Poland does not agree to the EU refugee redirection mechanism.
Despite the European Parliament's (EP) decision on the migration and asylum package on Wednesday, Poland does not agree to the European Union's refugee redirection mechanism, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at his evening press conference.
The package won the majority in the EP despite the votes of the Polish representatives, Tusk said in response to a journalist's question.
We will see what the final form of the pact will be, he added, noting that it has "certain options and opportunities for forming alliances", therefore Poland will not be subject to the relocation of migrants or the obligation to pay if they are not accepted.
Tusk did not rule out that after the EP elections in June, "the political structure of the parliament may change a little, and one way or another, we will return to the topic."
However, the government will "find ways to protect Poland from the redirection mechanism" even if the package comes into effect as voted in the EP, Tusk said.
You accept or you pay - the European Parliament accepted the migration pact
In Wednesday's EP vote, the representatives of the Civic Platform (PO), led by Tusk and belonging to the faction of the European People's Party (EPP), voted against the provisions of the EU migration and asylum package.
Among the Polish government coalition parties, members of the Polish Peasants' Party (PSL), which also belongs to the EPP, also opposed the package. The members of the New Left, which is also part of the government coalition, as well as the only EP representative of Poland 2050 supported some parts of the package or abstained from voting. EP representatives elected from the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) list opposed the package.
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Cover image: Donald Tusk doesn't like the migration pact either
Source: Euronews
