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Portugal bans face-covering in public with fines up to 3,000 euros

started August 20, 2026 at 11:42 AM · last changed 7d ago

Summary

Portugal adopted a law banning face-covering in public with fines of 150 to 3,000 euros, with exceptions for health, professional, artistic and weather reasons. Passed in July with support from the ruling right-wing coalition and far-right parties, the law drew opposition from left-wing parties, legal experts and bar associations who raised concerns about islamophobic intent and constitutional issues.

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PORTUGAL je dobio zakon koji zabranjuje pokrivanje lica na javnim mjestima, a za kršenje su predviđene kazne od 150 do 3000 eura. Novi propisi, koje

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