Nineteen EU member states plan to build migration deportation centers using EU funds; Hungary is not among them

Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025

HVG

EU migration pact introduces faster asylum processing and solidarity funds; Hungary opposes key proposals.

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Nineteen EU member states proposed creating external centers for asylum seekers who do not receive protection within the EU, building on a new migration pact effective from June 2026 that aims to process asylum applications faster and stricter while providing a solidarity fund for host countries. Hungary did not join this initiative nor vote for the solidarity fund; only Greece, Spain, Cyprus, and Italy can claim funds based on migratory burden, with some other nations potentially receiving exemptions. The European Commission praised Italy’s similar program in Albania as creative but noted its failure due to high costs and judicial rulings requiring asylum decisions to be made by Italian courts regardless of temporary placement abroad.

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