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German elections

25 Sep 2017

Infighting hits nationalist AfD after winning first seats in German Parliament

The nationalist alternative for Germany was hit by party infighting Monday.

25 Sep 2017

Angela Merkel wins fourth term as far-right enters German Parliament

After the AfD hurt her conservatives in regional elections last year, Merkel, a pastor`s daughter who grew up in Communist East Germany, wondered if she should run for re-election.

German Parliament

30 Jun 2017

German Parliament votes to fine social media over hate speech

Germany has some of the world's toughest laws covering defamation, public incitement to commit crimes and threats of violence, with prison sentences for Holocaust denial or inciting hatred against minorities.

28 Jun 2017

German parliament paves way for gay marriage vote Friday

All other political parties hold the same view, leaving Merkel`s party opposed along with the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

07 Jul 2016

Germany approves tough 'no means no' sex crime laws

Under the new rules, all forms of non-consensual sexual contact will be punishable, regardless of the circumstances.

28 Jun 2016

EU `strong enough` to survive Brexit: Merkel

Angela Merkel, The German Chancellor said that the European Union could survive Brexit and would continue to guarantee "peace, prosperity and stability".

Turkish President

09 Jun 2016

Erdogan blasts `tainted blood` of German MPs over genocide vote

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused German lawmakers of Turkish origin in the German parliament of having "tainted blood" after they backed a resolution recognising massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide.

Armenia Genocide

03 Jun 2016

Armenia genocide vote will not destroy Turkish-German ties: Turkish PM

Turkey and Germany are "two very important allies" and the German parliament`s recognition of World War I killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide will not destroy their relations, Turkey`s prime minister said Friday.

02 Jun 2016

Turkey `recalls ambassador` over German genocide resolution

Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Berlin after the German parliament passed a contentious resolution describing the 1915 killings of Armenians as genocide, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported, quoting the Turkish prime minister.

02 Jun 2016

Germany calls 1915 massacre a 'genocide', Turkey calls it 'historic mistake'

The German parliament, despite a barrage of pressure from the Turkish government, on Thursday approved a symbolic resolution that declares the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces a "genocide". Turkey was equally scathing, calling the resolution a "historic mistake".

19 Aug 2015

German parliament backs Greek bailout with large majority

The German parliament voted by an overwhelming majority Wednesday to back a third bailout for Greece, with Chancellor Angela Merkel spared a major rebellion of deputies opposing the aid.

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