Marlène Schiappa did not hide her astonishment. The Minister Delegate for Citizenship said she was surprised on Monday by the links between the European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli and Femyso, a European confederation of associations of young Muslims which she described as “false nose of the ‘Islamism’.
“It concerns me strongly” that the commissioner received representatives of Femyso, declared the minister on Europe 1 in response to an inquiry from Marianne. According to the weekly, “thousands of euros in subsidies” are granted by European institutions to the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organizations (Femyso). This organisation, presented as being close to the Muslim Brotherhood, is at the origin of the campaign on “freedom in the hijab” which caused controversy at the Council of Europe.
Helena Dalli posted on November 18 on Twitter a picture of her with representatives of Femyso following a discussion on the “situation of young Muslims in Europe and the challenges faced due to stereotypes, discrimination and hatred”.
“A quick tour of the social networks of this organization allows you to see how aggressively they make comments regarding France, and not only regarding the government but also regarding French culture, blaming France and the overwhelming with all evils, ”said Marlène Schiappa.
“Europe must do its job”
“I wonder to see organizations that we want to see dissolved in France and which are dissolved”, like the publishing house “Nawa” and its “books legitimizing jihad”, according to her, and “which will be knocking on the doors of European offices to receive money and grants,” the Minister continued.
In the process, she decided with Clément Beaune, the Secretary of State in charge of European Affairs, to seize the European Commissioner “so that she can provide us with information on what led her to receive this organization”. “In France we have taken our responsibilities, saying not one euro of public money for the enemies of the Republic (…) Now Europe must do this work”, she insisted.