Italian Prime Minister Meloni:

The proposed measure would introduce an obligation for parents of foreign students with serious problems with school integration to learn Italian, and would introduce a ban on the burqa and niqab at school.

In Italy, no one, in the name of real or so-called tradition, can decide that a young woman must hide herself.

Equality between men and women is non-negotiable. It is non-negotiable on our streets and it is non-negotiable in our schools.