After an Italian-led coalition opposing the plans crumbled, only Hungary and Poland ended up voting against the proposed EU Migration Pact.
Hungary and Poland were the last men standing in Luxembourg on Thursday evening after last-minute concessions to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni saw a coalition of EU nations against the bloc’s asylum reforms crumble.
EU interior ministers had been at loggerheads over plans proposed by the European Commission that would see the introduction of a mandatory migrant relocation scheme, with nations who refuse to cooperate fined a penalty of up to €22,000 per migrant.
“This is unacceptable! They want to turn Hungary into an immigration country by force!” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wrote in a social media post on Friday.
.@PM_ViktorOrban: Brussels is abusing its power. They want to #relocate #migrants to 🇭🇺Hungary with #force. This is #unacceptable, they want to forcefully turn 🇭🇺Hungary into a migrant country. pic.twitter.com/nckwQujeUF
— Zoltan Kovacs (@zoltanspox) June 9, 2023
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