My article, “Selling (EU) Citizenship or Exercising Sovereignty? Rethinking the EU Law Limits on National Competence in Granting Member State Nationality after Commission v Malta”, based on my SNELS 2025 keynote, is now published open access in the NJEL journals.lub.lu.se/njel/article...

My article, “Selling (EU) Citizenship or Exercising Sovereignty? Rethinking the EU Law Limits on National Competence in Granting Member State Nationality after Commission v Malta”, based on my SNELS 2025 keynote, is now published open access in the NJEL journals.lub.lu.se/njel/article...

📢 New publication alert! My piece analysing the CJEU ruling in Cupriak-Trojan & Trojan is now published Open Access in the Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law & is available here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... #EULaw #FreeMovement #equalmarriage #LGBTQI #FamilyLaw

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On my way to Trier for the ERA seminar Current Reflections on EU Anti-Discrimination Law. Looking forward to speaking tomorrow on the CJEU judgments in Cupriak-Trojan and Trojan and Shipova and their implications for the civil status of LGBT persons under EU free movement law.

Looking forward to participating in the Oxford Handbook on Families and the Law workshop at the University of Zurich and presenting my chapter on cross-border family recognition in EU law. Many thanks to Alice Margaria and Noam Peleg for their invitation and excellent organisation.

📢 Tomorrow (29 April, 13:30 CEST): Join us for a lunchtime online seminar on the CJEU judgment in Case C-713/23 Cupriak-Trojan, on the cross-border recognition of same-sex marriages under EU law. 🔗 Register: docs.google.com/%E2%80%A6/1F...

Just arrived in Berlin for this excellent conference!

Join us this Friday! 👇🏻 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Pleased to contribute to the new EAPIL online symposium on the #ECJ Cupriak-Trojan judgment, with the post “Cross-Border Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages in the EU: Full Recognition or Mere Effects?” eapil.org/2025/12/09/c...

Cross-Border Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages in the EU: Full Recognition or Mere Effects?

This post was written by Alina Tryfonidou, Assistant Professor in EU law and Family law at the University of Cyprus. It is the second contribution to the EAPIL on-line symposium on the judgment of …

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Pleased to share my thoughts in this week’s Weekend Edition of EU Law Live on ECJ’s recent ruling in C-713/23 Cupriak-Trojan and Trojan eulawlive.com/weekend-edit... If you don’t have access to the article, feel free to DM me and I’ll be happy to share a copy.

Weekend Edition Nº255 - EU Law Live

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On my way to Pisa to speak about non-discrimination in EU law at this excellent workshop. Looking forward to the discussions - many thanks to the organisers for the invitation!

Heading to Brussels to present, with Peter Dunne, our report on the CJEU case law on LGBTIQ rights at the European Commission’s Legal Seminar on Non-Discrimination & Gender Equality. Details: www.humanconsultancyevents.com/legalseminar...

Excellent coverage of yesterday’s landmark ruling — grateful to have been quoted in the article. Poland can’t erase same-sex marriage www.courthousenews.com/poland-cant-...

Poland can’t erase same-sex marriage

Europe’s top court says refusing transcription violates EU free-movement rights and equality guarantees, marking a major step for LGBTQ+ families across the bloc.

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New on @verfassungsblog.de ! My take on AG de la Tour’s Opinion in C-43/24 Shipov on whether refusing legal gender recognition and leaving trans citizens unable to change their ID documents violates EU free movement law. Read here verfassungsblog.de/ag-opinion-s... #EULaw #transrights #LGBTI

Legal Gender Recognition and Free Movement in the EU

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In 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘷, the European Court of Justice is asked to determine the extent of trans citizens' gender recognition rights under EU law. ALINA TRYFONIDOU defends Advocate General de la Tour's opinion in the case. verfassungsblog.de/ag-opinion-shipov

Highly recommending this important piece by the fantastic @alinatryfonidou.bsky.social on the recent AG opinion on trans Union citizens' gender recognition and free movement rights!

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In 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘷, the European Court of Justice is asked to determine the extent of trans citizens' gender recognition rights under EU law. ALINA TRYFONIDOU defends Advocate General de la Tour's opinion in the case. verfassungsblog.de/ag-opinion-shipov

Excited to speak tomorrow in Malta at the Conference on “Ensuring equality for rainbow families in Europe”. I’ll be addressing the European legal landscape for #RainbowFamilies. For details & to follow the livestream 👉 pace.coe.int/en/pages/con... #Equality #LGBTI

Flying to Lund tomorrow for the SNELS European Legal Studies Workshop. I'll be giving a keynote on Commission v Malta. Looking fwd to exploring this much-debated case and exchanging views with colleagues from across Europe and beyond www.snef.se/en/activity/...

On First View: @alinatryfonidou.bsky.social discusses the Court of Justice's ruling in Mirin on the cross-border recognition of changes in legal sex of transgender persons. Read open access at: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Alina Tryfonidou@alinatryfonidou.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Hot off the press! My latest piece in EuConst analyses the ECJ’s landmark ruling in Mirin (C-4/23), which requires full cross-border recognition of changes in legal gender in the EU - a huge win for #TransRights. Read here (open access): www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🚨 Hot off the press! My latest piece in EuConst analyses the ECJ’s landmark ruling in Mirin (C-4/23), which requires full cross-border recognition of changes in legal gender in the EU - a huge win for #TransRights. Read here (open access): www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Contributed to @osce_odihr’s legal opinion on Bulgaria’s 2024 legislation, which effectively bans so-called “LGBT propaganda” in education. The Opinion raises concerns regarding the law's compliance with international human rights standards. Read here 👉 www.osce.org/files/f/docu...

New publication alert! Two case notes (in Greek): Mirin – cross-border recognition of legal gender change under EU law www.qualex.gr/el-GR/periex... ΜΠρΑθ 1407/2025 – recognition of same-sex parenthood under Greek law www.qualex.gr/el-GR/periex... PS: Longer Mirin analysis soon in EuConstLRev!

Pride month in Greece! daily.nb.org/featured/iso...

Ισότητα στη θεωρία ή στην πράξη; Πώς κατοχυρώνονται τα ΛΟΑΤΚΙ+ δικαιώματα σε Ελλάδα και Ευρώπη - NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI Daily

Πόσο κατοχυρωμένα είναι τα δικαιώματα των ΛΟΑΤΚΙ+ ατόμων στη σύγχρονη Ευρώπη και ειδικά στην Ελλάδα;

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Discussing Comm v Hungary: AG Ćapeta Opinion published today at @alinatryfonidou.bsky.social seminar in🇬🇧London: curia.europa.eu/juris/docume... ❗️What an honour to see my work with @grabowskamoroz.bsky.social & @kimlanelaw.bsky.social cited in the Opinion‼️ @ceudeminst.bsky.social

On my way to Newcastle for this excellent Workshop 👇🏻

The ECJ ruled today that Malta’s golden passport scheme violates EU law by commercialising Union citizenship. 🔗 curia.europa.eu/juris/docume... A few years ago I argued this in a short chapter 👉 www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/e... (pm me for a copy)

I’m pleased to share my latest blog post analysing the Advocate General’s Opinion in C-713/23, Cupriak-Trojan and Trojan, a case with potentially far-reaching implications for the cross-border recognition of same-sex marriages for all legal purposes under EU law. eulawlive.com/op-ed-ag-de-...

Op-Ed: “AG De La Tour’s familiar Detour: same-sex Marriages contracted in… | Alina Tryfonidou

Resharing my latest blog post analysing the Advocate General’s Opinion in C-713/23, Cupriak-Trojan and Trojan, a case with potentially far-reaching implications for the cross-border recognition of sam...

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Join us in May in beautiful Padova (or online!) for this excellent series of LGBTIQ+ seminars! Huge thanks to Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche, Giuridiche e Studi Internazionali - Università di Padova and the Human Rights Centre - University of Padova for hosting us!

Very positive AG Opinion in an extremely important case (the sequel to Coman!). The full text of the Opinion is available here: curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...

EU Court of Justice@eucourtofjustice.bsky.social · last yr.

#ECJ #AG Richard de la Tour: An EU Member State must recognise a same-sex marriage concluded in another Member State but is not required to transcribe it in a civil register #EULaw #Poland 👉