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The EU is concerned about the lack of adherence to human rights obligations and respect for the constitutional rights of the people of Zimbabwe. Therefore, the EU has decided to extend by one year the two measures in place.
EU’s High Representative for foreign affairs Josep Borrell has welcomed the proposed invitation by the president of Zimbabwe to the EU to deploy an Electoral Observation Mission for the 2023 Elections of Zimbabwe.
Borell pointed out that the EU Election Observation Mission of 2018 had put forward a set of recommendations to continue improving the electoral framework to allow for credible, inclusive, and transparent elections. He expressed concern over the lack of progress in implementing the recommendations of the Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry. The inquiry was set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to look into the killing of six civilians by soldiers on the streets of Harare when violent protests broke out after the disputed outcome of the July 2018 elections. The statement added that the EU was not happy with the implementation of the recommendations of the Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry. It pointed out that the perpetrators of violations that occurred in August 2018 and January 2019 are to date enjoying impunity from prosecution.
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He expressed the EU’s concern about the lack of adherence to human rights obligations and respect for the constitutional rights of the people of Zimbabwe. Therefore, he said the EU has decided to extend by one year the two measures in place (i.e.: the arms embargo and targeted assets freeze against one company, Zimbabwe Defence Industries). The EU said that the remaining sanctions do not hinder the country economically, as the country continued to benefit from EU financial support and duty-free access to its market.
