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IOM uses UN immunity to avoid scrutiny of Greek returns
The New Humanitarian, 22 December 2025. Read More
Biometrics Deal: EU Council Paves Way for US Data Exchange
Heise, 18 December 2025. Read More
Reclaiming migration: a call for justice, dignity, and an anti-racist Europe
To mark International Migrants Day more than 40 organisations, including Statewatch, are calling for "a Europe grounded in justice and equality" and "policies that honour dignity and rights of all." Read More
US access to EU citizens’ biometric data: ministers approve EU negotiating mandate
EU ministers have agreed to launch negotiations on an agreement that would grant US border agencies direct access to personal data stored in EU member state databases, and give EU agencies similar access to US data. The US is demanding access to the databases of all states that are part of its Visa Waiver Programme, for “immigration screening and vetting activities.” This is part of a broader plan to massively increase the amount of sensitive data gathered on travellers. Read More
UK: ‘Radio Nick’: a private spy hired by the police
In October, a court case led to the exposure of a private spy who had been hired by the police to infilitrate multiple campaign groups for almost a decade, Nick Gratwick. A new report by the Undercover Research Group documents Gratwick's activities in the late 1990s and early 2000s in detail. The case highlights the lack of laws and regulations governing private intelligence agents. Read More
Inside the EU’s flawed $200 million migration deal with Sudan
Amid the horrors of the Sudan civil war, questions are once again being raised over what role EU funds have played in the ongoing conflict and, in particular, alleged genocide in Darfur at the hands of the Rapid Support Forces militia. Statewatch is republishing a powerful 2018 article by the journalist Caitlin L Chandler for The New Humanitarian, which explains the background to and effects of the EU’s “migration management” cooperation with Sudan. Read More
Deportacije ne glede na lokacije
Radio Student, 10 December 2025. Read More
UK: Joint briefing on the “do not introduce digital ID cards” parliamentary petition debate
In September, the government announced plans for a new digital ID scheme that would be mandatory for ‘right to work’ checks by 2029. A petition against the proposal accrued nearly three million signatures, making it the fourth largest petition in British history and the second largest non-Brexit petition. It highlights problems with: mission creep; privacy; security risks; accuracy; discrimination and exclusion; and fundamental changes in the relationship between the state and the individual. Read More
How the EU migration pact will increase harms in Serbia and along the Balkan route
The EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum is likely to send the situation for migrants and refugees in the Balkans from bad to worse: more containment of people on the move through cruel tactics such as policing and pushbacks; more bureaucracy and digital controls, without protection or safeguards; and a further closure of civic space. Real protection requires a different approach. Read More
Exporter la “gestion” carcérale des migrations : 30 millions d’euros de l’UE vers le Sénégal
30 millions d’euros provenant du budget d’aide au développement de l’UE ont été alloués au Sénégal pour le contrôle des migrations. L’examen de documents de la Commission européenne met clairement en évidence l’objectif principal de ce financement : la surveillance et le contrôle des frontières, l’interception maritime des personnes tentant de quitter le Sénégal pour rejoindre le territoire européen, ainsi que les infrastructures d’accueil/détention. Read More