IMM Maintains Continuous Field Presence During the First Six Months of 2026
During the first six months of 2026, the Independent Monitoring Mechanism (IMM) maintained a stable and continuous enhanced presence in the field. IMM monitors were deployed on monitoring missions on an almost weekly basis across Croatia, including the green border, as well as the sea border and airport border. A total of 21 monitoring missions were successfully conducted, comprising 88 monitoring operations carried out across Croatia. Almost all monitoring missions and operations were conducted unannounced, i.e. without prior notification to the Ministry of the Interior (MoI) regarding the timing or locations of the monitoring missions and/or operations. The only exception to the rule of unannounced monitoring concerns airport police stations, which, due to specific movement and access restrictions at airport premises, cannot be visited without prior notification.
Monitoring missions as a rule encompass operations at a minimum of three different types of locations per mission - police stations, border crossing points, sea border areas or airports, reception centres for foreigners, as well as green-border monitoring. During the mentioned period, IMM monitors covered 53 locations, conducted 6 unannounced green-border monitoring operations, and carried out 35 interviews with migrants which are conducted on a regular basis, without the presence of police officers, and in line with the principle of informed consent and the “do-no-harm” principle.
The data confirm the implementation of a methodologically sound, operationally sustainable and systematic monitoring framework of the conduct of police officers of the MoI towards migrants. During the first six months of 2026, the IMM maintained a continuous operational rhythm that enables regular monitoring of police conduct, the timely communication of recommendations to the MoI, and the strengthening of the protection of migrants’ fundamental rights in the context of border surveillance, irregular migration and international protection.
Monitoring missions as a rule encompass operations at a minimum of three different types of locations per mission - police stations, border crossing points, sea border areas or airports, reception centres for foreigners, as well as green-border monitoring. During the mentioned period, IMM monitors covered 53 locations, conducted 6 unannounced green-border monitoring operations, and carried out 35 interviews with migrants which are conducted on a regular basis, without the presence of police officers, and in line with the principle of informed consent and the “do-no-harm” principle.
The data confirm the implementation of a methodologically sound, operationally sustainable and systematic monitoring framework of the conduct of police officers of the MoI towards migrants. During the first six months of 2026, the IMM maintained a continuous operational rhythm that enables regular monitoring of police conduct, the timely communication of recommendations to the MoI, and the strengthening of the protection of migrants’ fundamental rights in the context of border surveillance, irregular migration and international protection.