For years, one EU country would ban a Brotherhood charity while the next country hosted its conference. That era, lawmakers say, is over. The new strategy would force every member state to apply the same standards of transparency and scrutiny, especially around money flows from outside Europe.

FEMYSO Expelled: Brussels Cuts Off Youth Front

In one of its most explosive paragraphs, the resolution calls for the permanent exclusion of the organisation “FEMYSO”, the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations, from European institutions. The organisation is considered close to the Muslim Brotherhood.

FEMYSO has for decades positioned itself as a representative of young European Muslims, holding meetings with the European Commission, the Parliament and the Council of Europe. Critics say that was a perfect cover for ideological influence, allowing the network to shape integration policy, youth programmes and anti-discrimination discourse from the inside.

Supporters of FEMYSO deny any operational link to the Brotherhood and describe the move as Islamophobic. But the Parliament’s majority disagreed. The permanent exclusion clause means no more access badges, no more hearings, no more funding applications through EU youth programmes. It is a direct institutional firewall.

Follow The Money: EPP Demands Audit Of Islamic Funding

The European People’s Party Group said that one of the resolution’s main objectives is to call for the tracking of European funds paid to Islamic entities and the cessation of any funding to them.

That pledge strikes at the heart of the network’s survival. Investigators across Europe have long complained that Brotherhood-linked charities receive municipal grants, EU integration funds and donations from Gulf states, then redistribute them to mosques, schools and media outlets that preach the same political Islam ideology.

The EPP wants a forensic audit. Every euro, every grant, every public contract must be traced. If a group is found to be part of the network, the tap must be turned off immediately. The proposal also calls on member states to share banking intelligence and to cooperate with financial intelligence units to stop external funding that fuels separatism.

Infiltration Of Institutions: Germany Raises The Alarm

Meanwhile, Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the country’s domestic intelligence agency, has expressed concern over a marked increase in the influence of the “Muslim Brotherhood” in the eastern German state of Saxony.

The head of the agency’s Saxony branch, Gordian Meyer-Plath, announced that the “Muslim Brotherhood” had exploited the shortage of places of worship for Muslims who arrived in Saxony as refugees through organisations such as the cultural association “Saxony Forum”, in order to expand its structures and disseminate its conception of political Islam.

Meyer-Plath’s warning was blunt: the Brotherhood did not need to build new mosques from scratch. It simply took over the ones that desperate refugees needed. By providing prayer space, Arabic lessons, counselling and community support, the network gained trust, then gradually introduced its political doctrine.

Meanwhile, court rulings and administrative decisions reveal that the authorities have begun tracking the channels used by Brotherhood networks to gain access to public-sector jobs, the education sector and integration programmes, while subjecting employees and institutions to assessments of constitutional loyalty, financial transparency and adherence to state values.

Karlsruhe Ruling: Loyalty Test For Civil Servants

The Administrative Court in Karlsruhe upheld the rejection of an appointment to a position in the foreigners’ registration office, citing the requirement that civil servants undergo scrutiny, following information provided by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution concerning the applicant’s proximity to the Muslim Brotherhood. The decision was based in particular on her educational activities within an association and a mosque under security surveillance.

That ruling is now being studied by interior ministries across Europe. It establishes a legal precedent: working in a Brotherhood-linked educational environment can be sufficient to question a candidate’s constitutional loyalty, especially for sensitive posts dealing with foreigners, integration and schools.

Recent European moves point to efforts to close the spaces exploited by Brotherhood networks to operate behind educational or social fronts and to prevent state institutions themselves from becoming channels for ideological influence. According to *independent.ng*, similar loyalty assessments are now being discussed in Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands, where intelligence services have also reported Brotherhood-linked teachers and social workers operating inside state-funded integration programmes.

France: The Epicentre Of The Battle

France is home to the largest Muslim communities in Europe, with the number of Muslims residing in French society estimated at around six million, the highest figure among European countries. The country also has more than 250 Islamic associations spread across its territory, including 51 associations considered affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, alongside a number of other entities, such as the “Collective Against Islamophobia”, the “Faith and Practice Association”, the “Centre for Studies and Research on Islam”, the “European Institute of Human Sciences” and the “Ibn Sina Institute”, which trains imams.

The “Union of Islamic Organisations in France” — currently known as “Muslims of France” — is considered one of the most influential Islamic entities in the country. It was established in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département in June 1983 and has since grown into a nationwide federation with youth camps, summer schools, publishing houses and student networks.

French officials have watched this ecosystem expand for decades, often powerless because each association was legally separate. The new French report and the EU resolution now try to connect the dots and treat the network as a single strategic challenge.

The 2025 French Report That Shook The Republic

In this context, a French report published in May 2025 revealed funding for an ideological doctrine that converges with terrorist radical organisations and is promoted under various banners. The report prompted alarm at the highest levels of the country’s leadership, while the French Parliament called on the European Parliament to include the Muslim Brotherhood on terrorist lists.

The report discussed a broad network of institutions linked to the group, amid concerns over the rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric under the guise of combating political Islam. It meticulously documented the ways in which the Muslim Brotherhood had penetrated

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Ojo said NAFDAC had intensified enforcement activities ahead of the festive season, when demand for alcoholic beverages and other drinks usually increases.

He warned that counterfeit drinks could pose serious health risks and urged those involved in the trade to stop.

“You are killing Nigerians in order to make money, which is not good,” he said.

The NAFDAC official added that the agency would investigate the sources of the products and raw materials, as well as identify those allegedly financing or directing the operation.

He said the recovered products and materials would be moved to the agency’s warehouse for further action, including destruction in line with established procedures.

Ojo warned that those arrested would face administrative action and prosecution in accordance with the law.

One of the arrested suspects, Chibuzor Okafor, who identified himself as a drinks dealer in the market, said he changed the bottles of some drinks because the original containers were damaged.

Speaking to Vanguard at the scene, Okafor said, “I deal in drinks. I change the bottle of the drink. It’s not that the bottle is not good. It’s the drink in there, because the other one is already damaged. So that’s why we are putting it in the next bottle.”

NAFDAC has yet to establish publicly the full details of the products involved or the extent of the suspected operation.

The agency’s Deputy Director of Public Relations, Christiana Obiazikwor, said NAFDAC continued to carry out surveillance, seize unregistered and counterfeit products, arrest suspects and destroy offending goods.

She dismissed claims that the agency was not doing enough to tackle counterfeit products, saying its officers regularly visited markets and suspected production sites.

“NAFDAC is still at work. We are on the streets. We are in the markets. We are everywhere,” she said.

Obiazikwor explained that some enforcement operations were not publicized to avoid alerting suspected offenders or creating unnecessary tension.

She said journalists were invited to observe the latest operation to show the public the agency’s efforts to protect consumers.

The official urged Nigerians to report suspected counterfeit production and distribution directly to NAFDAC instead of relying on social media posts that could spread unverified information.

“There’s no point going to social media to create fear. Report to NAFDAC, and we’ll do the needful,” she said.

She assured members of the public that the identities of people who provide credible information would be protected.

The Assistant Director and Head of Public Relations at the Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, Victoria Jennifer Akudu, said the raid formed part of the agency’s routine operations against illegal manufacturing and distribution.

Akudu said enforcement officers regularly confiscated suspected counterfeit products and shut down facilities linked to illegal activities.

She disclosed that the suspected operators had allegedly moved from an earlier location following enforcement action, prompting officials to continue tracking their activities.

“We have confiscated and sealed off the place. They moved to another place. This time around, we passed through the back door. And that is how we are able to get them,” she said.

Akudu urged Nigerians to report suspected counterfeit products directly to the agency and avoid spreading unverified claims that could cause unnecessary public concern.

“I will ask Nigerians not to fear. We are alert, and we are alive. We are doing our statutory function the way it should be,” she said.

NAFDAC said the operation was part of its ongoing efforts to remove counterfeit, adulterated and unregistered products from the Nigerian market.

The agency warned that repackaging drinks in the bottles of established brands without proper quality checks could expose consumers to serious health risks, particularly when the contents and production conditions have not been verified.