Answer to a written question – Commission position on the Polish Government’s declaration that Poland will not participate in the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum – P-000699/2025(ASW)

The legal instruments of the Pact on Migration and Asylum[1] entered into force in June 2024 and they will enter into application in mid-2026.

The Asylum and Migration Management Regulation[2] foresees mandatory but flexible solidarity. This means that each Member State has full discretion to choose between the various forms of solidarity, namely relocation, financial contributions and alternative measures (in-kind support).

Therefore, a Member State may decide to contribute with any form of solidarity, and this would be financial contributions and alternative measures only.

Moreover, the Pact provides the necessary flexibility to address the needs of Member States, based on their specific migratory situation.

According to the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation, a Member State could receive solidarity or benefit from a full or partial deduction of solidarity contributions.

• [1] https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/pact-migration-and-asylum_en.
• [2] Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on asylum and migration management, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1147 and (EU) 2021/1060 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 604/2013; OJ L, 2024/1351, 22.5.2024.