Report on the Muslim Brotherhood: Emmanuel Macron convenes a Defense Council this Wednesday

The President of the Republic will gather around him at the Élysée Palace at 11:30 a.m. the head of government as well as several of his ministers responsible for Foreign Affairs, Finance, as well as National Education, Higher Education and Sports, "three sectors particularly targeted by this bottom-up infiltration," the Élysée Palace specifies.

Following this meeting, measures will be taken, "some of which will be communicated," but others will remain classified, the same source added.

"A threat to national cohesion"

According to the document obtained by AFP, the outline of which was revealed by Le Figaro on Tuesday morning, the report commissioned by two senior officials highlights a "threat to national cohesion" with the development of Islamism "from below" and at the municipal level. It "very clearly establishes the anti-republican and subversive nature of the Muslim Brotherhood" and "proposes ways to address this threat," the Élysée Palace summarizes.

The Defense Council's work is intended to be in line with Emmanuel Macron's 2020 speech in Les Mureaux on separatism, which led to the 2021 law on the principles and values ​​of the Republic. "One of the aims of this report is to raise awareness within the State about this issue," but also "to make the general public and local elected officials aware of the threat and how it operates," particularly in the run-up to the municipal elections, the Élysée Palace emphasized.

"Entryism is a long-term process, it's hidden, and it's a discourse that is very officially policed," summarizes the source, also expressing concern about "charitable dynamics on the ground." But "the movement is present in Europe and its target is clearly Europe," the Élysée Palace specifies, deeming it necessary to "raise greater awareness in the European Union." However, "we are all perfectly aligned in saying that we must not lump things together" with Muslims because "we are fighting against Islamism and its radical excesses," the Élysée source emphasized.