After European Parliament Vote, CAM Urges EU to ‘Turn Commitment Into Concrete Action’ Against Muslim Brotherhood

The European Parliament approved a resolution on Thursday calling for a coordinated European Union strategy to “counter Islamist entryism and the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood.”

The measure — passed by a 381-167 margin — is part of an initiative spearheaded by French MEP Céline Imart (European People’s Party), who the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) has been proud to collaborate with in pushing for action against the Muslim Brotherhood.

The main aims include:

— Increased scrutiny of European public funding and financial networks potentially linked to extremist organizations.

— Improved cooperation and intelligence sharing between EU member states.

— An examination of whether individuals or entities linked to the Muslim Brotherhood meet the legal criteria for inclusion on the EU terrorist list.

— Protection of European democratic institutions from extremist influence while safeguarding fundamental freedoms.

A similar resolution was advanced by the French National Assembly in January.

Exposing the dangers posed by Muslim Brotherhood’s growing presence across the continent is a top advocacy priority for CAM’s European office. CAM is partnering with MEP Imart on an upcoming event at the European Parliament to highlight this urgent issue.

CAM Executive Director of European Affairs Shannon Seban stated on Thursday, “For too long, Europe has underestimated the dangers of Islamist entryism and the influence of networks seeking to exploit our democratic institutions from within. Today’s vote is an important political step, but it must not become another resolution without consequences. The European Commission and member states must now translate this commitment into concrete action, particularly on transparency, financing, and accountability.”

“Defending our democracies means having the courage to identify the threats they face and the determination to confront them,” Seban emphasized.

During a June visit to Abu Dhabi, where she met with top Emirati experts on extremism and counter-terrorism to discuss best approaches for tackling radical ideologies, Seban said, “The Western world is too naive to address the issue of the Muslim Brotherhood. Europe must wake up.”

At a Brussels roundtable hosted by CAM in March, Seban told an audience of MEPs, EU officials, and civil society representatives, “Confronting antisemitism requires confronting extremism head-on. These two phenomena are not parallel problems — they are deeply intertwined, almost symbiotic.”

“If we are serious about combating antisemitism in Europe, we must also be serious about confronting the ecosystems of extremism that enable it,” she added. “This requires clarity, courage, and cooperation — across institutions, across countries, and across sectors.”

Earlier in the year, Seban traveled to Canada, where she called for the government to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization in a keynote address at a forum for national lawmakers in Ottawa.

In her remarks, Seban underscored the antisemitic hatred at the core of the Muslim Brotherhood’s ideology.

“Antisemitism is not incidental within Islamist intellectual history,” Seban noted. “From early Brotherhood writings to decades of sermons and rhetoric, Jews have been portrayed not merely as a religious community, but as a conspiratorial force — controlling governments, corrupting societies, obstructing an imagined ‘Islamic order.'”

C’est fait. Et c’est historique.
Le Parlement européen vient d’adopter ma résolution contre l’entrisme islamiste et les réseaux des Frères musulmans.

J’ai brisé un tabou que l’Europe trainait comme une chaîne : cette victoire signifie un changement de doctrine majeur dans les institutions.

Fière d’avoir porté ce texte jusqu’au bout. Merci aux négociateurs des autres groupes avec qui j’ai eu plaisir à tr88 updates availableavailler, hors socialistes et extrême gauche qui ont boycotté le texte. Nous avons pu dépasser les clivages politiciens, sur un sujet majeur pour nos sociétés et notre jeunesse.

— Céline Imart (@CelineImart) October 8, 2026

🚨🇪🇺 Le Parlement européen vient d’adopter la résolution portée par notre députée européenne @CelineImart @lesRepublicains pour lutter contre l’entrisme islamiste et l’influence des Frères musulmans.

Une première étape pour sortir enfin de la naïveté européenne face à une menace qui pèse sur nos démocraties occidentales.

Il est temps d’ouvrir les yeux et d’agir.

— Shannon Seban (@ShannonSeban) October 8, 2026

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