EU Summit Deadlocked as Poland and Hungary Resist Migration Reform

Poland and Hungary have successfully blocked the adoption of joint conclusions on migration at the European Council summit, deleting several anticipated paragraphs on the topic. The two countries oppose a proposed reform of the EU's migration policy, which includes a system of "mandatory solidarity" and offers member states three options to collectively deal with migration flows. Poland and Hungary claim the reform would impose compulsory quotas on the distribution of asylum seekers, leading to financial penalties. They also resent the fact that the reform was adopted by a qualified majority, depriving them of veto power.