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German Greens push to abolish neutrality act, allowing headscarves for civil servants

The Greens party's group in the Berlin House of Representatives has made a motion calling for the abolition of the so-called Neutrality Act, a law that prohibits civil servants from visibly wearing or displaying religious symbols while at work.

The 2005 law, which affects teachers, police and judicial officers, among others, has already been brought to court several times.

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