▲The head of the EU delegation to Ethiopia said that "the EU hopes to participate in post-war reconstruction as a strategic partner"
According to Ethiopian media reports on November 11, 2022, Roland Kobia, head of the EU delegation to Ethiopia , said in an exclusive interview with the Ethiopian news agency that even in conflict and difficult times, the EU has been supporting the people of Ethiopia. The EU has committed to continuing to support the people of Ethiopia and hopes to participate as a strategic partner in post-war reconstruction efforts of Ethiopia.
It is worth mentioning that the EU (EU) signed an agreement totaling 38 million euros yesterday to support the conflict-affected health and education sectors of Ethiopia.
According to Roland Kobia, the EU has been supporting Ethiopians affected by drought, especially in Somalia , and also supporting the health and education sectors.
In addition, Ambassador Roland Kobia said that the EU has not imposed sanctions on Ethiopia as many people think. "The EU has never imposed any sanctions on Ethiopia. Many people think we have done this, but it is not. We have not imposed any sanctions." Ambassador
Roland Kobia further pointed out that the EU has also maintained a very favorable trade policy for Ethiopia, similar to the US "African Growth and Opportunity Act" (AGOA).
"The EU also maintained a very favorable trade policy for Ethiopia, which is called 'everything, but besides weapons'. It's a bit like the African Growth and Opportunity Act, but for the Europeans we never stopped that. So in this war we do our best to continue supporting Ethiopia, mainly the people of Ethiopia."
Roland Ambassador Kobia also stated that the EU “will participate as a very long-term partner in the spirit of a very firm partnership with Ethiopia. We should not forget that the EU and Ethiopia have strategic partnerships. Therefore, if we are strategic partners, we need to talk to each other and make joint assessments and common decisions.”
He pointed out that the EU has a long tradition in the peace process, and he said, “Decades ago, we completed the peace process ourselves in Europe and got rid of the war.” Therefore, the EU and the people of Europe understand what war is because they have gone through the war and peace process.
On November 8th local time, European Commission Executive Vice Chairman Dongbrovskis said that since the second half of this year, the forces that promote European economic recovery have basically subsided, and the impact caused by the Ukrainian crisis has prevailed. is affected by this, and the outlook for economic growth in Europe is weaker than the previously released economic forecast data, while inflation will remain at a high level for a longer period of time.
Dombrovskis made the above statement at a press conference held after the meeting of the Ministers of Economic and Finance of EU Member States on the same day. The European Commission will release its latest economic forecast report on the 11th.
He said that in the context of negative factors and the difficult geopolitical , the EU urgently needs to accelerate its transformation to clean energy and get rid of its dependence on Russian fossil fuels. The meeting also discussed the energy market measures proposed by the European Commission. These measures are designed to alleviate the liquidity pressure faced by some energy companies, solve the price fluctuation in the energy derivatives market, and provide the market with an accurate and reliable liquefied natural gas import price evaluation.
Dombrowskis said the situation in the energy market is very special and action is needed as soon as possible.
In addition, the meeting also focused on the impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act on the EU.
EU rotating presidency Czech Finance Minister Zbinek Stanyula said at the press conference that the EU is aware of the potential negative economic impact of the US Inflation Cuts Act on EU companies and investors, especially in the technology field. The EU must maintain a level playing field in international trade .
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