The need for an EU strategy to counter Islamist entryism and the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood network

Tabled by Manon Aubry, Damien Carême, Rima Hassan, Pernando Barrena Arza

11. Removed: Invites the Council not to limit this assessment to formally declared structures, but to take into account associated entities, front organisations, reconstituted structures, financial relays, youth networks, ideological platforms, logistical support networks and individuals playing a leadership, coordination or facilitation role; Added: Is deeply concerned about rising anti-Muslim racism and the growing perception of Muslims as a ‘suspect community’; is concerned by counter-terrorism policies that have led to discrimination and hostility against certain groups, including racialised community, Muslim communities, anti-racism movements, activists and organisations; denounces the effect of such policies, which includes the delegitimising and in some instances criminalising, or attempting to criminalise, political, religious, and other discourses, and discriminatory legal and law enforcement practices, including racial and religious profiling, shrinking of civil society space and self-censorship of civil society’s political views and a chilling of open and free political debate; calls on the Member States to refrain from such practices or from adopting policies and legislation that could lead to such consequences for these communities;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE788.289