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"Mr President and honourable Members, I am extremely grateful to the Members who participated in this debate.
The European Union is following this matter very closely, especially in view of the 2005 ‘Operation Clean-up’ which had disastrous effects on the living conditions of 700 000 Zimbabweans.
In 2005, the EU office for humanitarian aid ECHO provided EUR 3.25 million in support of food security and agricultural activities and the distribution of food rations to vulnerable persons.
This current situation is not a repeat of the events that took place in Zimbabwe in 2005. The Commission takes note of this Parliament resolution and its recommendations. To date, we have not received a clear indication from our partners that would confirm a repeat of the 2005 events.
We are closely monitoring the situation through our EU delegation office and through our local ECHO office. We are in constant contact with the International Office for Migration and local human rights organisations involved in this issue.
This time, a lease renewal notice that is valid for five years has been sent to the population. Tenants unable to raise the necessary funds were asked to present their cases to the Ministry of Local Government and received support from a local NGO working with homeless people.
Thanks to the support of a local human rights NGO, namely the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, their cases will be heard by the court this week.
The EU is already supporting the work of this human rights NGO which represents the interests of the poorest who are unable to pay the requested fees and could thus lose their land.
However, I can reassure you that the EU will continue to closely monitor the situation and mobilise assistance if and when necessary."@en1
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