New Delhi, July 19 -- WARSAW - Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed legislation on Friday that would have created legal recognition for unmarried partners, including same-sex couples, rejecting a bill Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government first submitted to parliament in December 2025 after years of pro-European promises on civil rights.

The bill, which established a "status of the closest person" for unmarried partners, would have granted couples the right to share property, access each other's medical information, and make burial decisions. No spousal rights, no adoption recognition, and no reference to marriage were included in the legislation. Nawrocki's veto blocked it regardless.

"I have always emphasised that nothing that is ...