Several users of the TikTok platform are responding to Prime Minister Marcel Ciolac after he said on air that Romanian society is not ready to accept civil partnerships between people of the same sex. Dozens of people contradict the Prime Minister using #EuSuntPregătit/ă.

Some users of the TikTok platform say that in fact Romanian society is ready to accept civil partnerships, among the arguments put forward is a study carried out by the Accept Association, which shows that 68% of Romanians believe that all families in the country should be protected by law, in including families created by same-sex couples.

In addition, those who decided to respond to Prime Minister Čolak also refer to the decision of the ECtHR, according to which Romania is obliged to recognize same-sex couples.

Message to Čolak: Things “Romania is obviously ready for”

Some of those who responded to the Romanian Prime Minister chose to list a number of other things that Romanian society was not ready for, but which are still part of the daily reality of every Romanian citizen, such as the lack of highways or medical care. infrastructure.

“Mr. Čolak, I am also part of Romanian society and I am not ready for many things: I am not ready to be sick and treated in a state hospital, I am not even ready to give birth in one. I would not be ready to report domestic violence because I know that the state wouldn’t offer me any real help,” says the young woman in response to Marcel Cholaku’s statements.

@malinairimia In a recent interview, the Prime Minister justified the non-implementation of ECtHR directives by saying that Romanian society is not ready to accept civil partnership. #EuSuntPregatita ♬ original sound – Mălina Irimia

Another guy listed a number of things that “Romania is probably ready for.”

“Here are some things that Romania is apparently ready for: special pensions, Iohannis planes, school corruption, kickbacks and nepotism, a shaky education system that pushes its values ​​to emigrate, where they will have the resources and respect to practice. . A shaky and unhealthy health care system that forces its patients to look for much more expensive alternatives,” says the TikTok user.

@vladbadiu

We are ready guys

♬ Minimalistic simple performance on the guitar of a bossan – C_O

“More money for a special pension”

Another young man claims that if same-sex couples could also marry, it would directly affect the increase in the state budget.

“I’m saying we should allow gays to marry. Think about the benefits. Many wedding planners will make a lot of money. And as a result, the state will earn a lot of money. This means that there will be even more money from which you can qualify for this special pension,” another TikTok user sends to the Romanian Prime Minister

@alexcristescu699 Family is love! Only through mutual love and help do we have a chance to make something good out of our lives and the world we live in✨ #fyp #foryoupage #tiktokromania #alexcristescu #eusuntpregatit #lgbt #lgbtromania #parteneriatcivil ♬ original sound – Alex Cristescu

Other people convey to Čolak that equality is a fundamental right, but one that is not enjoyed by some of those who have Romanian citizenship and are part of LGBTQ+.

@marapopan Mr. Ciolacu, #eusuntpregatit #drepturiegale #deciziecedo #protejatitoatefamiliile ♬ original sound – Mara Popan

Influencer Silviu Fajar: “I want to take advantage of the civil partnership”

And content creator Silviu Fajar, who is followed by 134,000 people on Instagram and has almost 200,000 followers on YouTube, sent a message to the prime minister.

“I believe that the entire Romanian society can benefit from civil partnership. I, for one, find myself in a situation where I may not want to get married, but I want to enjoy the benefits of a civil partnership and all that comes with it. So I’m ready for a civil partnership,” says the content creator in a video posted on TikTok.

@faiarsilviu @Marcel Ciolacu #I’m ready ♬ original sound – Faiăr Silviu

The Accept association, which defends the rights of LGBTQ+ people, called on people to convey to Prime Minister Čolak the fact that Romanian society is ready for civil partnership, also posting on Instagram the message #EuSuntPregătit/ă.

Marcel Cholak’s statements about civil partnership

Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said on air on Thursday that Romania is not ready for the ECtHR’s decision on the legal status of same-sex couples.

“At the moment, Romanian society is not ready for a solution. Not the first (ECtHR decision – no), and not the last conviction. Romania was also condemned for the treatment in prisons. This is not one of my priorities and, again, I don’t think Romania is ready now. I am not a stupid person, he is part of the world, I have no reservations, I have friends who are in a relationship with another man, I have no problems, I am now speaking from the point of view of the Prime Minister,” replied Marcel Colaku, according to Agerpres .

When asked, in the context of whether Romania “will violate this decision of the ECtHR”, the prime minister answered: “This is not the first and it will not be the last, but I believe that the Romanian society is not yet ready for this.”

Foreign Minister Luminica Odobescu asked the government to present the executive’s point of view by November 28, as Romania has until March 25 to present to the Committee of Ministers the measures taken or proposals considered following the ECtHR’s ruling, which requires legal status for same-sex couples.

The ECtHR obliges Romania to protect same-sex families

The Romanian state is obliged to adopt legislation on the recognition of same-sex couples. A panel of judges of the ECtHR’s Grand Chamber rejected an appeal filed by the Bucharest government against a historic ruling in May by the European Court of Human Rights, according to which the Romanian state is obliged to enact legislation recognizing same-sex couples.

In August, the Romanian state challenged in the Upper Chamber the ECtHR decision of May 23, which obliges Romania to recognize by law and protect the rights of same-sex couples who want to officially become a family. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an institution that exercises the prerogatives of a government agent at the ECtHR on behalf of the government.

However, the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR rejected Romania’s request for a retrial, according to the ECtHR website.

“In essence, the decision has entered into legal force and is subject to execution. According to ECHR standards, authorities must provide some form of legal protection to gay couples. These standards do not oblige to recognize marriage between these couples, but at least a civil partnership. This is the minimum,” the expert explained to HotNews.ro.

What the ECtHR established

On May 23, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) accepted a complaint filed by the ACCEPT Association and several individuals against the Romanian state, alleging a violation of Article 8 of the Court’s Convention, which provides for the “right to respect for private and family life.”

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This was the decision of the ECtHR in the case of Buhuchan and Chobotar and 20 other same-sex families. In its decision, the ECtHR found that Romania had violated Article 8 of the Convention regarding “private life” as well as “family life”.

What Article 8 – The right to respect for private and family life provides:

• “Every person has the right to respect for his private and family life, for his home and correspondence.
• Interference by a state body in the exercise of this right is not allowed, except when it is provided for by law and is, in a democratic society, a necessary measure for national security, public safety, and the economic well-being of citizens. country, protection of law and order and crime prevention, criminal cases, protection of health, morals, rights and freedoms of other persons”.