{"id":1042640,"date":"2018-12-02T01:44:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T06:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/?p=1042640"},"modified":"2018-12-02T01:44:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-02T06:44:42","slug":"more-and-more-countries-are-rejecting-uns-migration-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/more-and-more-countries-are-rejecting-uns-migration-package\/","title":{"rendered":"More and More Countries Are Rejecting UN\u2019s Migration Package"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The United States and Hungary were the first countries to reject the UN\u2019s migration pact. However, many countries have since followed in their footsteps. The pact is primarily criticized because it doesn\u2019t differentiate between legal and illegal migration. \u00a0Hungarian officials claim it harms sovereignty and legitimizes illegal migration.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hungarian Foreign Minister P\u00e9ter Sz\u00edjj\u00e1rt\u00f3 thinks that the global migration compact will only worsen Europe\u2019s situation as it will encourage millions of people to set out, risk their lives and pay millions of dollars to human smugglers.<\/p>\n<p>Sz\u00edjj\u00e1rt\u00f3 insists the package would pose a \u201cserious danger\u201d to Europe as it is \u201caimed at legalizing illegal migration as a fundamental human right.\u201d He warned that Hungary would vote against the proposal at next year\u2019s UN general assembly session.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/szijjarto-un-migration-package-europes-betrayal\/?fbclid=IwAR1teGdywJXK6NnmtHGVPj-5YME0LjdlkDAni-Ovmb0tDJvrTmazjJ43euQ\">Austria is the first country<\/a>\u00a0to follow Hungary\u2019s example.\u00a0 Concerning the UN package, Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache said that Austria disagreed with 17 out of the 23 points. Austria would vote against the package to prevent \u201cbad development,\u201d he said, adding that the line between legal and illegal migration must not be removed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-migrants-czech\/czechs-join-other-eu-states-rejecting-u-n-migration-pact-idUSKCN1NJ0O7\">On November 14<\/a>, The Czech Republic joined the growing ranks of European Union countries rejecting the UN pact. Prague also criticized the decision because of the lack of clear differentiation concerning migration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-un-migrants-poland\/polands-government-rejects-un-migration-pact-idUSKCN1NP1HO\">This week, Poland<\/a>, another V4 country, joined the list. The right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government said in a statement that it would not approve \u201cthe agreement which does not guarantee security for Poland and can also be an incentive to undertake illegal migration.\u201d It also added that the pact had failed to give \u201cstrong guarantees regarding the sovereign right of countries to decide who they accept on their territory and to distinguish between legal and illegal migration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-un-migrants-bulgaria\/bulgaria-becomes-latest-eu-state-to-shun-u-n-migration-pact-idUSKCN1NH1D9?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews\">Bulgaria<\/a>\u00a0revealed it would be not be siding with the United Nations on the matter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-un-migrants\/poland-to-snub-un-migration-pact-slovakia-has-reservations-idUSKCN1NP1PE\">Slovakian Prime<\/a>\u00a0Minister Peter Pellegrini said he was concerned his country might be required to receive more migrants than it wishes to. \u201cOur red lines are obligations that would limit our sovereignty to decide about accepting migrants,\u201d he told reporters after a government meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The pact became a major domestic political issue when left-wing politician and former UN official Miroslav Lajcak declared it would not impose anything on Member States. Lajcak argued that the issue was \u201cbeing hijacked by populists, xenophobes and nationalists.\u201d He stated that if Pellegrini\u2019s left-leaning Smer party did not trust him, then \u201c[he wouldn\u2019t] be the minister of foreign affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On a global scale, America was the first major player to say no to the pact. The Trump administration is leading the international opposition against the compact, claiming it harms sovereignty and legitimizes illegal migration. On Wednesday, Australia\u2019s conservative government also said it would not sign the pact because the agreement would undermine its existing immigration policies. Australia is widely known for its hard stance towards migration.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli government appeared to not be in favor of the pact. When asked about the issue this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is coordinating with the Trump administration and will act accordingly: \u201cWe are not in favor of the Global Compact on Migration in principal and probably will not be part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Via: Mti, Reuters, Origo.hu<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Image:\u00a0<\/em>ispionline<em>.it<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/more-and-more-countries-reject-uns-migration-package\/\">hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The United States and Hungary were the first countries to reject the UN\u2019s migration pact. However, many countries have since followed in their footsteps. The pact is primarily criticized because it doesn\u2019t differentiate between legal and illegal migration. \u00a0Hungarian officials claim it harms sovereignty and legitimizes illegal migration.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hungarian Foreign Minister P\u00e9ter Sz\u00edjj\u00e1rt\u00f3 thinks that the global migration compact will only worsen Europe\u2019s situation as it will encourage millions of people to set out, risk their lives and pay millions of dollars to human smugglers.<\/p>\n<p>Sz\u00edjj\u00e1rt\u00f3 insists the package would pose a \u201cserious danger\u201d to Europe as it is \u201caimed at legalizing illegal migration as a fundamental human right.\u201d He warned that Hungary would vote against the proposal at next year\u2019s UN general assembly session.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/szijjarto-un-migration-package-europes-betrayal\/?fbclid=IwAR1teGdywJXK6NnmtHGVPj-5YME0LjdlkDAni-Ovmb0tDJvrTmazjJ43euQ\">Austria is the first country<\/a>\u00a0to follow Hungary\u2019s example.\u00a0 Concerning the UN package, Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache said that Austria disagreed with 17 out of the 23 points. Austria would vote against the package to prevent \u201cbad development,\u201d he said, adding that the line between legal and illegal migration must not be removed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-migrants-czech\/czechs-join-other-eu-states-rejecting-u-n-migration-pact-idUSKCN1NJ0O7\">On November 14<\/a>, The Czech Republic joined the growing ranks of European Union countries rejecting the UN pact. Prague also criticized the decision because of the lack of clear differentiation concerning migration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-un-migrants-poland\/polands-government-rejects-un-migration-pact-idUSKCN1NP1HO\">This week, Poland<\/a>, another V4 country, joined the list. The right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government said in a statement that it would not approve \u201cthe agreement which does not guarantee security for Poland and can also be an incentive to undertake illegal migration.\u201d It also added that the pact had failed to give \u201cstrong guarantees regarding the sovereign right of countries to decide who they accept on their territory and to distinguish between legal and illegal migration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-un-migrants-bulgaria\/bulgaria-becomes-latest-eu-state-to-shun-u-n-migration-pact-idUSKCN1NH1D9?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews\">Bulgaria<\/a>\u00a0revealed it would be not be siding with the United Nations on the matter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-un-migrants\/poland-to-snub-un-migration-pact-slovakia-has-reservations-idUSKCN1NP1PE\">Slovakian Prime<\/a>\u00a0Minister Peter Pellegrini said he was concerned his country might be required to receive more migrants than it wishes to. \u201cOur red lines are obligations that would limit our sovereignty to decide about accepting migrants,\u201d he told reporters after a government meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The pact became a major domestic political issue when left-wing politician and former UN official Miroslav Lajcak declared it would not impose anything on Member States. Lajcak argued that the issue was \u201cbeing hijacked by populists, xenophobes and nationalists.\u201d He stated that if Pellegrini\u2019s left-leaning Smer party did not trust him, then \u201c[he wouldn\u2019t] be the minister of foreign affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On a global scale, America was the first major player to say no to the pact. The Trump administration is leading the international opposition against the compact, claiming it harms sovereignty and legitimizes illegal migration. On Wednesday, Australia\u2019s conservative government also said it would not sign the pact because the agreement would undermine its existing immigration policies. Australia is widely known for its hard stance towards migration.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli government appeared to not be in favor of the pact. When asked about the issue this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is coordinating with the Trump administration and will act accordingly: \u201cWe are not in favor of the Global Compact on Migration in principal and probably will not be part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Via: Mti, Reuters, Origo.hu<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Image:\u00a0<\/em>ispionline<em>.it<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/more-and-more-countries-reject-uns-migration-package\/\">hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1042641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1042640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>More and More Countries Are Rejecting UN\u2019s Migration Package &#8211; Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/more-and-more-countries-are-rejecting-uns-migration-package\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"More and More Countries Are Rejecting UN\u2019s Migration Package &#8211; Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The United States and Hungary were the first countries to reject the UN\u2019s migration pact. However, many countries have since followed in their footsteps. The pact is primarily criticized because it doesn\u2019t differentiate between legal and illegal migration. \u00a0Hungarian officials claim it harms sovereignty and legitimizes illegal migration.\u00a0  Hungarian Foreign Minister P\u00e9ter Sz\u00edjj\u00e1rt\u00f3 thinks that the global migration compact will only worsen Europe\u2019s situation as it will encourage millions of people to set out, risk their lives and pay millions of dollars to human smugglers.  Sz\u00edjj\u00e1rt\u00f3 insists the package would pose a \u201cserious danger\u201d to Europe as it is \u201caimed at legalizing illegal migration as a fundamental human right.\u201d He warned that Hungary would vote against the proposal at next year\u2019s UN general assembly session.  Austria is the first country\u00a0to follow Hungary\u2019s example.\u00a0 Concerning the UN package, Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache said that Austria disagreed with 17 out of the 23 points. Austria would vote against the package to prevent \u201cbad development,\u201d he said, adding that the line between legal and illegal migration must not be removed.  On November 14, The Czech Republic joined the growing ranks of European Union countries rejecting the UN pact. Prague also criticized the decision because of the lack of clear differentiation concerning migration.  This week, Poland, another V4 country, joined the list. The right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government said in a statement that it would not approve \u201cthe agreement which does not guarantee security for Poland and can also be an incentive to undertake illegal migration.\u201d It also added that the pact had failed to give \u201cstrong guarantees regarding the sovereign right of countries to decide who they accept on their territory and to distinguish between legal and illegal migration.\u201d  In a statement,\u00a0Bulgaria\u00a0revealed it would be not be siding with the United Nations on the matter.  Slovakian Prime\u00a0Minister Peter Pellegrini said he was concerned his country might be required to receive more migrants than it wishes to. \u201cOur red lines are obligations that would limit our sovereignty to decide about accepting migrants,\u201d he told reporters after a government meeting.  The pact became a major domestic political issue when left-wing politician and former UN official Miroslav Lajcak declared it would not impose anything on Member States. Lajcak argued that the issue was \u201cbeing hijacked by populists, xenophobes and nationalists.\u201d He stated that if Pellegrini\u2019s left-leaning Smer party did not trust him, then \u201c[he wouldn\u2019t] be the minister of foreign affairs.\u201d  On a global scale, America was the first major player to say no to the pact. The Trump administration is leading the international opposition against the compact, claiming it harms sovereignty and legitimizes illegal migration. On Wednesday, Australia\u2019s conservative government also said it would not sign the pact because the agreement would undermine its existing immigration policies. Australia is widely known for its hard stance towards migration.  The Israeli government appeared to not be in favor of the pact. When asked about the issue this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is coordinating with the Trump administration and will act accordingly: \u201cWe are not in favor of the Global Compact on Migration in principal and probably will not be part of it.\u201d  Via: Mti, Reuters, Origo.hu  Image:\u00a0ispionline.it  Source:\u00a0hungarytoday.hu\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/more-and-more-countries-are-rejecting-uns-migration-package\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-12-02T06:44:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/un-migration.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/un-migration.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/more-and-more-countries-are-rejecting-uns-migration-package\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/more-and-more-countries-are-rejecting-uns-migration-package\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8bcb55a841d5aae0d74dd77c82785eeb\"},\"headline\":\"More and More Countries Are Rejecting UN\u2019s Migration Package\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-12-02T06:44:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/more-and-more-countries-are-rejecting-uns-migration-package\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":563,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/more-and-more-countries-are-rejecting-uns-migration-package\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/12\\\/un-migration.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/more-and-more-countries-are-rejecting-uns-migration-package\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/more-and-more-countries-are-rejecting-uns-migration-package\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/more-and-more-countries-are-rejecting-uns-migration-package\\\/\",\"name\":\"More and More Countries Are Rejecting UN\u2019s Migration Package &#8211; 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However, many countries have since followed in their footsteps. The pact is primarily criticized because it doesn\u2019t differentiate between legal and illegal migration. \u00a0Hungarian officials claim it harms sovereignty and legitimizes illegal migration.\u00a0  Hungarian Foreign Minister P\u00e9ter Sz\u00edjj\u00e1rt\u00f3 thinks that the global migration compact will only worsen Europe\u2019s situation as it will encourage millions of people to set out, risk their lives and pay millions of dollars to human smugglers.  Sz\u00edjj\u00e1rt\u00f3 insists the package would pose a \u201cserious danger\u201d to Europe as it is \u201caimed at legalizing illegal migration as a fundamental human right.\u201d He warned that Hungary would vote against the proposal at next year\u2019s UN general assembly session.  Austria is the first country\u00a0to follow Hungary\u2019s example.\u00a0 Concerning the UN package, Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache said that Austria disagreed with 17 out of the 23 points. Austria would vote against the package to prevent \u201cbad development,\u201d he said, adding that the line between legal and illegal migration must not be removed.  On November 14, The Czech Republic joined the growing ranks of European Union countries rejecting the UN pact. Prague also criticized the decision because of the lack of clear differentiation concerning migration.  This week, Poland, another V4 country, joined the list. The right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government said in a statement that it would not approve \u201cthe agreement which does not guarantee security for Poland and can also be an incentive to undertake illegal migration.\u201d It also added that the pact had failed to give \u201cstrong guarantees regarding the sovereign right of countries to decide who they accept on their territory and to distinguish between legal and illegal migration.\u201d  In a statement,\u00a0Bulgaria\u00a0revealed it would be not be siding with the United Nations on the matter.  Slovakian Prime\u00a0Minister Peter Pellegrini said he was concerned his country might be required to receive more migrants than it wishes to. \u201cOur red lines are obligations that would limit our sovereignty to decide about accepting migrants,\u201d he told reporters after a government meeting.  The pact became a major domestic political issue when left-wing politician and former UN official Miroslav Lajcak declared it would not impose anything on Member States. Lajcak argued that the issue was \u201cbeing hijacked by populists, xenophobes and nationalists.\u201d He stated that if Pellegrini\u2019s left-leaning Smer party did not trust him, then \u201c[he wouldn\u2019t] be the minister of foreign affairs.\u201d  On a global scale, America was the first major player to say no to the pact. The Trump administration is leading the international opposition against the compact, claiming it harms sovereignty and legitimizes illegal migration. On Wednesday, Australia\u2019s conservative government also said it would not sign the pact because the agreement would undermine its existing immigration policies. Australia is widely known for its hard stance towards migration.  The Israeli government appeared to not be in favor of the pact. 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