Answer given by Ms Johansson on behalf of the European Commission

18.10.2021

1. While national security remains the sole responsibility of each Member State (Article 4(2) of the Treaty on European Union), Member States must comply with the requirements flowing from the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.

In the area of counter-terrorism, the directive on combating terrorism[1] reinforces the EU legal framework on countering terrorism and includes provisions that criminalise and sanction terrorist and terrorist-related offences, such as public provocation to commit a terrorist offence.

2. The Commission does not have any relations with the Muslim Brotherhood.

• [1] Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on combatting terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA.