At 1.30am, the EU heads of state and government left the Council building without an agreement.
Poland insists that each country should have the autonomy to determine its approach in supporting nations dealing with a high influx of migrants. Hungary, too, is blocking the reform.
Negotiations are scheduled to resume at the EU summit on Friday.
Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel voiced his frustration in an RTL interview, stating, “they are against everything, and I am not for everything, but I stand for solidarity and upholding the rules.”
He stressed that once an agreement is reached, it should not be called into question, adding that “rules are there to be respected.”
Bettel acknowledged Luxembourg’s “partial responsibility” for the impasse, but he expressed no shame, highlighting the importance of preserving the established protocol. He vowed to remain steadfast on this matter.
The negotiations will resume in Brussels on Friday at 9.30am - albeit without President Macron of France, who returned to Paris earlier than planned due to rioting throughout the country following the death of a teenager.
According to the Prime Minister, it is “the secret of Brussels” how to find an agreement that had not been possible the day before.
Bettel stressed the fundamental European principle of seeking collective solutions and being willing to compromise when necessary.
