The Muslim Brotherhood movement is a "threat to national cohesion" in France and action must be taken to stop the spread of "political Islamism", according to a report to be presented to President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, reports Barron's.
"The reality of this threat, even if it is long-term and does not involve violent action, poses a risk of damage to the fabric of society and republican institutions... and, more broadly, to national cohesion," said the report, a copy of which was obtained by AFP on Tuesday.
The report, prepared by two senior civil servants, is to be examined by the Defence Council on Wednesday.
France and Germany have the biggest Muslim populations among European Union countries.
The report pointed to the spread of Islamism "from the bottom up" and at the municipal level, adding the phenomenon constituted "a threat in the short to medium term".
In France, the movement is "based on a solid structure, but political Islamism is spreading primarily at the local level," the authors stressed.