The European Union, EU, has signed six financing agreements worth more than 148 million euros for development programs in Mozambique.
Among the areas covered by the funding are education, water and sanitation, and energy efficiency.
This information was contained in the documents signed Monday on the opening day of the Africa, Caribbean, Pacific ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, which brought members of the European Parliament and the ACP, which represents 79 countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, together in Maputo.
Encompassed in the agreements are measures to complement the EU’s actions in “peace-building” and “security” in Cabo Delgado, as emphasized by the Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for democracy and demography, Dubravka Suica, although it is clear to the European Parliament that the challenges are far from over:
“We know, Mr President of the Republic, that the challenge is very complex. We recognize all the efforts that have been made. In the European Parliament we have worked consistently, with the other European institutions, to ensure that the EU’s participation lives up to its political and humanitarian principles and values,” said Carlos Zorrinho, co-chair of Africa, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP) Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
He added that very significant steps have been taken in this direction and further steps will be taken soon.
