Angela Merkel begs to differ.

BERLIN (Reuters) – The face veil is not compatible with German society but it would probably be difficult to ban the garment at the national level, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Thursday.

Several high-profile members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc have called for a ban on the burqa and niqab garments, saying they show a lack of integration, suggest women are inferior and could pose security risks.

Germans are on edge after several violent attacks on civilians last month, two of which were claimed by the Islamic State militant group. More than a million migrants, many of them Muslim, arrived in Germany last year, leaving some Germans concerned that their country is being overrun by people with a different culture and religion.

“We’re against people wearing the full veil in Germany – it has no place in our country and it doesn’t comply with our understanding of the role of women,” de Maiziere told journalists before meeting conservative state interior ministers to discuss security issues in the wake of the attacks.