https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The German parliament passed a law ending child marriage late on Thursday night, officially raising the marriageable age to 18. https://www.thelocal.de/20170602/german-parliament-passes-law-ending-child-marriage Fri, 02 Jun 2017 14:53:42 +0200 german-parliament-passes-law-ending-child-marriage Germany's cabinet on Wednesday plans to agree a ban on child marriages after the recent mass refugee influx brought in many couples where one or both partners were aged under 18. https://www.thelocal.de/20170405/germany-cracks-down-on-foreign-child-marriages Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:44:02 +0200 germany-cracks-down-on-foreign-child-marriages The major parties making up Germany's coalition government have agreed to a proposed law that would invalidate marriages involving children under 16. https://www.thelocal.de/20170215/german-parties-agree-on-child-marriage-ban-proposal Wed, 15 Feb 2017 11:01:33 +0100 german-parties-agree-on-child-marriage-ban-proposal There are now 361 children under the age of 14 living in Germany, interior ministry figures show. Most of these children are from countries in the Middle East and eastern Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20160909/hundreds-of-refugees-under-14-arrive-in-germany-married Fri, 09 Sep 2016 18:03:55 +0200 hundreds-of-refugees-under-14-arrive-in-germany-married With hundreds of cases of child brides reportedly coming to Germany among recently arrived refugees, German politicians are considering tightening the rules. https://www.thelocal.de/20160613/germany-mulls-stricter-child-marriage-laws-child-bride Mon, 13 Jun 2016 14:56:09 +0200 germany-mulls-stricter-child-marriage-laws-child-bride