Poland Rejects EU Migration Pact, Vows Not to Accept Relocated Migrants

2025-02-05 08:59:55

(MENAFN) Poland’s government strongly opposes accepting relocated asylum seekers under the EU’s migration pact, which it argues jeopardizes national security, Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said.

The European Parliament approved the new EU migration and asylum pact in May 2024. The pact’s solidarity mechanism needs member states to share responsibility for migrants, as countries at the EU’s borders face a disproportionate influx. States that reject to take in relocated migrants must pay 20,000 euro (more than USD20,600) per individual as compensation.

In an interview with RadioZet on Monday, Siemoniak reaffirmed Poland’s rejection of the pact, stating that the country would not fulfill its obligations under the agreement.

“Our position is clear – we are opponents of the Migration Pact, and there is absolutely no question of any acceleration or delay,” stated Siemoniak. “We will not accept migrants, and there will be no relocation,” he stressed.

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