TALLINN (Reuters) -Estonia's parliament approved on Tuesday a law to legalise same-sex marriage, making it the first central European country to do so. Same-sex marriage is legal in much of western ...

Marriage in the Middle Ages was far simpler—and more controversial—than most people realize. In many parts of medieval Europe ...

European law does not require countries to grant same-sex couples the right to marry, even if some states have already done so, the continent's top human rights court has ruled. Subscribe to read this ...

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that all member states are obliged to recognize so-called “homosexual marriages” legally contracted in another country, even when this type ...

Estonia’s parliament approved on Tuesday a law to legalize same-sex marriage, making it the first central European country to do so. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...