As Deutsche Welle reports, according to the poll, 51% of respondents are of the opinion that such clothing should be completely banned, 30% – that the ban should be partial (for example, wearing a burqa or niqab should not be allowed in government institutions or in schools). In addition, 15% of respondents are fundamentally opposed to a ban on this type of clothing.
On August 19, this topic was discussed in Berlin at a meeting of German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière and state interior ministers belonging to the CDU/CSU party bloc. At its conclusion, a declaration was published in which conservative politicians called for a ban on the burqa in 'kindergartens, schools and higher education institutions, in courts, in passport offices and registry offices, as well as during document checks and vehicle inspections, at demonstrations and in traffic.'
Earlier, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that women wearing clothing that completely covers the face could become an obstacle to integration into German society. In turn, de Maizière considers a complete ban on such clothing to be contrary to the German constitution.