Hungarian leader Orbán and MEP András challenge EU migration pact

In Brussels, discussions are set to focus on the EU’s 2028‑34 budget, migration policy and member‑state sovereignty as sovereignist forces gain traction across several countries. Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán Viktor is scheduled to attend a meeting of the “Patriots for Europe” council on June 17, marking his first official foreign appearance since his party’s electoral defeat. Analysts suggest that if sovereignist parties succeed in France, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic and potentially Austria, they could form a blocking minority within EU decision‑making.

Separately, the European Parliament’s LIBE Committee voted on a return decree that Hungarian MEP László András praised as enabling effective deportations of illegal migrants. András criticized the newly adopted Migration Pact, arguing it opens EU borders and penalises states that protect their frontiers. He highlighted past EU fines on Hungary and warned that implementing the pact would require costly migrant detention facilities, imposing a multi‑billion‑forint burden on Hungarian taxpayers. Both figures present a united sovereignist front opposing the EU’s migration framework and urging stronger border protection.