EU summit has not reached an agreement on immigration policy, Poland and Hungary oppose hope | immigration | summit
The two-day EU summer summit ends on June 30. Leaders of EU member states have failed to agree on the most controversial migration policy because of opposition from Poland and Hungary.
The topics of this EU summit include the situation in Ukraine, economic situation, security and defense, foreign policy, etc., among which immigration policy is the focus. In the summit conclusions issued after the summit, there are no provisions on immigration policy. European Council President Michel said in a statement after the meeting that he had taken note of the positions of Poland and Hungary. The issue of migration is a challenge for the EU and requires a response from the EU.
In early June, the interior ministers of EU member states reached an agreement on reforming the EU refugee asylum procedure in the form of a "specific majority", and 21 of the 27 member states expressed support. The agreement will make the asylum application process more rigorous and facilitate the repatriation of rejected asylum seekers. Member states can choose to accept a certain number of immigrants per year or pay a fine of 20000 euros per immigrant to the EU.
Poland and Hungary regard this agreement as a voluntary act rather than an obligation, and oppose the forced distribution of the number of immigrants admitted among member states. Hungarian Prime Minister Orban announced on the 30th that he would fight this agreement. During the summit, Polish Prime Minister Moravitsky expressed the hope that member states can decide for themselves how to support countries that accept a large number of immigrants.
In addition to immigration issues, the leaders of EU member states also discussed the situation in Ukraine and expressed their willingness to provide Ukraine with sustainable military support as much as possible, especially to provide Ukraine with sufficient quantities of ammunition.
In addition, the European Council invited the European Commission to assess the possible impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act on investment and the effectiveness of the EU's response.