FILE PHOTO: High-Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a joint news conference with Kosovo's Prime Minister at the EEAS building in Brussels, Belgium April 29, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The European Union has scrapped plans to send observers to a parliamentary election in Ethiopia next month, saying conditions had not been met on communication systems and the mission's independence.
Announcing the decision late on Monday, the EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said in a statement that the 27-nation bloc would also not monitor preparations for the June 5 election including voter registration.
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