The European Union expressed its opinion and did so with amendment of the EU parliament against the decision of the Italian government to block the registration of children born abroad from same-sex couples. For days there has been talk of a Meloni government ban on registering both parents on the birth certificates of children with two mothers or two fathers, several mayors are rebelling and Beppe Sala himself has raised the issue in Brussels. “I am here before Parliament,” the mayor of Milan said, “and also on behalf of other mayors of the main Italian cities, to ask you to discuss and find a solution regarding the registration and rights of rainbow children and families, as well as marital equality.”
Sala, after the advent of the ban, promised to take over the solution of the problem. Together with him, several mayors are organizing the continuation of the registration of rainbow families in Italy and now have the official support of Europe. With the amendment to the text of the resolution on the rule of law, which was approved by a large majority, The European Parliament condemned the “instructions by the Italian government to the municipality of Milan to no longer register the children of homogeneous couples”. The European institution stated very clearly that “this decision will inevitably lead to discrimination not only of same-sex couples, but, above all, their children” and that “such an act constitutes a direct violation of the rights of minors, as it is included in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989”.
The amendment also “expresses concern that this decision is part of a wider attack on the LGBTIQ+ community in Italy. and calls on the Italian government to reverse its decision immediately.” Family Affairs Minister Eugenia Roccella has denied any possibility of confrontation in recent days, but it will be difficult to continue denying the rights of minors while relying on a regulatory vacuum. “These measures,” he saidExpressed Brando Benifei, head of the delegation of MEPs, “clearly violates the laws of the Community. This is clear to everyone except the Meloni government.”
Source: Elle