On Monday, European Union Home Ministers initially approved the solidarity mechanics plan in the migration pact. This decision immediately sparked a sharp reaction from Hungary and a political dispute in Poland. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced "rebellion", categorically rejecting both the admission and payment of migrants.
The solidarity mechanism, which will be in force in June 2026, gives associate States 3 options: relocation of migrants, a financial contribution of €20,000 for any individual they do not accept, or operational support. The EU's yearly minimum relocation pool will be 30,000 people, and 21,000 people were proposed for the following year after June 2026.
In November, the European Commission assessed that six countries – Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia and Poland – were in a hard migration situation and would be exempted from certain commitments.
Orbán announces "rebellion"
Viktor Orbán rejected the plan in harsh words. «Today's decision Brussels is trying to force Hungary to pay even more or receive migrants. This is unacceptable. Hungary already spends adequate money to defend the EU's external border”, said the Prime Minister.
«We will not accept a single migrant and will not pay for another migrants. Hungary will not implement the Migration Pact. Rebellion begins!», he added.
The spokesperson for the Hungarian government, Zoltán Kovács, described the EU decision as a “punishment for success”. He wrote on X: «Since 2015, more than 6 million illegal immigrants have entered Europe. Hungary stopped them at their border. Effect? ZERO illegal immigrants in Hungary. Yet Brussels demands that we pay the bill for the chaos of others».
“They call it the “mechanism of solidarity”. We call it what it is: punishment for success. Those who have opened their borders have been rewarded. Those who defended their own must now “show solidarity” or be punished. This is not solidarity. It's a compulsion. Hungary said NO in 2015, said NO in 2020 and inactive say NO in 2025”, Kovács stressed.
The Ombudsman announced that “until Viktor Orban's government is in power, Brussels' migration programmes will stay only plans on paper”.
Poland released, but opposition criticizes
Minister of Interior and Administration Marcin Kierwiński announced on Monday in Brussels that EU countries had formally agreed to exempt Poland from the solidarity mechanism. Poland will not gotta accept migrants or pay compensation due to the admission of refugees from Ukraine.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X: «As I announced, Poland was released».
PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński immediately criticized the decision at the PiS press conference. «This is another fraud», he declared. He argued that the agreement “gives the anticipation of delaying a full exemption or partial exemption by a year, but it is not in any case that we will so receive any assistance”.
Kaczyński stressed that “a fewer million migrants have come through Poland over the last fewer years” and felt that “deeply unfair that we should not receive specified aid”. He besides stated that the PiS government had postponed this issue for 5 years.
«In general, Tusk's full policy consists of 1 big, repeated fraud all day», concluded PiS president.
Note: This article was created utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI).
