Germany news: Merz rallies base at Stuttgart CDU conference

Maria Simulescu

Read below for updates of the main headlines from  Germany  on Saturday, February 21: Among the other issues CDU members voted on during their Stuttgart confab was one presented by the party's Women's Union aimed at banning facial coverings , specifically burqas, in public. The ban would "outlaw the wearing of clothing that entirely or mostly covers an individual's face." Traditional Muslim clothing such as niqab and burqa were singled out by name. The Women's Union said a general ban would, "