Poland, Hungary block mention of migration in EU leaders’ statement

June 30, 2023   

(Reuters) Poland and Hungary refused on Friday to sign up to conclusions of a European Union summit over two paragraphs on migration, a move diplomat[s] said aimed to demonstrate their anger over being outvoted earlier this month on new migration rules.

The vetoed section deplores the loss of life of migrants trying to reach Europe, commits to fight trafficking and calls for more work to solve the migration problem. It had to be removed from the summit conclusions, which require unanimity, and re-branded as conclusions of the chairman of the meeting.

The veto exercised by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has no consequences for EU policy because EU governments decided on June 8th, by majority voting and against the two countries’ objections, to adopt the new migration rules.

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