Brussels\u2019 Pact on Migration and Asylum is supposed to come into force in just under a month\u2019s time, on June 12th. Yet many political forces across Europe are still unconvinced that it will help to ease national migrational pressures, with some saying it will make matters worse.<\/p>\n
The Pact was born with the declared intention of strengthening control. In reality, it will introduce administrative changes, while leaving the foundations of the model largely untouched<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hungarian MEP Andr\u00e1s L\u00e1szl\u00f3 on Tuesday said<\/a> the Pact simply amounts to Europe \u201cdoubling down on a failed migration policy,\u201d adding that quotas and relocation mechanisms are not the answer. Instead, \u201cfixing the migration policy is not difficult and can be done in three steps.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 Defend the borders and stop illegal entry.<\/p>\n \u2013 Close legal loopholes, defund pro-immigration NGOs.<\/p>\n \u2013 Remove those who are already here illegally and remove non-EU citizens who commit a crime. Use trade sanctions against countries that refuse to cooperate on returns.<\/p>\n Today marks exactly ONE MONTH until the EU Migration Pact comes into force & this is a moment worth noting.<\/p>\n After years of chaos and failure, Europe is doubling down on a failed migration policy.<\/p>\n This pact will attempt to reintroduce a system of redistribution of migrants on\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Andr\u00e1s L\u00c1SZL\u00d3 MEP \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddfa (@laszloan) May 12, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n L\u00e1szl\u00f3\u2019s group in the European Parliament, the Patriots, has long opposed the Pact, arguing<\/a> that the Commission is using it to force EU states to \u201ccapitulate\u201d to mass immigration.<\/p>\n The European Conservatives and Reformists group also insists<\/a> that the programme \u201cwould not solve the underlying issue but rather abolish most of the national prerogatives on this policy area.\u201d<\/p>\n Under former prime minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n, Hungary was one of the Pact\u2019s most staunch opponents. But Budapest\u2019s new administration is sounding more sympathetic<\/a> to the Commission\u2019s approach, despite the fact its members were critical of it before the election.<\/p>\n