Meloni announces burqa ban and foreign student cap in Italian schools

2026-09-20 10:39 UTC – 2026-09-21 10:00 UTC

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on September 20 at a youth event of her Brothers of Italy party that the government is preparing a measure to ban burqas and niqabs in schools and cap the number of foreign students per class. The measure will be presented to a cabinet meeting. It would also require parents of foreign students facing serious integration difficulties to learn Italian. Meloni said Italian children should not feel like a minority in classrooms and that students must attend school with their faces uncovered. The announcement drew criticism: school principals called the measure unworkable, and opposition figures, including Democratic Party leader Elly Schlein, accused Meloni of populism. Italy is among the European countries most exposed to migrant arrivals due to its central Mediterranean location, and integration has become a major campaign issue ahead of next year's general election.

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2026-09-20 10:39 · Il Sole 24 Ore (outlet profile)
Meloni: in arrivo numero massimo di stranieri per classe e niente burqa a scuola. «Sta per arrivare in Cdm un provvedimento che introduce per legge il numero massimo di studenti stranieri per classe, e introduce l’obbli…
2026-09-20 10:44 · La Repubblica (outlet profile)
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2026-09-20 11:28 · Tanjug (outlet profile)
Meloni najavila mere o maksimalnom broju stranih učenika i zabrani burke u školama
2026-09-20 11:33 · Politika (outlet profile)
Мелони најавила мере о максималном броју страних ученика и забрани бурке у школама. Савету министара биће ускоро представљена ова мера
2026-09-20 11:36 · Blic (outlet profile)
MELONI TRAŽI ZABRANU BURKE U ŠKOLAMA Italijanska premijerka najavila mere za strane učenike: "To se ne sme dogoditi". Italijanska premijerka i liderka stranke Braća Italije, Đorđa Meloni, najavila je da će u Italiji usk…
2026-09-20 11:39 · Insajder (outlet profile)
Premijerka Italije najavila uvođenje kvota za strane učenike u školama i zabrane nošenja burke i hidžaba. Italijanska premijerka i liderka stranke Braća Italije, Đorđa Meloni, najavila je da će u Italiji uskoro biti pre…
2026-09-20 12:26 · Dnevnik (Novi Sad) (outlet profile)
Мелони најавила нове мере у италијанским школама: Ограничење броја страних ученика и забрана бурке. Италијанска премијерка и лидерка странке Браћа Италије Ђорђа Мелони најавила је да ће у Италији ускоро бити представљен…
2026-09-20 12:52 · Dawn (outlet profile)
Italy to ban veils in schools, limit foreign students per class, Meloni says. Italy is preparing to ban face coverings in schools and to cap the number of foreign students per class, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said o…
2026-09-20 12:54 · El Comercio (Perú) (outlet profile)
Meloni anuncia una ley para limitar un número máximo de extranjeros por aula en colegios de Italia. Giorgia Meloni anuncia cambios en las escuelas italianas, desde el límite de alumnos extranjeros hasta la prohibición d…
2026-09-20 13:28 · Handelsblatt (outlet profile)
Italien: Meloni plant Ausländerquote und Schleierverbot in Schulen. Die italienische Ministerpräsidentin will Burkas und Nikabs in Schulen verbieten – und die Zahl ausländischer Schüler pro Klasse begrenzen. Dem Kabinet…
2026-09-20 13:28 · G1 (outlet profile)
Itália prepara proibição de véus islâmicos em escolas e limite para estrangeiros por turma. A Itália prepara uma medida para proibir o uso de burcas e niqabs nas escolas e limitar o número de estudantes estrangeiros por…
2026-09-20 13:37 · RTVI.com (outlet profile)
Мелони анонсировала жесткие меры в отношении школьников-мигрантов. Италия готовится запретить одежду, закрывающую лицо, в школах и ввести ограничение на число иностранных учеников в одном классе. Об этом заявила премьер…
2026-09-20 13:39 · Die Welt (outlet profile)
Meloni will Ausländerquote und Burka-Verbot in Italiens Schulen einführen. Mit einem Burka- und Nikab-Verbot an Schulen verschärft Italiens Ministerpräsidentin Giorgia Meloni ihren Kurs in der Migrationspolitik. Zudem s…
2026-09-20 13:48 · Il Sole 24 Ore (outlet profile)
Scuola, opposizione alla carica: limite stranieri era già in circolare Gelmini. Schlein: Meloni ci dica quando voteremo. Le repliche del centro sinistra alle affermazioni della premier Giorgia Meloni durante l’evento Fe…
2026-09-20 14:04 · Clarín (outlet profile)
Giorgia Meloni anunció que limitará la cantidad de alumnos extranjeros por aula y prohibirá el uso del burka y el hiyab en los colegios. La primera ministra de Italia anticipó detalles del proyecto de ley que presentará…
2026-09-20 14:05 · Exame (outlet profile)
Meloni anuncia medidas sobre véus islâmicos nas escolas. Proposta prevê restrição ao uso de burca e niqab em salas de aula e mudanças para integração de estrangeiros
2026-09-20 14:11 · Telegraf (outlet profile)
"TO JE NEDOPUSTIVO!" Đorđa Meloni donosi pravilo koje je izazvalo žestoku polemiku u Italiji. Italijanska premijerka i liderka stranke Braća Italije, Đorđa Meloni, najavila je da će u Italiji uskoro biti predstavljena m…
2026-09-20 14:18 · El Mundo (outlet profile)
Meloni anuncia una ley para limitar un número máximo de extranjeros por aula en colegios. La medida exige a los padres de alumnos extranjeros con graves problemas de integración escolar que aprendan italiano e introduce…
2026-09-20 14:23 · Rzeczpospolita (outlet profile)
Zakaz burek i nikabów w szkołach. Giorgia Meloni zapowiada nowe prawo. We włoskich szkołach ma być zakaz noszenia muzułmańskich nakryć, zasłaniających twarz, a w klasach ma zostać wprowadzony limit uczniów z rodzin cudz…
2026-09-20 14:23 · La Repubblica (outlet profile)
Tetto agli stranieri in classe, il capo dei presidi: “Condivisibile ma difficile da attuare”. Giannelli risponde con una domanda alla premier Meloni: “Se nel quartiere prevalgono gli stranieri, che facciamo non li accet…
2026-09-20 14:29 · La Nación (outlet profile)
Meloni anunció que prohibirá el burka y el niqab en las escuelas y que limitará la cantidad de extranjeros por aula. La primera ministra italiana confirmó que su partido presentará el proyecto de ley en el próximo Conse…
2026-09-20 14:42 · Times of India (outlet profile)
Italy to limit foreign students, ban burqa and hijab in schools. In a bold move, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni unveiled new regulations for schools, prohibiting face coverings such as burqas and niqabs in classr…
2026-09-20 14:56 · Politico Europe (outlet profile)
Meloni promises to ban veils in Italian schools and limit foreign students. "Italian children cannot feel like a minority in the classroom," the country’s PM said Sunday.
2026-09-20 15:00 · Украинская правда (outlet profile)
Италия готовит новые правила для иностранных учащихся и запрет на ношение бурки и никаба
2026-09-20 15:12 · El País (outlet profile)
Italia se plantea prohibir el uso del burka y el niqab en la escuela y limitar el número de extranjeros por clase. La presidenta ultraderechista Giorgia Meloni anuncia que llevará pronto estas medidas al Consejo de Mini…
2026-09-20 15:32 · Ámbito (outlet profile)
Giorgia Meloni endurece las reglas en las escuelas de Italia con un límite de extranjeros por aula y veto al burka. La primera ministra sostuvo que los niños italianos no deben convertirse en minoría dentro de las aulas…
2026-09-20 15:49 · La Tercera (outlet profile)
Meloni anuncia límite de alumnos extranjeros por aula y prohibición del burka y niqab en escuelas de Italia. La primera ministra adelantó que la iniciativa será presentada ante el Consejo de Ministros. También contempla…
2026-09-20 15:56 · The Independent (outlet profile)
Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in Italian schools, and cap foreign students in classrooms. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she’ll soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of…
2026-09-20 16:08 · Euronews (outlet profile)
Meloni announces ban on burqa and niqab in Italian schools and cap on foreign students. Giorgia Meloni on Sunday announced plans to ban full veils in Italian schools and curb the enrollment of foreign students who do no…
2026-09-20 16:25 · UOL (outlet profile)
Itália quer proibir a burca nas escolas, diz Meloni. A Itália proibirá o uso da burca e do niqab, o véu islâmico integral, nas escolas e limitará o número de alunos estrangeiros por turma, anunciou neste domingo (20) a…

Factual core

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced the ban on burka and niqab in schools and the limit on foreign students.
The announcement was made by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Italy will introduce a limit on the number of foreign students per classroom.
Italy will ban the use of burka and niqab in schools.
The law requires parents of foreign students with serious school integration problems to learn Italian.
The measures include a limit on the number of foreign students per class.
Italy will ban veils in schools.

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