"Where Donald Trump leads, Europe's nationalists and far right follow. After a Truth Social post last month, when Trump announced the US would designate antifa, the decentralised anti-fascist movement, a major terrorist organisation, his international allies swung into action. That same day, the Dutch parliament, where the largest party is Geert Wilders' far-right PVV, passed a resolution, noting the US decision and calling on the government to declare antifa a terrorist organisation in the Netherlands."
"Tom Vandendriessche announced last week that 79 MEPs from 20 countries supported his proposed text. In a video posted on X with ominous music playing, he described antifa as an international network that is supported, financed and protected by the system to fight the nationalist opposition with violence. Experts characterise antifa rather differently, instead describing it as a loose identity movement with neither leaders nor membership structure."
Donald Trump's Truth Social announcement that the US would designate antifa a terrorist organisation prompted immediate actions by European nationalists and far-right politicians. The Dutch parliament, influenced by Geert Wilders' PVV, passed a resolution urging a national designation. Hungary's Viktor Orban said his country would follow. A Vlaams Belang MEP drafted a European Parliament resolution backed by 79 MEPs from 20 countries. The MEP described antifa as an international, system-supported network that uses violence against nationalists. Experts and security specialists characterise antifa as a decentralised identity movement without leaders or membership, making legal designation and enforcement challenging.
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