MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on placing the Antifa movement on the EU terrorist list
10.6.2020
Christine Anderson, Gerolf Annemans, Gunnar Beck, Aurelia Beigneux, Lars Patrick Berg, Dominique Bilde, Markus Buchheit, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Gilbert Collard, Marcel de Graaff, Filip De Man, Derk Jan Eppink, Nicolaus Fest, Emmanouil Fragkos, Gianna Gancia, Catherine Griset, Roman Haider, Virginie Joron, Maximilian Krah, Joachim Kuhs, Jean‑Lin Lacapelle, Gilles Lebreton, Jaak Madison, Thierry Mariani, Jörg Meuthen, Guido Reil, Jérôme Rivière, Rob Rooken, Robert Roos, Hermann Tertsch, Tom Vandendriessche, Harald Vilimsky, Charlie Weimers, Bernhard Zimniok, Milan Zver
B9‑0168/2020
Motion for a European Parliament resolution on placing the Antifa movement on the EU terrorist list
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Council Common Position of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (2001/931/CFSP)[1],
– having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/20 of 13 January 2020 updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2019/1341[2],
– having regard to Rule 143 of its Rules of Procedure,
A. whereas a terrorist act is defined in Article 1(3) of the abovementioned Council Common Position;
B. whereas Antifa has organised and carried out violent attacks in the United States under the guise of protesting the death of George Floyd; whereas Antifa is known to have incited and committed violence in Europe; whereas the movement has allegedly received training from other terrorist groups in Syria;
1. Considers that the actions carried out by Antifa ought to be described as terrorism and should be categorised as such;
2. Calls on the High Representative to propose to the Council that Antifa be included in the EU terrorist list; consequently calls on the Council to include Antifa in the terrorist list during the next review thereof.