EU slams Zim over delayed reforms

GOVERNMENT has come under fire from the European Union (EU) for dragging its feet in implementing reforms since the resumption of formal dialogue between the two parties in 2019.

Outgoing EU head of delegation to Harare, Timo Olkkonen said the EU bloc was concerned about the slow pace at which reforms were being implemented as the country approaches the 2023 general elections.

In an interview with NewsDay after bidding farewell to President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House yesterday afternoon, Olkkonen said the EU would have preferred a much faster pace in Zimbabwe’s reform agenda.

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