This is a Report on the visit to Zimbabwe of the Delegation of the Development Committee of the European Parliament to Zimbabwe (29 April – 3 May 2013) The terms of reference for this visit were as follows: “The visit is a part of the overall re-engagement process. The progress made towards the implementation of […]
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EU sanctions to go if SADC declare election free and fair
July 15, 2013 : News
THE European Union (EU) will lift sanctions against Zimbabwe if regional observers declare July 31 polls to be free and fair, the bloc’s ambassador to South Africa said on Friday. “If the process goes well we will go suspend (sanctions) and I am sure they will be removed,” diplomat Roeland van de Geer said. “We […]
A comparative EU policy analysis on Zimbabwe and Egypt
July 4, 2013 : News, Publications
In this analysis, we posit that in the wake of what appears to be a failure of a democrtically elected government in Egypt, it is not time for Europe to back pedal on its approach to external relations underpinned by the respect for human rights. As the EU Foreign Affairs Council prepare to meet later […]
European Union Current Policy on Zimbabwe
June 24, 2013 : News
In its latest policy on Zimbabwe published on 28 May 2013, the European Union draws two lessons from Zimbabwe’s complicated political landscape by concluding that: Government turnover does not guarantee democratic change in Zimbabwe. ZANU PF lacks democratic roots; but the MDC has, for its part, done little to prove its trustworthiness. Rather than asking […]
Friends of Zimbabwe, 2013 Communiqué London, March 26, 2013
Friends of Zimbabwe, an informal annual meeting of major international donors to Zimbabwe have been meeting in London at the Foreign Office to discuss the international response to Zimbabwe’s constitutional referendum and preparations for its elections. The Forum has been participating in the inter-government-civil society segments of the meetings. Friends of Zimbabwe have on 26 […]