US State Department designates 4 groups in Europe affiliated with Antifa as foreign terrorist orgs

I suppose this is good news! So called Antifa groups have been causing trouble and crimes in several Western European countries (e.g. Germany) for at least 4-5 decades!

Hopefully, some Western European countries will follow suit and support the US effort!

"... There are four Antifa groups in Europe — one in Germany, two in Greece, and one in Italy — which have all been accused of organizing or carrying out bombings, shootings, and other politically motivated attacks.

The FTO and SDGT designations require U.S. financial institutions to freeze their assets and ban their members' entry into the U.S. The designations also allow the U.S. to criminally prosecute those under its jurisdiction who offer material support to FTOs or conspire to offer such support.

A group called Antifa Ost has been linked to attacks between 2018 and 2023 in Germany, with seven individuals with ties to the group charged by German prosecutors. ..."

State Department designates 4 groups in Europe affiliated with Antifa as foreign terrorist orgs | Just The News "This is the first instance where the U.S. government has designated Antifa-linked groups as foreign terrorist organizations"

State Department makes first-ever Antifa foreign terrorist designations across Europe "Four Europe-based groups to face asset freezes and entry bans"