Closing the compliance gap in migration and asylum after Hungary's elections

Alberto-Horst  Neidhardt; Felix Peerboom

Closing the compliance gap in migration and asylum after Hungary's elections

Alberto-Horst Neidhardt
, Felix Peerboom

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Abstract

Hungary is refusing to implement the Migration and Asylum Pact. The opposition’s victory could improve relations between Budapest and Brussels. Yet Viktor Orbán’s continued rule cannot be excluded. Unless the EU develops new ‘emergency’ enforcement tools, selective non-compliance could become normalised, undermining trust in EU frameworks.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Brussels
Publisher	European Policy Centre
Media of output	Blog
Publication status	Published - 31 Mar 2026

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