Poland will be exempted from the European Union migration pact’s requirement to accept migrants from other member states, the government announced.
The exemption rewards Poland’s acceptance of millions of Ukrainian refugees since Russia’s 2022 invasion, with nearly one million still hosted in the country. Poland will now be classified as a nation “under migratory pressure,” eligible for support from Brussels—rather than obliged to take in migrants from other EU member states.
Like Poland, Hungary is refusing to accept illegal migrants but, in contrast, faces daily fines for this. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Hungary has, like Poland, welcomed and assisted Ukrainian refugees.
Hungarian international spokesman Zoltán Kovács posted on X:
So @donaldtusk gets an exemption from the EU’s Migration Pact and is praised for “defending Poland’s borders.” Brussels even claims that Poland’s support for Ukrainian refugees justifies its exemption from both migrant relocation and financial contributions.
Meanwhile, Hungary has been doing exactly this for years, protecting Europe and rejecting migrant quotas—and what do we get? Daily fines, political blackmail, and constant attacks from Brussels.
The EU’s double standards couldn’t be clearer: one rule for Brussels’ favorites, another for those who speak honestly about migration.
Last month, Budapest’s iconic Keleti railway station was illuminated with a light projection warning Hungarians that “just one wrong choice” could turn the country into a “land of migrants.”
