Overview
- Brussels' internal guidance says Berlin can apply to take no additional relocated migrants in 2026 and would likely be excused from financial or material solidarity that year, according to dpa reporting on Commissioner Magnus Brunner’s analysis.
- The solidarity mechanism under the EU asylum reform, due to start in June 2026, sets a baseline of at least 30,000 relocations annually with options to contribute instead through money, equipment or projects.
- Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Italy are identified as highly burdened and eligible to transfer people to other states, while Germany is listed among countries at risk of pressure due to arrivals and strained reception systems.
- Austria, Poland, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia and Croatia are assessed as having pronounced migration situations that allow them to seek partial or full relief from solidarity duties based on cumulative five‑year burdens.
- The Commission’s proposal and confidential state‑by‑state guideline contributions now go to governments for agreement, facing resistance in some capitals including continued opposition to relocations from Poland and Hungary.