Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001247/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Isabel Serra Sánchez (The Left)
The European Union has been a long-standing supporter of the Colombian Peace Agreement, as well as initiatives under the ‘total peace’ plan, such as the social and legal dialogues between the two main armed groups in the city of Buenaventura, the largest import port, but also the country’s most violent city (according to a statement made during a municipal Security Council meeting, so far in 2025 there has been a 75% increase in homicides compared to the same period in 2024).
The port has not brought development to the wider area: Buenaventura has a multidimensional poverty index three times that of the department’s capital and twice the national average. Afro-descendant communities face daily risks of displacement due to the port expansion project and violence. In March 2024, EU funding of EUR 2.5 million was announced for these peace talks in Buenaventura, which appear to be deadlocked.
- 1.Is the European Commission politically monitoring its economic contribution?
- 2.What is the Commission doing to ensure the participation of civil society in Buenaventura in the dialogues?
- 3.What measures is the Commission taking, via the EU Delegation in Colombia, to help restart the process?
Submitted: 25.3.2025