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Currently, these members of the European Union permit same-sex couples to marry (in chronological order):
- Netherlands (April 21, 2001)
- Belgium (June 1, 2003)
- Spain (July 3, 2005)
- Sweden (May 1, 2009)
- Portugal (June 5, 2010)
- Denmark (June 15, 2012)
- France (May 29, 2013)
- England (March 29, 2014)
- Wales (March 29, 2014)
- Scotland (October 2014)
- Luxembourg (December 2014)
- Ireland (June 2015 projected)
- Finland (March 1, 2017 projected)
There are other jurisdictions that grant same-sex couples rights and responsibilities similar or even identical to legal marriage, but the jurisdictions listed above are the only ones where same-sex marriage is currently legal in Europe.
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