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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8994

20 July 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/zimbabwe
EU slams slum clearance and urges AU to increase pressure on Mugabe

Brussels, 19/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - The External Relations Council on Monday expressed 'deepest concern' at the situation in Zimbabwe, slamming the slum clearance under Operation Murambatsvina, which has left more than 300,000 homeless. Robert Mugabe's government said the Operation had aimed to stamp out crime rather than, as most observers feel, to punish opposition supporters, most of whom live in the poor areas of Zimbabwe's cities. On Monday, the EU's foreign ministers adopted...

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