Prime Minister Donald Tusk repeatedly assured that Poland would not implement the EU migration pact.
On 4 February, he stated in clear words that the decision in this case was "definitive". On 7 February in Gdańsk, in the presence of the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, he reiterated that Poland would not accept additional obligations related to the relocation of migrants.
“If individual in Europe thinks that Poland should take on another burdens, no substance who says it, I will say that Poland will not implement it. End, period," declared Tusk.
However, political reality seems to deviate from these assurances. The MEP of the Civic Platform Janusz Lewandowski admitted that Poland was incapable to effectively block the migration pact, and its entry into force is inevitable.
“For now, we have failed to organise a alleged number blocking this pact,” Lewandowski said on RMF FM. – We took note of the legal fact. This pact has been passed. He was besides voted in favour of our opposition in the European Parliament, but above all in the Council. It will apply from 2026. We gotta adapt to this.
He admitted that the decision on the pact had been taken at the level of the European Union, and Poland was incapable to effectively argue the draft.
Janusz Lewandowski argued that although Poland failed to block the pact, the government opened a “furt”, which would avoid compulsory relocation of migrants. It is to be the position of a country under “migration pressure” in connection with the war in Ukraine.
"The countries that have gathered to block represented only 14% of the EU's population, so the pact will come into force and we will open for ourselves the gate that Tusk had already announced in the presence of Ursula von der Leyen. Namely as a country under migration pressure, we will not accept relocations from another countries" - added the MEP.
The European Union has repeatedly shown that it constantly tightens its migration regulations and seeks to spread "responsibility" for migrants to all associate States. Even if Poland avoids compulsory relocation in the close future, it may be forced to accept migrants in a different form – even under the threat of financial penalties.
Migration pact – a dangerous precedent for Poland
The Migration Pact, which most EU countries have agreed to, includes a number of solutions that could lead to a profound demographic and cultural change in Europe. Although any of its provisions supply for improved deportation procedures, the key component is forced relocation of migrants. States that do not consent to their admission will gotta pay the punishment for any unaccepted foreigner. According to unofficial information, the amount is mentioned EUR 20 000 per migrant.
In practice, this means that associate States are faced with a choice: either agree to the proposed relocation or impose a advanced financial cost on their citizens. It is simply a model that straight restricts the sovereignty of states and forces the admission of abroad culturally against the will of society.
The current government of Donald Tusk declares that Poland will not accept migrants under the migration pact, but the political reality shows that Poland does not have adequate tools to effectively argue EU regulations. The absence of a blocking majority makes Brussels' decisions on this substance a fact.
Moreover, the effort to calm the public with a communicative about “furt” for Poland is only a smokescreen. Just look at the migration policy of Western European countries – Germany, France or Sweden – to realize how passive consent to EU regulations ends.
What is the Migration Pact?
The Migration Pact is simply a collection 10 European Union legal actsto regulate migration policy in associate States. It includes:
- Improving deportation procedures for persons who have not been granted the right to asylum,
- The introduction of a strategy of mandatory solidarity for the relocation of migrants,
- A mechanics of financial penalties for countries that refuse to accept migrants,
- Strengthen border protection, but without real tools limiting mass migration,
- The anticipation of forcing admission of migrants on the basis of decisions of the EU institutions.
Opponents of the Pact stress that this is simply a dangerous paper limiting the sovereignty of associate States and forcing them to receive migrants, regardless of the will of their own citizens. alternatively of limiting illegal migration, this paper will become an incentive for successive waves of migrantswho number on easier access to Europe.
The migration pact is threat to Polish sovereignty and securityand attempts to convince that Poland will find a way to bypass it will prove to be a simple political illusion.
