Hungary's Prime Minister, right-wing Viktor Orbán, warned Brussels that his country will not implement any of the provisions of the new European Union Migration and Asylum Pact, despite the recent sanctions imposed by the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU).
Through a message posted on his official X account, Orbán reinforced his stance against open border policies and denounced economic pressure from the Union.
"With today's decision, Brussels intends to force Hungary to pay even more or to take in migrants. This is unacceptable. Hungary already spends enough to protect the Union's external border. We will not take in any migrants nor pay for other countries' migrants. Hungary will not implement the measures of the Migration Pact. The rebellion begins!," stated the leader.
El primer ministro de Hungría, Viktor Orbán
Orbán's criticism comes after the approval of the Migration Pact, a regulatory package that seeks to standardize asylum criteria across the EU and establishes a mechanism of "mandatory solidarity."
This system means that member states must choose between accepting a quota of illegal immigrants or making financial contributions to support countries under greater migratory pressure. The Hungarian administration rejects both options and keeps that it already allocates significant resources to the protection of the bloc's external border.
EU sanctions against Hungary
In June 2024, the CJEU ruled that Hungary was persistently failing to comply with a 2020 judgment regarding asylum procedures, which led the court to impose a one-time fine of 200 million euros, as well as one million euros per day as long as it continues not to apply the bloc's regulations. The ruling described Hungary's conduct as an "unprecedented and exceptionally serious violation of Union law."
El primer ministro de Hungría, Viktor Orbán
Far from giving in, Hungarian authorities reiterated that they will not pay the fine. They also maintained that the strict defense of borders and the rejection of migration quotas are matters of national sovereignty, even if this means facing significant financial consequences.
This attitude reinforces a strategy that Orbán has maintained for years: presenting himself as a defender of European identity in the face of open border migration policies imposed by Brussels.
With his call for "rebellion," the Hungarian prime minister made it clear that he will not change his stance, even if his country continues to be the victim of sanctions and fines from the European bloc.
