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2mo ago

EU Council Retains Power to Declare Mexican Cartels Terrorists

After a VOX eurodeputy cited the U.S. designation of cartels the Council confirmed it retains the authority under its 2001 framework

La UE no descarta incluír a los cárteles mexicanos en su lista de organizaciones terroristas.
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Overview

  • The EU Council told the European Parliament that it has not formally debated including Mexican drug cartels on its antiterrorism sanctions list.
  • The Posición Común 2001/931/PESC legal framework allows for asset freezes, account blocks and coordinated police measures against designated groups.
  • The EU’s current list features Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and Hamas but excludes Mexican cartels.
  • Eurodeputy Jorge Martín Frías of VOX asked the Council to follow U.S. President Trump’s 2025 designation of cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
  • The EU and the U.S. maintain biannual ministerial meetings and high-level drug dialogues to combat transnational organized crime and money laundering.