Slovak MEP Milan Mazurek Challenges EU Migration Policies Amid French School Riots and Crime Disparities

In a European Parliament debate on Islamist networks, Slovak MEP Milan Mazurek of the Europe of Sovereign Nations group directly confronted Western European migration approaches. 'Why we don’t have it in Slovakia? Why we don’t have it in Poland? What is the difference? We did not follow your insane migration policies,' he stated, attributing the absence of widespread street violence, sexual attacks, and Islamist agitation in Central European nations to their rejection of EU-backed policies. Mazurek accused progressive liberals of destroying Western Europe, calling for deportations as cities 'are in flames' and 'controlled by violent criminals, rapists, murderers, and radical Islamists.'

The remarks coincide with ongoing unrest in France, where student protests over school conditions escalated into blockades, arson, and clashes. Reports detail fires at multiple high schools in Nantes, Lyon, Marseille, and other cities, with hundreds of schools disrupted, over 6,000 arrests (mostly minors), and hundreds of injuries to police and students since late September 2026. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez described the situation as sliding into 'riot and urban violence.'

Poland and Slovakia maintain notably lower rates of reported sexual violence and overall crime compared to countries like Sweden, France, and Germany, according to European data compilations. Poland's homicide rate remains among Europe's lowest, and foreign nationals' share of crime in Poland is proportionally low relative to population growth from migration, primarily from Ukraine. Academic analyses present mixed findings on migration-crime links, with some panel studies finding no structural increase at the European level, while others note overrepresentation of certain migrant groups in violent offenses in Western nations.

Mazurek, a member of Slovakia's Republika party, has consistently opposed EU migration pacts and advocated remigration. His speech gained traction on social media, amplifying contrasts between Visegrád countries' restrictive policies and Western Europe's experiences.