Knauß points to Berlin, where the SPD and Greens are pursuing cooperation with the Left Party, whose campaign featured Gaza-related messaging and calls for an intifada. He argues that such alliances risk giving Islamist movements greater political influence.

The wider concerns extend to France, where a 2025 government report identified a suspected Muslim Brotherhood strategy of building influence from the local level through schools, sports clubs, religious organizations, and community associations.

The issue has also reached the European Parliament, which adopted an October 2026 resolution calling for an EU-wide response to Islamist infiltration, greater scrutiny of EU funding, and examination of organizations suspected of links to Muslim Brotherhood networks.

The Muslim Brotherhood has been banned in countries such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt while it has received state support from Turkey and Qatar.