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EU accuses Zimbabwe govt of delaying to align laws to the constitution
30 Sep 2015 at 06:50hrs | Views
The European Union (EU) has accused the Zimbabwean government for delaying the alignment of the laws to the new constitution a development they say also sets back the nation on issues of economic revival.
Election Resource Centre Zimbabwe posted on Facebook that the European Union (EU) says effective re-engagement is being undermined by Harare's "reluctance" to align the laws with the new constitution and build "an inclusive" electoral environment.
"After more than a decade of sanctions from Brussels and defiant vitriol from Harare, the EU and the government have started repairing their troubled relations with the former lifting most of its sanctions," posted the Election Resource Centre. "But Brussels says President Robert Mugabe's regime is undermining the process through issues like the continued "selective" application of the rule of law which is also turning way much-needed investment."
The centre said this was revealed on Monday by the EU ambassador to Zimbabwe Philipe Van Damme when the bloc confirmed a $97.9 million development grant to the country.
"The government still has not made enough progress so far on constitutional alignment and the effective implementation of the constitution including the area of building an inclusive electoral environment.
"(Again) there are still issues outstanding in the application of the rule of law," Ambassador Van Damme told government officials and diplomats who attended the signing ceremony for the grant. Zimbabwe adopted a progressive constitution in 2013 but the charter is yet to be implement.
Election Resource Centre Zimbabwe posted on Facebook that the European Union (EU) says effective re-engagement is being undermined by Harare's "reluctance" to align the laws with the new constitution and build "an inclusive" electoral environment.
"After more than a decade of sanctions from Brussels and defiant vitriol from Harare, the EU and the government have started repairing their troubled relations with the former lifting most of its sanctions," posted the Election Resource Centre. "But Brussels says President Robert Mugabe's regime is undermining the process through issues like the continued "selective" application of the rule of law which is also turning way much-needed investment."
The centre said this was revealed on Monday by the EU ambassador to Zimbabwe Philipe Van Damme when the bloc confirmed a $97.9 million development grant to the country.
"The government still has not made enough progress so far on constitutional alignment and the effective implementation of the constitution including the area of building an inclusive electoral environment.
"(Again) there are still issues outstanding in the application of the rule of law," Ambassador Van Damme told government officials and diplomats who attended the signing ceremony for the grant. Zimbabwe adopted a progressive constitution in 2013 but the charter is yet to be implement.
Source - Byo24News
