Three weeks after Strasbourg voted, no EU Council has listed anyone — and some outlets are reporting a ban

On 8 October the European Parliament adopted B10-0424/2026, “on the need for an EU strategy to counter Islamist entryism and the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood network,” tabled by the EPP group. The vote record at HowTheyVote.eu shows 381 in favour, 167 against and 15 abstentions — 563 MEPs voting, 156 absent, a 68/30/3 split. The per-group breakdown is stark in places: of 85 Patriots for Europe MEPs, 67 voted and all 67 voted for. The text asks member states to add people and organisations linked to the Brotherhood to the bloc’s joint terrorist list and to tighten checks so EU funds do not reach groups tied to political Islam. It names FEMYSO, the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations, as an affiliate. A parliamentary resolution is non-binding; listing requires Council action, and none of the reporting retrieved this week records any Council step, either toward implementation or in formal refusal.

Assessment: The gap between the Parliament vote and Council silence is the European story, and it is being papered over by a commentary layer that reports an intention as an outcome. This week produced no new facts in Europe — an IOL opinion column, a private intelligence Substack, and two pieces from ImArabic, an outlet whose editorial line on this file is hostile. One thread inside that is worth following: the ImArabic piece on European moves against Brotherhood influence in universities and grant-making is the only genuinely new reporting angle, and it points where enforcement actually bites. Funding conditionality does not require a Council listing, which is precisely why it will arrive first.