Overview
- Vox registered an urgent non‑binding motion in Les Corts asking the Consell to urge the central government to write a general public ban on the niqab and burka into national law, a step that remains pending debate.
- The proposal requests changes to Organic Law 4/2015 on citizen security, Organic Law 4/2000 on foreigners’ rights, and the Penal Code to enable fines, expulsion for repeat offenses by non‑nationals, and criminal penalties for coercion.
- Vox says the initiative defends women’s dignity, security and cultural identity, and it explicitly targets the burka and niqab rather than the hijab, which covers only hair and neck.
- The filing follows a similar motion presented in Spain’s Congress this week and comes as the PP and Vox negotiate leadership in the Valencian government, with the PP putting forward Juanfran Pérez Llorca.
- Reporting notes prior high‑court decisions that overturned local full‑veil bans and allow only narrowly tailored identification measures, signaling substantial constitutional obstacles to a blanket prohibition.