Spain's right-wing parties work together on burqa ban:
Increasing cooperation between Spain's two main rightist parties means that a bill by far-right Vox to ...
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Key FactsItaly approves school veil ban and 30% classroom cap
Sep 24, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
- The 30% ceiling applies in the first year of primary, middle and high school to children lacking Italian citizenship or with limited Italian.
- Local school offices should distribute these pupils among nearby schools; exemptions and extra Italian lessons are planned if that proves impossible.
- The ban covers burqa and niqab, but not hijab, which leaves the face visible.
- Opposition parties accuse the government of pandering to right-wing Futuro Nazionale ahead of next year's election.
You must go to school with your face uncovered.— Giorgia Meloni, announcing the plans on Sunday; she added that no-one could decide that a young woman should hide herself in the name of tradition.
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Key FactsMeloni Plans School Veil Ban and Foreign-Student Class Limits
Sep 20, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- A corresponding bill is to reach the cabinet soon and would ban burkas and niqabs in schools.
- Meloni did not specify an exact ceiling for the number of foreign students allowed in each class.
- Parents of foreign students facing major integration difficulties would be required to learn Italian.
- According to ISMU, nearly 12 of every 100 students in Italy currently lack Italian citizenship.
And in Italy, no one can decide, in the name of a real or perceived tradition, that a young woman must hide herself.— Giorgia Meloni, Italian Prime Minister, said this at a youth event of her party Fratelli d’Italia.
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