Polish Deputy Interior Minister Has Affirmed That Poland Will Not Implement The EU Migration Pact In Full.

Luxembourg; June 2026: Poland will not fully implement the EU’s migration and asylum pact, which will enter into force on 12th June this year (2026), in order not to jeopardise its national security. Deputy Interior Minister Maciej Duszczyk told the Polish PAP agency and Polish Radio today.

Although Poland, alike the Czech Republic, has already secured an exemption from the mandatory principle of solidarity, and will not have to accept asylum seekers from other countries or contribute financially for their rejection, the Polish government has confirmed that it will still only adopt part of the new regulations. There is agreement between the current and previous Polish governments on this matter, PAP noted.

Interior Minister Duszczyk said in Luxembourg that Poland would only implement those elements of the pact that tighten migration control. “We cannot implement many parts of this package because it would be dangerous from our point of view”, he said. In this regard, he warned that if Poland were to adopt the migration pact in full, “Russia and Belarus would certainly abuse it, because it would introduce rules that could weaken the state’s determination to protect its borders and implement a restrictive migration policy”.

Citing EU sources, the PAP agency wrote that Warsaw explicitly rejects the regulation, which obliges member states to build additional border infrastructure such as specialized medical facilities and reception centres for migrants. Polish officials argue that specialised border guards already have the necessary medical qualifications and that the establishment of such centres could weaken the surveillance of the heavily guarded border with Belarus.

However, Duszczyk confirmed that Poland would incorporate several ‘reasonable elements’ of the pact. These include an effective policy on the return and expulsion of migrants, improved border protection, in particular measures that outlaw the abuse of migrants by foreign regimes, and a crisis regulatory mechanism that allows for the application of emergency security procedures in the event of a sudden mass influx of migrants.

Duszczyk also assured that Warsaw’s position is completely justified, has the support of most EU member states and is understood by the European Commission. At the same time, Poland is ready to firmly defend its position even in the event of possible legal disputes with Brussels, he added.

The Pact on Migration and Asylum includes a so-called solidarity mechanism, which identifies which EU countries are under disproportionate migratory pressure and how other countries should help them in solidarity. Other member states will be able to choose between three options: relocating asylum seekers to their territory, providing financial contributions or providing operational and technical support.

Poland, which hosts millions of refugees from Ukraine and secures the EU’s eastern border, falls into the category of countries experiencing a significant migration situation, according to the European Commission, along with the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia and Austria, and could therefore request a deduction of financial contributions for one year. The Czech Republic requested a full deduction of these contributions for this year and was granted an exemption.

Czech Interior Minister Lubomír Metnar said after Thursday’s meeting in Luxembourg that the Czech Republic continues to reject the principle of solidarity in the migration pact, but according to him, Czech information systems will be prepared to introduce measures to increase the security of citizens and border control.

Team Maverick.