The Slovak government unveiled a proposal today to amend the constitution, introducing measures to restrict same-sex couples from adopting children, make gender change procedures more difficult, and assert the supremacy of national law over European Union law.

Prime Minister Robert Fico justified the amendments by citing “the traditions, cultural, and spiritual heritage of our ancestors,” positioning the changes as a “constitutional barrier to progressivism” and a means to restore common sense.

According to the government proposal, “There are two genders, male and female,” determined at birth, echoing the words of President Donald Trump during his inauguration. It further states that gender cannot be changed except under strict conditions to be defined by law.

Additionally, only married couples will be allowed to adopt children, with rare exceptions.

In 2014, during a previous term, he amended the constitution to define marriage exclusively as a union between a man and a woman. A year later, he organized a referendum to ban same-sex marriage, but the vote failed due to low voter turnout.

Schools will also be required to teach content aligned exclusively with the constitution, and Slovakia’s laws on “cultural and moral matters” will take precedence over EU law.

The proposal, now published on the government’s website, will undergo public consultation for one month before being submitted to parliament for a vote.

The government recently announced it would cease funding organizations advocating for “LGBTQ+ rights”, with one minister condemning woke ideology that leads to the extermination of the white race.

Slovakia’s move echoes similar policies adopted by neighboring Hungary under Viktor Orban, which led the European Union to initiate infringement proceedings over a law banning discussions of homosexuality in the presence of minors.

In 2021, Poland also challenged the primacy of EU law, questioning its compatibility with European treaties, which protect freedoms such as expression and prohibit discrimination—a stance criticized by Brussels.