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Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s far-right prime minister, announced plans to ban burqas and niqabs in schools during a youth wing gathering of her party. She also proposed making Italian language lessons compulsory for parents struggling with integration and setting legal limits on the number of foreign students per class. The proposed changes would require parliamentary approval within 60 days if approved by the government, addressing issues expected to play a significant role in next year’s election.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-20,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, announced on September 24 at a youth event organized by her right-wing Brothers of Italy party in Rome, plans to ban face coverings like burqas and niqabs in schools. She also proposed capping the number of foreign students per class, requiring parents of foreign students facing integration difficulties to learn Italian, and making it mandatory for students to attend school with their faces uncovered. Meloni emphasized that immigrants must learn Italian, understand Italian culture, and respect Italian rules if they want a future in Italy. This move is part of efforts to address the contentious issue of migrant integration amid high levels of immigration to Italy, due to its location in the central Mediterranean. The proposed measures need Cabinet approval before being presented to parliament for final passage within 60 days.
Written for “Italy School Ban Burqas Limit Foreign…” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 19 other(s) covering the same event.
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Italy will ban burqas and niqabs in schools, as well as limit the number of foreign students in classes, said far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with immigration expected to be a central issue in next year’s general election.
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immigration → ban → election
Meloni outlined the proposed changes on Sunday at a gathering of the youth wing of her nationalist conservative Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, adding that they would also make Italian language lessons compulsory for parents of foreign students having “serious difficulties integrating into the school system”.
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“For us, anyone who comes to Italy and wants to build their future here must learn our language, understand our culture, and respect our rules,” she said to a standing ovation at the Gioventu Nazionale national festival in Rome.
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she → outline → Rome
“It is the only serious way to welcome them.”
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It → welcome → them
Once approved by the government, the changes would need parliamentary approval within 60 days to pass into law.
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changes → approve → law
Meloni’s right-wing administration is Italy’s longest-running government since the end of the Second World War, but her party is expected to face a serious challenge in 2027 from the National Future (FN) party, which is further to the right of the FdI and its popularity has been rapidly increasing in polls since February.
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popularity → run → February
FN called for a crackdown on the wearing of burqas in schools in July.
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FN → call → July
Law on face coverings
Burqas are full-face veils sometimes worn by Muslim women that hide the entire face, including the eyes.
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that → wear → eyes
Neither covering is expressly banned in Italy, but a 1975 law prohibits the use of helmets or garments that make identification difficult without a justified reason.
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identification → ban → reason
A 2008 ruling later clarified that full-face coverings may be worn for religious or cultural reasons if the face is revealed when identity verification is required.
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verification → clarify → reasons
However, the anti-immigrant League party, which is part of Meloni’s ruling coalition, submitted a bill earlier this year that would ban helmets or garments, except in specific circumstances such as sporting events or places of worship.
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that → rule → worship
Alongside the burqa ban, Meloni said she would implement a legal cap on the number of foreign students per class.
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she → say → class
However, a 30 percent limit on foreign students per class and school already exists under Italian law and Meloni did not spell out how that would change.
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that → exist → law
Foreign students currently make up about 12 percent of enrolment in Italian schools.
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students → make → schools
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