# Meloni announces Italian school ban on full veils and cap on foreign students

https://mins.news/en/item/66396

- euronews, 2026-09-20 16:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/20/meloni-announces-ban-on-burqa-and-niqab-in-italian-schools-and-cap-on-foreign-students

> Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Sunday plans to ban full-face veils in schools and limit enrollment of foreign students who do not speak Italian. The proposals echo rules adopted in other EU countries.

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