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Mr President, as I said in my written response, we proposed to the Council, within the framework of the directive on family reunification, a specific rule governing unmarried partners, including same-sex partners. At the request of the Council, we withdrew this proposal from the directive, on the basis that it would be preferable to address this issue in a specific legal instrument. We are currently working on the preparation of this document.
I make no attempt to hide from Mrs Izquierdo Rojo the fact that the difficulty lies in the sheer number of legislative solutions laid down in the fifteen Member States with regard to the legal recognition of unmarried couples, in particular same-sex unmarried couples. We have to strike a balance between a non-discriminatory solution and compliance with the principle of subsidiarity. We believe there should be no discrimination, in the case of third-country nationals, when the national legislation of the Member State lays down the recognition of comparable rights for married and unmarried couples, including same-sex unmarried couples."@en1
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