EU leaders dodge Islamic veil ban issue

EU leaders have declined to comment on moves to ban Islamic veils in some member states, saying that the controversial issue is one for national governments alone to handle.

Flanked by religious leaders from the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faiths, as well as representatives from the Sikh and Hindu communities on Monday (19 July), European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso and president of the European Council Herman van Rompuy both dodged a question asking for their views on th...