Editing Burqa (section)

====Austria====
In 2017, a legal ban on face-covering clothing in public spaces was adopted by the Austrian parliament including Islamic face-covering garments.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article164642964/Oesterreich-stellt-Tragen-von-Burka-und-Nikab-unter-Strafe.html|title=Integration: Österreich stellt Tragen von Burka und Nikab unter Strafe|last=WELT|date=16 May 2017|via=www.welt.de|newspaper=Die Welt|access-date=17 August 2017|archive-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818145145/https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article164642964/Oesterreich-stellt-Tragen-von-Burka-und-Nikab-unter-Strafe.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The government stated that accepting and respecting Austrian values is essential to the peaceful co-existence between the Austrian majority population and immigrants. The ban came into force on 1 October 2017 and carried a fine of 150 euros.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gp.se/nyheter/v%C3%A4rlden/%C3%B6sterrike-b%C3%B6tf%C3%A4ller-burka-och-hajkostym-1.4720663|title=Österrike bötfäller burka – och hajkostym|work=Göteborgs-Posten|access-date=2017-10-12|language=sv|archive-date=12 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012201759/http://www.gp.se/nyheter/v%C3%A4rlden/%C3%B6sterrike-b%C3%B6tf%C3%A4ller-burka-och-hajkostym-1.4720663|url-status=live}}</ref> It is reported that there are 150 Austrian women who wear the burqa.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/08/09/burqa-bans-have-proliferated-in-western-europe |title=Burqa bans have proliferated in Western Europe |newspaper=The Economist |date=9 August 2019 |access-date=10 August 2019 |archive-date=10 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810003757/https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/08/09/burqa-bans-have-proliferated-in-western-europe |url-status=live }}</ref>