Overview
- The State Department named four European left-wing groups as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, including Italy’s International Revolutionary Front and two Greek organizations.
- Washington says the so‑called Hammerbande carried out numerous assaults in Germany and coordinated attacks in Budapest in February 2023.
- The measures bar entry to the United States, freeze any U.S.-held assets, and prohibit material support by U.S. persons, taking effect on Nov. 20.
- German and Hungarian cases continue, with federal indictments in Düsseldorf and Dresden and a separate Budapest trial of Maja T. tied to the 2023 incidents.
- Berlin said it has taken note of the U.S. move, while Germany’s Interior Ministry assesses the group’s threat has recently decreased as leaders are jailed; Hungary listed the group nationally in late September.