Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto urges EU alignment with the US calling the anti-fascist group a \u2018grave threat\u2019.<\/p>\n
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Hungary\u2019s foreign minister demanded that the European Union classify antifa as a \u201cterrorist\u201d group<\/a>, citing a series of incidents across Europe allegedly linked to the anti-fascist movement.<\/p>\n On Friday, Peter Szijjarto, in a post on X, released excerpts from a letter he sent to the EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas demanding action against antifa.<\/p>\n Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list<\/p>\n \u201cIndividuals and groups linked to the so-called Antifa ideology have carried out numerous terrorist attacks across the European Union, including in Germany, France, and Italy,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cThis violent far-left network has carried out brutal attacks across Europe, including in Budapest. To our great regret, suspects later avoided justice by finding refuge in EU states,\u201d Szijjarto said.<\/p>\n Szijjarto highlighted the case of Italian Ilaria Salis, who he said \u201cgained immunity after becoming an MEP\u201d.<\/p>\n In February 2023, Salis was arrested with other activists in Budapest while taking part in a demonstration against an annual commemoration by neo-Nazis.<\/p>\n One year later, she was elected to the European Parliament, leading to the end of her house arrest in the Hungarian capital.<\/p>\n In my letter to @kajakallas<\/a> I urged the EU to follow @realDonaldTrump<\/a>\u2019s lead and classify Antifa as a terrorist organisation. <\/p>\n This violent far-left network has carried out brutal attacks across Europe, including in Budapest.<\/p>\n To our great regret, suspects later avoided justice\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/StM6jKzU3q<\/a><\/p>\n\n