European Parliament Condemns Muslim Brotherhood in 27-Nation Bloc, Urges Terror List Review
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 18
European Parliament Condemns Muslim Brotherhood in 27-Nation Bloc, Urges Terror List Review
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 18
Summary
An overwhelming European Parliament majority passed a resolution condemning the Muslim Brotherhood and what lawmakers called Islamist entryism, in what sponsor Céline Imart described as a first-of-its-kind EU vote.
The text says such networks target democratic institutions, rule of law, gender equality and fundamental freedoms, while stressing Muslim citizens must be protected from discrimination and should not be conflated with organized Islamist groups.
MEPs asked the European Council to assess whether Brotherhood-linked entities or individuals should be added to the EU terrorist list, and called for traceable EU funding, scrutiny of foreign money and an EU-wide list of hate preachers.
The vote exposed a political split: the center-right EPP led the measure, much of the right backed it, and socialists and the far left were accused by supporters of boycotting or opposing the text.
ENAR denounced the resolution as racist and Islamophobic, while analysts said it could give governments and security services more political cover to act, even if turning the measure into binding law will be difficult.
How will the European Parliament's new resolution against political Islam impact the continent's delicate diplomatic ties with foreign financial backers?
Will Europe's historic October 2026 vote against the Muslim Brotherhood actually cut off covert funding, or is it just symbolic political theater?
Could the EU's unprecedented crackdown on Islamist entryism accidentally silence legitimate charities and spark a dangerous civil rights crisis?