EU Court Resolves Document Issues, But at Tosele Bus Stop It's Still Unclear Which Bus is the Real One
While Bulgaria argues over documents, the biggest problem for Liepāja residents is figuring out whether the bus that stops at Tosele actually goes where it says it does.
The European Union Court has ruled that Bulgaria must issue a passport with a person's chosen gender, which is about as revolutionary a decision as discovering that it's possible to get quality coffee in Liepāja outside of Riga franchises.
The essence of the matter is that someone wanted to change their gender in official documents, but Bulgarian bureaucrats said "no" as firmly as Liepāja transport inspectors check tickets at Tosele bus stop. But now the EU Court has announced that member state legislation cannot contradict EU law, which in the context of our local situation means – if Brussels says "yes," then Sofia must also say "yes."
The complainant, who already lives in Italy, is happy that she can finally receive the correct documents and find work without discrimination. As our Tosele veteran Gunārs said: "Well fine, but will she also know which bus actually goes to the city center? Because we have our own problems here with those signs on public transport."
Now dozens of similar cases in Bulgaria await resolution, which is about as many people as wait for the bus at Tosele stop on an average workday. The only difference – Bulgarians will finally know the outcome, but we still don't know if our bus actually goes where it says it does.
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