Zimbabwe: EU Commissioner Michel welcomes power-sharing government

Commissioner Michel stated: "I welcome today's inauguration of Morgan Tsvangirai as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. All parties within this power-sharing government must now work - without delay - to immediately improve the social and economic conditions for the people of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's journey towards recovery will be long and difficult. The new power-sharing government has a heavy responsibility to ensure positive change for its citizens. I can reassure the people of Zimbabwe that Europe will continue to offer its support to them as we have consistently done over many years."

The European Commission is the main donor to the vulnerable populations of Zimbabwe having provided 572 million euros in both humanitarian and essential development aid to the population since 2002.

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