Considerations on COM(2012)26 - Adapting and extending the period of application of the appropriate measuresfirst established by Decision 2002/148/EC concluding consultations with Zimbabweunder Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement

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dossier COM(2012)26 - Adapting and extending the period of application of the appropriate measuresfirst established by Decision 2002/148/EC ...
document COM(2012)26 EN
date February 17, 2012
 
table>(1)By Council Decision 2002/148/EC (5), the consultations with the Republic of Zimbabwe under Article 96(2)(c) of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement were concluded and appropriate measures, as specified in the Annex to that Decision, were taken. Those measures have been extended each year since then.
(2)By Council Decision 2011/106/EU (6), the period of application of the measures was extended for a further period of 12 months until 20 February 2012.

(3)In the meantime, the creation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) has been recognised as an opportunity to re-establish a constructive relationship between the European Union and Zimbabwe and to support the implementation of its reform programme.

(4)While the overall situation has improved, the implementation of political reforms remains slow, and certain essential elements of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, to which the GNU had committed in the Global Political Agreement, still need to be implemented.

(5)The European Union recognises the efforts made by the Southern African Development Community and South Africa, as facilitators of the Global Political Agreement, to establish an environment conducive to credible elections. The completion of a peaceful referendum on the Constitution would represent an important part of this process,