A deal between conservatives and Greens to form a governing coalition in Austria includes banning headscarves in school until the age of 14 and preventive custody for potentially dangerous individuals. The deal reached on Wednesday will allow Mr Kurz to take office as chancellor and will bring the Greens to power for the first time. At a news conference with Greens leader Werner Kogler, Mr Kurz called the agreement “the best of both worlds”. Such measures will be hard for many Greens supporters to swallow. The coalition deal must still be approved by the Greens’ decision-making body, the Federal Council, on Saturday.

Source: The Irish Times January 02, 2020 17:26 UTC