The bill, establishing a "civil solidarity pact" similar to marriage, is to be resubmitted to Parliament soon.

International German leaders reached a "solidarity pact" on paying to rebuild eastern Germany.

Tonight, the Government announced an "economic solidarity pact" that includes sweeping tax increases and budget cuts designed to reduce the deficit.

The civil solidarity pact that they signed confers some stability and legal rights.

The economic solidarity pact, he added, "can only be justified if it leads to a market economy."

Still, it has created odd fissures, particularly in the Socialist Party, which championed the civil solidarity pact in the first place.

In fact, it was the threat of a general strike that prompted the "economic solidarity pact" announced by President Miguel de la Madrid last week.

I would also like to say that we need a global solidarity pact.

Additional voluntary pensions must not diminish the existing solidarity pact between the generations.