Pension victory for same-sex partners at Euro court

[Shana A]

Pension victory for same-sex partners at Euro court

The court ruled that a German gay man is entitled to a payment from the pension of his dead partner.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/law/2005-7274.html

1st April 2008 12:03
Tony Grew

Gay and lesbian activists today welcomed a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg on the rights of same-sex partners to 'survivor pensions.'

The court ruled that a German gay man is entitled to a payment from the pension of his dead partner.