The Netherlands’ parliament approved a motion proposed by Party for Freedom (PVV) MPs Maikel Boon and Geert Wilders aimed at banning the Muslim Brotherhood and other related organizations. The measure passed with a slim majority of 76 votes after previously opposing parties ChristenUnie and 50PLUS shifted their position, according to the NL Times.

The motion cited a French May 2025 report warning of “the subtle long-term infiltration of the Muslim Brotherhood, with the ultimate goal of an Islamic state governed by Sharia,” though critics have argued the report exaggerated its claims. French lawmakers had also adopted a resolution urging the European Union to consider designating the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, which received support from the European Conservatives and Reformists Group.

Opposing Dutch parties questioned the necessity of the ban, pointing out that the Muslim Brotherhood was not listed in the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism’s latest threat assessment. Christian Democratic Appeal MP Tijs van den Brink emphasized that the group is not formally recognized by the intelligence service, the AIVD, and therefore could not legally be banned. Minister of Labor and Participation Thierry Aartsen similarly argued that the organization posed little risk to the Netherlands’ political system, though he called its activities “questionable.”

The motion does not specify which affiliated groups would also be prohibited. This is the PVV’s latest effort to target the Muslim Brotherhood, after previous attempts failed.

The Muslim Brotherhood has been designated a terrorist organization by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, and Austria banned the possession and distribution of its literature in 2021. The U.S. State Department labeled chapters in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt as terrorist organizations following a January 2026 executive order from former President Donald Trump.