch
2162:Dutch
1573:Dutch
1363:Dutch
1302:Senate
1296:group
1252:Agalev
1216:Senate
1137:Agalev
1051:
1045:
1039:
1033:
1027:
1021:
966:German
949:French
892:assent
880:Senate
485:
465:Poland
365:
332:Monaco
327:Latvia
316:Israel
296:Cyprus
256:Israel
220:Taiwan
210:Sweden
185:Norway
170:Mexico
140:Greece
130:France
85:Canada
80:Brazil
6923:Palau
6838:Spain
6763:Malta
6738:Italy
6583:Nepal
6578:Japan
6563:India
6551:China
6386:Chile
6289:Egypt
6173:Åland
6092:Spain
6017:Malta
5987:Italy
5713:(PDF)
5706:(PDF)
5607:(PDF)
5600:(PDF)
5575:(PDF)
5568:(PDF)
5450:(PDF)
5439:(PDF)
4832:(PDF)
4825:(PDF)
4473:Dutch
4460:Notes
4416:Ipsos
4377:bless
4333:1,394
4328:1,382
4323:1,087
4313:1,128
4308:1,175
4303:1,112
4298:1,170
4293:1,091
4288:1,089
4283:Total
4078:Namur
3944:Liège
3657:2023
3589:1,748
3583:1,046
3572:2,764
3569:1,420
3566:1,344
3555:2,174
3552:1,150
3549:1,024
3538:1,818
3521:2,256
3518:1,110
3515:1,146
3504:2,350
3501:1,112
3498:1,238
3487:2,224
3484:1,084
3481:1,140
3470:2,340
3467:1,144
3464:1,196
3453:2,182
3450:1,096
3447:1,086
3436:2,178
3433:1,102
3430:1,076
3419:1,928
3402:2,103
3399:1,017
3396:1,086
3385:2,141
3382:1,033
3379:1,108
3368:2,164
3365:1,102
3362:1,062
3351:2,132
3345:1,133
3334:2,183
3331:1,035
3328:1,148
3317:2,300
3314:1,111
3311:1,189
3300:2,248
3297:1,057
3294:1,191
3283:2,054
3277:1,160
3266:2,138
3260:1,244
3247:Total
3244:Women
3190:crown
3120:near
3110:Liège
3054:Dutch
2831:(VLD)
2805:(VLD)
2799:(VLD)
2434:Ecolo
2075:(FDF)
1248:Ecolo
1168:Ecolo
932:Dutch
589:Notes
451:Nepal
424:Japan
419:India
407:China
311:Italy
205:Spain
165:Malta
90:Chile
47:legal
6946:Guam
6908:Fiji
6528:Asia
6401:Cuba
5820:2019
5721:2015
5689:2020
5677:IFOP
5641:2013
5615:2013
5583:2013
5532:2023
5458:2020
5422:2019
5396:2012
5349:2014
5304:2012
5278:2012
5252:2012
5226:2014
5200:2015
5174:2015
5130:2012
5104:2015
5070:and
5048:2016
5022:2016
4996:2016
4970:2014
4944:2014
4918:2015
4892:2014
4866:2014
4840:2010
4792:2022
4766:2022
4740:2022
4688:2020
4655:2019
4620:2024
4590:2024
4560:2024
4530:2024
4420:Ifop
4356:The
4345:The
4242:161
3975:123
3938:134
3842:161
3768:105
3731:194
3694:288
3654:2022
3651:2021
3648:2020
3645:2019
3642:2018
3639:2017
3636:2016
3633:2015
3630:2014
3580:2023
3563:2022
3546:2021
3529:2020
3512:2019
3495:2018
3478:2017
3461:2016
3444:2015
3427:2014
3410:2013
3393:2012
3376:2011
3359:2010
3342:2009
3325:2008
3308:2007
3291:2006
3274:2005
3257:2004
3238:Year
3026:King
2791:N-VA
1548:(ex-
1207:LGBT
689:The
105:Cuba
5808:TNS
4375:to
4318:909
4277:38
4239:160
4236:118
4233:109
4230:144
4227:144
4224:117
4221:133
4218:136
4215:133
4204:352
4199:398
4194:289
4189:168
4184:253
4179:234
4174:259
4169:249
4164:246
4159:216
4146:33
4109:42
4072:20
3972:128
3969:107
3935:163
3932:108
3926:100
3900:843
3895:792
3890:644
3885:596
3880:688
3875:742
3870:696
3865:744
3860:674
3855:699
3839:155
3836:114
3833:114
3830:122
3827:132
3824:134
3821:141
3818:124
3815:136
3805:95
3802:100
3756:107
3753:106
3747:100
3741:108
3728:199
3725:187
3722:144
3719:162
3716:203
3713:178
3710:185
3707:168
3704:178
3691:243
3688:202
3685:187
3682:210
3679:233
3676:200
3673:240
3670:199
3667:193
3586:702
3535:898
3532:920
3416:940
3413:988
3348:999
3280:894
3263:894
3241:Men
3216:in
3076:in
3064:in
3052:in
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3001:28
2104:MCC
2000:MCC
1971:FDF
1550:CVP
1339:Yes
1323:Yes
1254:).
1238:),
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