Dutch consider burka ban as price for coalition

The Netherlands became the third European country to look at banning the full Islamic veil, or burka – as the price for obtaining a far-right political party’s backing for a new minority government.

A raft of measures affecting mainly the Dutch migrant population feature in the plans of the Christian Democrat-Liberal coalition government that was agreed earlier this week after four months of negotiations.

ESO: Background information: Dutch general election, 2010 http://www.europeansources.info/record/dutch-general-election-2010/

ESO: Background information: Wilders pulls out as Dutch talks fail http://www.europeansources.info/record/wilders-pulls-out-as-dutch-talks-fail-dutch-right-wing-parties-reach-agreement-on-coalition/

ESO: Background information: The prospect of a burqa ban spreads across Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-prospect-of-a-burqa-ban-spreads-across-europe/

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 1.10.10: Foreign press homes in on Dutch burqa ban http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/foreign-press-homes-dutch-burqa-ban

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