Hungary urges EU to designate antifa as a ‘terrorist’ group

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto urges EU alignment with the US calling the anti-fascist radical a ‘grave threat’.

Hungary’s overseas curate demanded that the European Union classify antifa arsenic a “terrorist” group, citing a bid of incidents crossed Europe allegedly linked to the anti-fascist movement.

On Friday, Peter Szijjarto, successful a station connected X, released excerpts from a missive helium sent to the EU overseas affairs main Kaja Kallas demanding enactment against antifa.

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“Individuals and groups linked to the alleged Antifa ideology person carried retired galore violent attacks crossed the European Union, including successful Germany, France, and Italy,” helium wrote.

“This convulsive far-left web has carried retired brutal attacks crossed Europe, including successful Budapest. To our large regret, suspects aboriginal avoided justness by uncovering refuge successful EU states,” Szijjarto said.

Szijjarto highlighted the lawsuit of Italian Ilaria Salis, who helium said “gained immunity aft becoming an MEP”.

In February 2023, Salis was arrested with different activists successful Budapest portion taking portion successful a objection against an yearly commemoration by neo-Nazis.

One twelvemonth later, she was elected to the European Parliament, starring to the extremity of her location apprehension successful the Hungarian capital.

In my missive to @kajakallas I urged the EU to travel @realDonaldTrump’s pb and classify Antifa arsenic a violent organisation.

This convulsive far-left web has carried retired brutal attacks crossed Europe, including successful Budapest.

To our large regret, suspects aboriginal avoided justice… pic.twitter.com/StM6jKzU3q

— Péter Szijjártó (@FM_Szijjarto) September 20, 2025

“These appalling acts exemplify beyond uncertainty that the Antifa question constitutes a sedate threat,” helium asserted.

The overseas curate cited US President Donald Trump’s caller determination to statement antifa arsenic a “major violent organisation” arsenic a crushed Europe should instrumentality akin actions.

Szijjarto said that the authorities was “convinced that connected specified a important substance Europe indispensable align its steps with the US, the starring unit successful the planetary combat against terrorism”.

During his archetypal term, Trump also threatened to designate antifa a violent organisation successful the aftermath of wide protests crossed the US successful effect to the sidesplitting of unarmed Black antheral George Floyd successful May 2020.

Antifa, abbreviated for “anti-fascists,” is not 1 unified radical but alternatively a loosely connected, decentralised web of left-wing activists and organisations successful the US that face right-wing and fascist movements.