The European Union (EU) has called Ghana’s current economic rebound “positively surprising,” while calling for continued reforms to secure lasting stability.
The EU Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Rune Skinnebach, shared the comment at a media briefing launching Europe Month, saying the bloc was watching Ghana’s rising economic signals closely.
He noted that although recent economic trends were promising, preserving the progress will hinge on steady policy changes and structural discipline.
Mr. Skinnebach warned that outside forces like world commodity prices and debt restructuring results have also aided the recovery, stressing the need to prevent any backslide.
“It is a development that we follow closely that is positively surprising. We need to keep that situation sustainable because success is based on reforms, it is also based on gold prices, debt restructuring efforts and we cannot have that coming up again,” he said.
On worries over slavery as a historic wrong, the Ambassador clarified the EU’s stance on a recent United Nations vote, stating that abstention does not mean denying the matter.
He said the EU and its member nations still recognise slavery’s legacy, with some states already pursuing restitution moves, including returning cultural objects.
Mr. Skinnebach also outlined the EU’s development focus in Ghana, pointing out that much of its aid targets regional gaps. He explained that roughly 60 percent of EU development projects in Ghana center on the northern areas, a plan meant to cut vulnerability and limit possible spillover from instability in nearby nations fueled by socio-economic problems.
