Europol: PKK has not carried out any terrorist attack on European soil

This came in the agency's annual report, which deals with talking about groups that the European Union considers to be "terrorist" and titled "The State of Terrorism in the European Union in 2020".

The report said that the PKK "has not yet made any terrorist attack on the territory of the European Union", and it "organizes rallies and demonstrations in Europe on the issues related to the Kurds, most of which are peaceful."

The report pointed out that the PKK members and sympathizers continued to participate in legal activities to raise funds for support, and said, "It appears that the main source of revenue is the annual fundraising campaign (Campania) and cultural events."

The report pointed out that the situation in the Kurdish-inhabited areas in Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran has a strong influence on societies in the European Union.

In this context, and added, "Turkish military intervention in northern Syria, which began in October 2019, has increased Kurdish protests throughout Europe, and tensions between Turkish and Kurdish communities in a number of European countries have exacerbated, at times escalated, and turned into clashes between Kurds and Turkish nationalists during protests and counter-protests. "

According to the report, the Belgian Court of First Instance in Liege acquitted two Turkish citizens for their alleged involvement in the PKK activities.

The Belgian court also acquitted the PKK of terrorism charges, according to international humanitarian law, and the court said that what happened between Turkish countries and the Labor Party for decades, where the latter relied on military organization and training, "can be considered a non-international armed conflict, as it is provided for in the exception clause under Article 141 bis.

Europol is the European law enforcement agency, whose job is to maintain security in Europe by providing support to European Union member states in the areas of fighting major international crimes and terrorism. It is affiliated with the European Union and is based in the Dutch city of The Hague.

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