The world's largest economies will continue implementing the Paris Agreement, despite US President Donald Trump announcing his intention to exit the pact. The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, who presides this year's G20 summit, directly referenced ...and more »
HRC celebrated a vote by the Bundestag, the lower house of Germany's parliament, to make marriage equality the law of the land. Once the legislation is approved by Bundesrat, the upper house, - which is expected to be a formality - and signed into law ...and more »
The annual summit of the Group of Twenty (G20), a gathering of the world's largest economies, has evolved into a major forum for discussing the most pressing global issues. One of the group's most impressive achievements was its robust response to the ...and more »
Green party MPs toss confetti across chamber and gay couples kiss in gallery, while Angela Merkel votes no despite permitting bill. Kate Connolly in Berlin. Fri 30 Jun 2017 12.27 EDT First published on Fri 30 Jun 2017 02.48 EDT. Share on Facebook ...and more »
June 30 (UPI) -- The German parliament on Friday passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage after Chancellor Angela Merkel, who voted against the measure, encouraged her party to vote their conscience. Members of Germany's Bundestag voted ...and more »
[Updated on 30 June at 10.00] Germany's lesbians and gays received the right to wed on Friday (30 June), when a snap vote on the issue was held in the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament. But their gain was the result of political machinations ...and more »
Angela Merkel on Thursday set the stage for a showdown with Donald Trump when she announced that next week's G20 summit in Hamburg will focus on climate change. The summit was expected to be dominated by Mr Trump's first meeting with Vladimir ...and more »
The German leader's no vote is a sign she has to appease her core conservative base – but the snap election might be more deliberate than she let on. Kate Connolly in Berlin. Fri 30 Jun 2017 14.27 EDT Last modified on Fri 30 Jun 2017 17.48 EDT. Share ...and more »
Gay couples now have the same rights as everyone else to tie the knot – and their families no longer need to feel second class • Andrea Woelke is a solicitor specialising in family law. Contact author. @AltFamLaw. Fri 30 Jun 2017 13.01 EDT Last ...and more »
German citizens will head to the polls on Sept. 24 for national elections that are likely to be the country's most consequential political contest in decades. Like contests in France, the U.K. and the Netherlands earlier this year, the German political ...and more »