In a statement published Tuesday at the conclusion of a visit by Koen Vervaeke, EU’s managing director for Africa, the EU said Vervaeke had also urged the country to address the violent events that took place in the recent past.
“Based on extensive discussions with my interlocutors, we hope that the commitment to take the reform process in Zimbabwe forward and to address the violent events of the recent past will translate into tangible action,” Vervaeke said.
“Implementing political and economic reforms is crucial for the country to enter into a positive trajectory, and a broad national consensus would cement internal support. Progress on the reforms will also offer space for a strengthened partnership with the EU,” the EU official said.
The EU statement said that in Vervaeke’s discussions with Zimbabwean counterparts, he also dealt with matters of significant concerns regarding the country’s situation, particularly the consequences of Cyclone Idai and the food security crisis.
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The European Union has encouraged Zimbabwe to continue reform and engagement in order to enhance relations with the bloc and promote the well-being of Zimbabweans.
There are some things in this life one can say with certainty; age and death will come to all mortals because no mortal being has ever escaped ageing and death. I venture to say that Zanu PF will never ever implement any meaningful democratic reforms because the regime has had countless opportunities in the past to do so but never did.
Indeed, we would not be calling for reforms if Zanu PF had not deliberately corrupted the country’s political system to create the de facto one-party dictatorship complete with all the carte blanche powers to rig elections.
If Zanu PF is allowed to remain in office till the 2023 elections; we can be 100% certain the regime will rig that year’s elections too!
The EU know Zanu PF blatantly rigged last year’s elections and, to rub chilli into the wound, maintains the elections were free, fair and credible. The EU leaders the only way Zimbabwe will ever have free and fair elections is by forcing Zanu PF to step down and allow a new administration to implement the reforms.
The EU are not going to force Zanu PF to step down, letting the regime off the hook, for selfish economic reason. Some EU countries like Belgium are keen to join other nations like China, Russia, India, Israel, etc. who have turned a blind-eye to Zanu PF’s human rights violations in order to loot Zimbabwe’s resource.