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== Mission and objectives ==
According to their [[Strategic planning|strategic plan]], Statewatch's vision is: “An open Europe of [[democracy]], [[civil liberties]], personal and political [[rights]], [[Freedom of movement|free movement]], [[freedom of information]], equality and diversity.”

As of 2022, its mission is: “To monitor, analyse and expose state activity that threatens civil liberties, human rights and democratic standards in order to inform and enable a culture of diversity, debate and dissent.”<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statewatch {{!}} |url=https://www.statewatch.org/about/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=www.statewatch.org |language=en}}</ref>

To achieve this, Statewatch produces news, analyses and in-depth publications covering a range of topics related to state activity across Europe and the UK. These include topics such as [[policing]]; [[Mass surveillance|surveillance]] and security technologies; [[Counterterrorism|counter-terrorism]]; [[Right of asylum|asylum]] and [[immigration]]; [[criminal law]]; [[racism and discrimination]]; and [[secrecy]], transparency, and [[freedom of information]]. It is well known for publishing official documents from EU institutions, in particular the [[Council of the European Union|Council of the EU]], and publishes more than a hundred such documents each year.

Statewatch has filed several successful complaints with the [[European Ombudsman]] on issues concerning secrecy, transparency and openness in [[Institutions of the European Union|EU institutions and agencies]]. The organisation regularly publishes new material on its website and produces a bi-weekly email newsletter.