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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito
From what I was told, the EU actually has a lot of power to interfere in the internal governmental of a nation if it violates one of the treaties. Also I don't get how they see themselves being a secular society if they are trying to pass laws limiting religious freedom.
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They only guarantee religious freedom in private, not in public spaces. They can even prosecute sects that are considered to be cults and don't look fondly on the Scientologists, Jehovah's Witnesses and others.
In theory they see this ban as prohibiting people walking around with their face covered up at banks, offices, stores, etc. In practice some people are very anti-Muslim/immigrant (and automatically equate the two).
ETA: and not sure how the EU would view it. I think it counts as a human rights violation but I don't know what happens next. Odds are they're not quite sure either.
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