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Leaked EU paper envisions dumping migrant sea rescues onto non-European states
EUobserver, 29 January 2026. Read More
Invoking the “instrumentalisation” of migration, the UK follows in the EU’s footsteps
In 2025 the UK announced a new sanctions regime targeting alleged people smugglers. It makes use of the “instrumentalisation of migrants” narrative that has been increasingly invoked by the EU since the early 2020s. This article explains what this narrative is, the powers it is used to justify and how it contributes to the degradation of migrant and refugee rights. Read More
Film screening: Viva Palastina: Reason of Resistance
Join MayDay Rooms, the Palestinian Youth Movement Britain and Statewatch for a screening of the documentary 'Viva Palastina: Reason of Resistance', examining the repression of the Palestinian solidarity movement in Germany. Read More
Greece: Criminal law used to target civil society organisations
The Greek government's latest move to stifle the work of civil society groups has been condemned by more than 70 organisations, including Statewatch, as unjust, unlawful and unreasonable. Read More
Raport i brendshëm i BE-së: Schengeni po kthehet në një fortesë
Albanian Post, 22 January 2026. Read More
Schengen borders: more deportations, surveillance and militarisation in the works
An internal EU report obtained by Statewatch offers an update on efforts to strengthen border and immigration controls in the Schengen area in the first half of 2025. The report reflects a desire to step up the anti-migrant policy agenda pursued by European policymakers in recent years – more deportations, more surveillance and more militarisation of borders. Read More
Ue-Usa: l’accordo per i dati privati di tutti gli europei
Il Fatto Quotidiano, 18 January 2026. Read More
Ausweitung der Passagierdatenspeicherung: EU plant Überwachung von sämtlichen Reisewegen
Der Standard, 18 January 2026. Read More
Surveillance of travel routes: EU plans to expand passenger data storage
Heise, 17 January 2026. Read More
EU member states want to expand police surveillance of travel
In the name of fighting crime and terrorism, EU law requires mandatory police surveillance of international air travel. Governments are now considering surveillance of all other modes of transport, in particular maritime travel. They also want to use data for new purposes, such as immigration control. A working group has been set up to consider new legal proposals. Read More