Same-sex marriage remains illegal in Poland, and some local officials have said they will resist the change.

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    Sure can. Plenty of local governments receive EU funding, but it will take time

    The European Commission blocked €150 million funds for LGBTQ-free zones, and also blocked a 42 billion Euro payment from the COVID-19 recovery fund, due to Poland not obeying EU law.[168] In January 2023, the Polish town of Świdnik abolished their LGBT-free zone in response to fearing that they would stop receiving EU subsidies.[169] In February 2023, the European Commission ended its legal action against the LGBT-free zones.[170] In May 2023, the European Commission said that the LGBT-free zones would stop receiving EU funding if they continue their policies.[171]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT-free_zone#Reaction_from_the_European_Union

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      Though this is awesome, this will further create division in Poland with the movement to leave the EU. I hope the people of Poland aren’t that stupid, but boy do my fellow countrypeeps sometimes disappoint me

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        We are talking about a region that is already publically announcing to reject EU law… What additional kind of division and movement to leave the EU is supposed to happen there?

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        they were already on that page, but in additon to being dipshits they’re also spineless. they’re choosing EU money over their religious nonsense most of the time