PanARMENIAN.Net – Bulgaria banned on Friday, September 30 face-covering Islamic veils in public, joining a small number of EU countries as the debate rages across Europe about religious freedoms, AFP reports.

Parliament approved the law that “bans wearing in public clothing that partially or completely covers the face”, referring to the burqa or the more common niqab.

Infringements carry fines of 200 leva (103 euros, $114), rising to 1,500 leva for repeated offences.

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