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Hungary will not accept illegal immigrants or pay fines for refusing them, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said.

Hungary has vowed a ’revolt’ against the EU in 2026. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has declared that Budapest will lead a rebellion against the bloc’s new Migration Pact.

The policy is expected to take effect in July. It forces member states to contribute in proportion to their population. They must also contribute based on their total GDP. This contribution alleviates artificial migratory pressure on the worst-affected nations within the bloc.

Each member state must accept a certain number of migrants from hotspots. Alternatively, they must pay €20,000 ($23,000) for each person they refuse to take in.

‘Just as in 2025, we will not allow a single migrant into Hungary in 2026. We will not pay a single forint from Hungarians’ money. Szijjarto wrote this on Facebook on Sunday. He blasted the requirement as absurd.

The EU mandate clashes with Hungary’s own tough national measures, which include border fences and a rejection of mandatory quotas.

The stance has already led Brussels to penalize Budapest. The European Court of Justice is forcing it to pay a daily penalty of €1 million. This has been in place since June 2024 for non-compliance.

Szijjarto argued that the pact primarily serves nations where security and social stability have deteriorated. In these countries, the main objective is now to expel migrants as swiftly as possible.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban previously warned that Hungary would not comply with the new EU requirements. He condemned the policy as outrageous. 

Orban is known for his staunch criticism of EU policies, including those related to migration and the Ukraine conflict.

Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic have also opposed the EU migration pact. Warsaw and Bratislava have demanded an exemption, and the new government in Prague wants the policy renegotiated.

The EU has been grappling with mass immigration over the past two decades. It contributed to the implosions of Libya and Syria in 2011 and 2014. The EU also backed the escalation of Kiev’s conflict with Moscow in February 2022. These actions triggered waves of arrivals numbering in the millions.

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