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If European states were truly concerned about the security and well-being of their own citizens, illegal migration would be dealt promptly and decisively, rather than by bureaucratic so-called pacts, euphemisms, and threats. There is a lot of rhetoric and very little determination to do what needs to be done to truly fight migrant floods keep coming in.
It is not difficult to predict what the future holds if decision-makers continue to choose the rhetoric of “solidarity and inclusion” among those EU “supreme values”, rather than a realistic plan to restore order and save European civilization. Our very own survival is at stake.
While more and more countries are seeking exemptions or openly denouncing the Pact on Migration and Asylum regarding migrant redistribution quotas or so-called contributions (financial ones, of course), the European Commission has announced new steps towards the effective implementation of the Pact from June 2026.
A few days ago, the Commission proudly launched the first “Annual Migration Management Cycle,” which includes an overview and the challenges facing Member States, as well as a proposal for an annual solidarity reserve. An “essential” step, according to the Commission, towards the “effective” implementation of the Pact. The first annual report, covering June 2024 to June 2025, has also been published, according to which illegal entries into the EU have fallen by a third thanks to increased cooperation between Member States. The statistics are therefore encouraging.
We hear about “solidarity” and “responsibility” in almost all situations where reference is made to the set of rules that should govern the arrivals of the migrants in the EU. A “solidarity” and “responsibility” which are imposed on Member States.
Beyond the rhetoric, here’s the deal. Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic have repeatedly said they’re not gonna support the quota system, push for redistribution, or pay a single euro for immigrants just for the sake of “solidarity.” These countries have made no secret of their critical stance towards the Pact, which they consider a major and immediate threat to the security of their own citizens.
Poland and the Czech Republic, which will be joined by at least four other countries—Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Estonia—will ask the EU Council, where a qualified majority vote will be required for them to obtain exemption from the “solidarity fund.” How realistic it is to believe that only certain countries will be able to get exemptions, while others will be refused and will continue to be subject to the mandatory “solidarity” program, remains to be seen.
While EU countries are seeking to escape from a pact they do not want, the Labour government in the UK, facing immense political pressure, is adopting tougher measures against immigrants on its territory, something that until recently would have been unthinkable for a left-wing government. Whereas until now the left has welcomed them with open arms, it now seems to be making efforts to discourage them from staying too long. The reform of the migration system includes halving the length of stay from five years to two and a half years and increasing the time required to obtain permanent resident status fourfold, from five years to twenty years. Another measure is the elimination of automatic access to social assistance for asylum seekers who refuse to work even though they are able to do so, and for those who commit crimes. Nothing too harsh, we might add.
No pact and no reform can work unless the cause of this spreading cancer is removed. Illegal migration cannot be fully managed unless it is stopped at its source. Moving migrants from one country to another, believing that this will ease the pressure, and financially penalizing states that refuse to take part in this madness will not lead to an effective fight against this scourge. The real solidarity that Member States need is to fight evil with measures that have a profound long-term effect, not with palliative policies.