Happy to see General Secretary, President To Lam meeting @EU_Commission President Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen at Paris's International Space Summit - a reflection of Vietnam's growing ambition in science, technology & space governance, grounded in peace & sustainability.
🇪🇺 Statement by the European Union Spokesperson on Zambia’s general elections
"The EU calls on all stakeholders to address grievances peacefully and through established legal procedures, and for any reported violence to be fully investigated."
🇪🇺🗳️🇿🇲 @EUEOMZambia2026 preliminary statement finds that 13 August elections were competitive and generally calm on election day, but took place on an uneven playing field.
Transparency is now essential as the process continues.
https://t.co/WSLJzXZJG3
📸 EU EOM observers remain across Zambia, following the tabulation of results and the work at totaling centres as the process moves through its results phase - independently and impartially. 🇪🇺 🇿🇲 🗳️#EUEOMZambia2026
Election Day through the eyes of EU observers. 🇪🇺 🇿🇲 🗳️
Over 100 of the Mission's observers are deployed across Zambia, observing opening, voting, counting and tabulation to inform its independent and impartial assessment.
#EUEOMZambia2026
Great to welcome seven Members of the European Parliament to Zambia led by @ReinholdLopatka 🇪🇺🇿🇲!
They join the Chief Observer @McNamaraMEP and the EU Election Observation Mission as Zambia prepares to vote on 13 August 🗳️
We welcome @McNamaraMEP to Lusaka as Chief Observer of the #EUOM for 🇿🇲’s Aug 13 elections. He is engaging electoral stakeholders & team Europe this week.
The Mission will provide an independent assessment per international & local standards. 🇪🇺🇿🇲
Following an invitation by 🇿🇲, the 🇪🇺 will deploy an Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the General Elections of 13 August 2026, to be led by Irish @Europarl_EN Member Michael McNamara as Chief Observer.
https://t.co/RCVeTtKHqY
Hon. Mulambo Haimbe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Int'l Cooperation with his delegation today met the #EU Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero &Clean Growth, Mr Wopke Hoesktra at #EU Headquarters in Brussels ahead of the private sector driven Africa Political Outlook conference.
In the current geopolitical context, in conversation with HE @HHichilema on outcomes of 🇪🇺-🇿🇲 Partnership Dialogue we reconfirmed our commitment to:
✔️ multilateralism
✔️ #GlobalGateway investments into 🇿🇲‘s growth & diversification
✔️ 🇪🇺’s support to governance and elections.
At 🇪🇺 Ambassadors Conference 2026, we discussed how EU can navigate a more contested global environment — strengthening security, defending the rules-based international order & deepening partnerships
Ready to bring this back to our daily work to strengthen EU-Zambia relations!
I have just held a call with President @sanchezcastejon to express the EU’s full solidarity with Spain.
The EU will always ensure that the interests of its Member States are fully protected.
We reaffirm our firm commitment to the principles of international law and the rules-based order everywhere in the world.
🇪🇺-🇿🇲 EU-ZM Partnership Dialogue 2026: solid and modern partnership that delivers real opportunities, real jobs, real change.
We committed to multilateralism, facilitation of sustainable 🇪🇺investment, discussed electoral observation mission
#GlobalGateway#PartnersInChange
Very timely to hold a 🇪🇺Team Europe Ambassadors’ exchange with HE Amb. Chola Milambo @ZambiaMissionUN 🇿🇲🇺🇳.
In an increasingly contested global environment, the 🇪🇺 and 🇿🇲 continue to defend a rules-based international order, international law and effective multilateralism.
"The seismic change we are going through today is an opportunity, in fact, a necessity to build a new form of European independence. This need is neither new nor a reaction to recent events. It has been a structural imperative for far longer" https://t.co/5Icf2lRZ7V
🇪🇺🗳️ Voting time in Chawama!
I visited several polling stations today during the by-election, following accreditation by the @ZambiaElections Commission.
For over 20 years, the 🇪🇺 has walked alongside Zambia’s democratic journey, observing every general election since 2001.
El respeto a la soberanía y a la integridad territorial de todos los Estados es un principio innegociable. De Ucrania a Gaza, pasando por Venezuela.
España estará siempre en el compromiso activo con Naciones Unidas y en la plena solidaridad con Dinamarca y el pueblo de Groenlandia.
Human rights are universal and indivisible. Dignity, equality, justice and freedom = foundation of peaceful and prosperous societies
#TeamEurope in 🇿🇲 works to promote respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms, in Europe, in Zambia, around the world.
#HumanRightsDay2025
"It is high time for the EU to confront the reality check imposed by the present negotiations and start its own strategic conversation"
https://t.co/xyJtS4hWhQ