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German parliament passes law allowing minors to change their legal gender once a year

Life Site 18 Apr 2024
A vote in the Bundestag (German federal parliament) on April 12 saw the law passed as 374 MPs voted in favor, 251 voted against, and eleven MPs abstained ... Finland passes radical law allowing people to change their legal gender once a year.
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Europe live: EU leaders meet to discuss Ukraine, the Middle East and the economy

The Guardian 17 Apr 2024
Finland stresses the importance of open, rules-based and responsible ... Finland stresses that the use of military force must be necessary and proportionate from the perspective of international law.
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Sweden's parliament passes a law to make it easier for young people to legally change ...

Enterprise Journal 17 Apr 2024
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Swedish parliament passed a law ... Sweden joins a number of countries with similar laws including Denmark, Norway, Finland and Spain.
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An EU-wide survey shows that defense and security are among key issues ahead of upcoming elections

Wtop 17 Apr 2024
Looking at the next legislative mandate, peace and democracy are considered the main values to defend in the coming years, ahead of the protection of human rights, freedom of speech and thought and the rule of law.
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Sweden approves law that makes it easier for young people to change their gender

The Los Angeles Times 17 Apr 2024
The Swedish parliament passed a law Wednesday lowering the age required for people to legally change their gender from 18 to 16 ... Sweden joins a number of countries with similar laws, including Denmark, Norway, Finland and Spain.
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Sweden's parliament passes a law to make it easier for young people to legally change their gender

North Shore News 17 Apr 2024
Sweden joins a number of countries with similar laws including Denmark, Norway, Finland and Spain ... Sweden Democrats, the populist party with far-right roots that supports the government in parliament but is not part of the government, opposed the law.
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Swedish Parliament votes to make it easier for people to legally change their gender

Voa News 17 Apr 2024
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Swedish parliament passed a law Wednesday lowering the age required for people to legally change their gender from 18 to 16 ... Denmark, Norway, Finland and Spain are among countries that already have similar laws.
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Governance & competent states

Dawn 15 Apr 2024
They measure six dimensions of governance — voice and accountability, political stability and absence of violence/ terrorism, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law and control of corruption.
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German lawmakers approve bill on altering name, gender in files

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 14 Apr 2024
The "self-determination law," one of several social reforms that Chancellor Olaf Scholz's liberal-leaning coalition government pledged when it took office in late 2021, is set to take effect on Nov.
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Germany making it easier for people to legally change their name, gender

Voa News 14 Apr 2024
The "self-determination law," one of several social reforms that Chancellor Olaf Scholz's liberal-leaning coalition government pledged when it took office in late 2021, is set to take effect on November 1.
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Reporter's notebook: Finland, happiness, saunas, NATO and the threat from Russia

Usatoday 13 Apr 2024
Guns laws, mental health and criminal responsibility in Finland have also been in the spotlight recently after a 12-year-old boy killed another child and injured two more in a school shooting in a city north of Helsinki.
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German parliament votes to make it easier for people to legally change their name and gender

Delta Democrat-Times 13 Apr 2024
The “self-determination law,” one of several social reforms that Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s liberal-leaning coalition government pledged when it took office in late 2021, is set to take effect on Nov.
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Firefox Gold Welcomes Mr. Robb McNaughton to Its Board of Directors and Retains Agentis Capital ...

ACCESSWIRE 11 Apr 2024
The Company has been exploring for gold in Finland since 2017 where it holds a large portfolio of prospective ground ... Having a strong mining law and long mining tradition, Finland remains underexplored for gold.
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Finland prepares new deportation law amid Russian ‘threat’

Anadolu Agency 08 Apr 2024
The Finnish government is preparing a deportation law that would prevent those attempting to cross the border from seeking asylum ... Finland shares a 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) border with Russia and has eight official border crossings.

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