(AFP) President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered the government to draw up proposals to tackle the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood movement and the spread of political Islamism in France, the Elysee said.
The French presidency made the announcement after Macron chaired a security meeting to examine a report sounding the alarm about the Muslim Brotherhood and saying the movement poses “a threat to national cohesion” in France.
“Given the importance of the subject and the seriousness of the facts established, he has asked the government to draw up new proposals that will be examined at a forthcoming Defence Council meeting in early June,” the Elysee Palace said.
In a rare move, Macron has also decided to make the report public by the end of the week. AFP obtained a copy of the report on Tuesday.
