WARSAW, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Both Polish and Hungarian foreign ministers on Monday refused to link the refugees relocation program with the EU funds.
At a joint press conference following meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto, Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said here that "We do not accept a blackmail of financial punishment to those who refuse to take in refugees. These issues cannot be linked."
Waszczykowski emphasized that refugees relocation program cannot be linked with EU funds as EU funding was regulated by treaties, adding Poland did not consent to being blackmailed by fines or losing EU funds in the refugee issue.
The Hungarian foreign minister also said the European Commission's allegations were of a political, not legal character" and also gave no consent to blackmail or punishing for not accepting refugees.
Both the foreign ministers agreed that the EC "goes far beyond its competences".
Waszczykowski and Szijjarto commented on media reports on the European Commission which is to decide on Wednesday whether to launch the EU law infringement procedure against countries that do not participate in the refugee relocation program.
According to Reuters, the EU law infringement procedure could be launched against Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
