Next EU budget seen as funding migration crackdown
16 July 2025
EUobserver, 16 July 2025.
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"An internal document from the Polish EU presidency, leaked by London-based civil rights defenders Statewatch, said senior EU member state officials had discussed the need for "new sources of funding to finance strategic and comprehensive partnerships".
The document also calls for more human-rights oversight for the funds.
"[But] I would say if you're intent on cooperating with militias and dictators, it's quite hard to see how any human rights values or safeguards can really be upheld," said Chris Jones, director of Statewatch.
Instead, Jones says he expects the next MFF will basically "fund more death at Europe's borders", more state surveillance, and more support for militia and security companies.
"We're going to see more funding and support dedicated to authoritarian regimes. The same kind of policies that have continued to fail and will keep failing," he said."
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