Picture by Maximilian Weber auf Pixabay Gaining citizenship in Germany through marriage can be easier or faster than naturalising on your own. Here are the basic requirements. Marrying someone ...

BERLIN – German lawmakers voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage after a short but emotional debate, bringing the country in line with many of its Western peers. Though Chancellor Angela ...

BERLIN—Germany’s parliament legalized same-sex marriage in a snap ballot Friday despite Chancellor Angela Merkel’s no vote. The approval followed a debate in the Bundestag lower house of ...

BERLIN-- German lawmakers have voted to legalize same-sex marriage in a snap vote only days after Chancellor Angela Merkel changed her longstanding position. Lawmakers voted 393 for legalizing ...

In a snap vote on Friday, members of Parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage in Germany. Previously, civil unions were permitted but same-sex couples were not allowed to marry. The ...

BERLIN (Reuters) – Some conservative lawmakers in Germany may take the legalization of gay marriage, approved by parliament last week, to Germany’s top court to ascertain if it is ...

Germany’s president has signed legislation legalizing gay marriage, his office said Friday, paving the way for the bill to take effect this fall. Lawmakers approved the bill on June 30 in ...

Green Party's gay rights activist Volker Beck, front right, and fellow faction members celebrate with a confetti popper after German federal Parliament voted to legalise same-sex marriage in Berlin.

Angela Merkel has opened the way for gay marriage to be legalised in Germany after she called for a free vote in parliament on the issue. The surprise announcement represents a major U-turn for ...

a vote to make the German marriage law open to all. INSKEEP: Lawmakers applauding there after making Germany the 15th European Union country to legalize same-sex marriage. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi ...