Europol: PKK continued to collect money for propaganda in Europe

In the report, it was noted that the PKK terrorist organization is very active in Europe and uses EU member states as bases for administrative, labor and financial purposes.

In the report, it was claimed that far-left people in Europe joined the PKK terrorist organization in conflict zones, and it was emphasized that these people who returned after fighting in the ranks of the terrorist organization pose a threat to states. EU members. .

In the report, which stated that the PKK has close relations with far-left organizations and anarchist groups in the EU, it was stated that, within the framework of these relations, armed training was provided to far-left and anarchist groups in the regions where YPG elements are in Syria.

THE MONEY RAISED IS ALSO SENT TO YPG

In the report, which describes Turkey’s acceptance of the YPG as an extension of the PKK, it was emphasized that the terror organization used the money it raised in the EU to support YPG militants in Syria.

In the report, it was reported that the PKK obtained a large amount of funds on EU soil through fundraising activities called “campaigns”.

In the report, which states that one person in Italy and 4 people in the German cities of Bremen, Kassel, Leverkusen and Nuremberg were arrested for belonging to the PKK terrorist organization in 2022, it is noted that the terrorist organization obtained income through the drugs. trade and smuggling in the EU.

In the report, it was stated that members of the PKK terrorist organization, who have citizenship or residence in the EU, go to the conflict zones in Syria and Iraq and participate in armed conflicts there, and all these activities are carried out by the organization. major. of the PKK.

In the report, it was claimed that the PKK was lobbying in the EU to release the leader of the terrorist organization Abdullah Öcalan and remove the PKK from the list of terrorist organizations.

TERROR IS STILL A THREAT TO EUROPE

In the report, which states that terrorism poses a serious threat in EU member states in 2022, it is stated that the number of planned, failed and carried out terrorist attacks on EU soil last year was 28.

It was recorded that the number of terrorist attacks carried out was 16, 13 of them were organized by extreme left groups, 2 by radical groups and one by extreme right groups.

Last year, 380 people were arrested on suspicion of terrorism in EU member countries, 93 of them in France, 46 of them in Spain, 30 of them in Germany and 22 of them in Belgium, social media and internet, terrorist propaganda and employment of weak people by terrorist organizations. It was claimed that it was used for the purpose of

In the report, Europol Director Catherine De Bolle said: “Russia’s war against Ukraine has had negative consequences for terrorist and extremist circles in the EU. The war first provoked a backlash from radical groups, especially from the extreme right, with some foreign fighters joining the fight.” evaluation was included. (AA)