Following the MR Council meeting this Monday, 16 June, the Mouvement Réformateur is calling on the federal government to draw up a detailed report on the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Belgium, mobilising all state services, following the example of the in-depth study carried out by the French State.
In light of the revelations in the French report, which identifies Belgium as a “European crossroads of the Brotherhood movement”, the MR believes it is essential for our authorities to objectively assess this reality on our territory in order to safeguard our democratic values.
The MR Council highlights the urgency of acting following the worrying conclusions of the French report of May 2025. According to this official document, around 200 activists are believed to be linked to the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Belgium, and a number of associations are said to be directly connected to the Brotherhood, serving as channels for pan-Islamic lobbying. The French report even states that five Brussels municipalities, such as Saint-Josse or Molenbeek, show “the characteristics of confiscated territories, where control by Islamists over the population appears almost complete”.
Strengthening institutional vigilance: the urgent need for coordination
Furthermore, the Council stresses the need to understand the mechanisms of influence highlighted by the French report. This situation, which must be the subject of an in-depth study by our services, poses a direct threat to national cohesion and the integrity of our democratic institutions. Producing such a report will therefore make it possible to precisely identify the vulnerabilities of our system and adopt appropriate preventive measures.
The MR stresses the importance of strengthening our institutions with a coordinated capacity for analysis and response to these challenges. The education, sport and social action sectors, as well as the European institutions based in Brussels, are prime targets of this entryism strategy.
A democratic and transparent approach
This request forms part of an approach based on democratic transparency and the protection of the rule of law. The Mouvement Réformateur reaffirms that the aim is to identify and counter attempts to politically exploit religion for anti-democratic purposes, of which Muslims are the primary victims. The Mouvement Réformateur firmly condemns all death threats against our elected representatives who speak out publicly on this issue, and reiterates its support for their freedom of speech, which is essential to democratic life.
The Council of the Mouvement Réformateur reaffirms its commitment to state neutrality and its determination to defend the liberal and democratic values that underpin our society, as well as to combat radicalism and Islamism. We therefore demand that the Belgian government deploy the necessary resources to assess and counter any form of entryism that could threaten national cohesion and the integrity of our institutions.