This article is published in association with United Nations. Responding to the seizure of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro by the United States, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday reiterated deep concerns that the military operation undermined fundamental protections for sovereign countries. The US action made “all States less safe around the world”, said Ravina […]Venezuela’s people must be heard, insists UN human rights chief
January 7, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Responding to the seizure of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro by the United States, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday reiterated deep concerns that the military operation undermined fundamental protections for sovereign countries. The US action made “all States less safe around the world”, said Ravina […]Venezuela: Statement by the High Representative on the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela
January 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with EEAS. This statement is supported by 26 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden). The European Union calls for calm and restraint by all actors, to […]UN urges restraint as US strikes in southern Caribbean escalate tensions with Venezuela
October 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN on Friday warned of mounting risks to regional peace after a series of US military strikes on boats it accused of drug trafficking left at least 21 dead in the southern Caribbean, prompting Venezuela to declare a state of emergency and denounce the attacks as […]Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria, Venezuela
March 19, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the records of Iran, Syria and Venezuela under the spotlight during the 47-member body’s latest session. Council-appointed experts pointed to grave violations of fundamental rights in Iran, linked to popular protests following the […]MEPs: support for Venezuela’s opposition is a “moral duty”
January 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The regime of Nicolas Maduro is illegitimate and his presidency constitutes an unlawful attempt to remain in power by force, MEPs say in a resolution adopted on Thursday. Condemning in the strongest possible terms the usurpation of the presidency in Venezuela by Nicolas Maduro, […]World News in Brief: Famine spreads in Sudan, deadly attack in Myanmar, Venezuela update
January 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Lifesaving efforts by UN humanitarians and partners to distribute food and agricultural aid in Sudan last year reached millions, agencies reported on Friday – but needs are only growing. The World Food Programme (WFP) provided lifesaving assistance to 7.8 million people, while the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) […]Young Venezuelan refugees get a fresh start in Trinidad’s schools
January 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Until recently, Venezuela child refugees and migrants in Trinidad and Tobago were barred from State-run schools. This year, a change in the law backed by the United Nations means that several dozen were able to benefit from formal education. When 11-year-old Venezuelan refugee Astrid Saavedra walked into […]Human rights violations escalate in Venezuela following disputed presidential election
October 16, 2024 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Human rights abuses have increased in the past year in Venezuela, a report by the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the country shows, citing arbitrary detentions, torture and violence against children. The new report expands on findings presented in September to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. It documents […]Venezuela: MEPs recognise Edmundo González as President
September 23, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The EU should do its utmost to ensure that Edmundo González Urrutia, the legitimate and democratically elected President of Venezuela, can take office on 10 January 2025. In a resolution adopted on Thursday 19 September by 309 votes in favour, 201 against and 12 […]Venezuela: UN rights chief concerned about post-election tension and violence
July 31, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has joined the Secretary-General in voicing concern over the situation in Venezuela following the recent presidential election. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Mr. Türk said he was “extremely concerned” about increasing tensions in the South American country. Voting […]Venezuela: Guterres calls for ‘complete transparency’ following disputed presidential election
July 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the people of Venezuela “for their determination to express their will peacefully through the ballot box,” his Spokesperson said on Monday. Following hours of delays, incumbent Nicolás Maduro was formally declared winner of the disputed presidential election held on Sunday, securing […]UN rights chief urges free and open space for debate in Venezuela
July 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN’s top human rights official on Wednesday underscored the need for free and open debate in Venezuela as the country prepares to hold Presidential elections later this month, and local, regional and legislative polls next year. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk reported increasing […]Venezuelan crisis: Commission releases €75 million in humanitarian funding during 2023 International Solidarity Conference
March 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the international community is gathering for the second day of the 2023 ‘International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants and their Host Countries and Communities’, co-organised by the European Union and Canada, to reaffirm its support for Venezuelans in need affected […]EU and Canada to co-host the next International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants
December 6, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The outflow of refugees and migrants from Venezuela is currently one of the largest displacement crises in the world, with more than 7.1 million people having fled or left their country. The current global context, and lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, have compounded […]MEPs: Juan Guaidó is the legitimate interim President of Venezuela
January 22, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs call on the Council to unequivocally recognise Juan Guaidó as the legitimate interim President of Venezuela, and welcome the recent extension of EU sanctions. In a resolution adopted on Thursday by 391 votes for, 114 against and 177 abstentions, MEPs state that they […]Venezuela: MEPs call for free and fair elections in the crisis-torn country
July 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In a resolution adopted on Thursday, the European Parliament reiterates its deep concern at the severity of the humanitarian emergency in Venezuela. In the text, adopted by 487 votes in favour, 119 against with 79 abstentions, MEPs call for urgent action to prevent the […]EU mobilises international donors to support Venezuelan refugees and migrants and countries in the region
May 27, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Union and the Spanish Government convened the International Donors’ Conference in solidarity with Venezuelan refugees and migrants and countries in the region, with the support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). […]Venezuelan crisis: MEPs reaffirm their support for Juan Guaidó
January 17, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The European Parliament condemns the recent attempted coup to prevent Juan Guaidó from being re-elected President of the Venezuelan National Assembly. In a resolution adopted on Wednesday, the European Parliament strongly condemns the attempt by Nicolas Maduro’s regime to install pro-government candidate […]Venezuela: European Parliament calls for additional sanctions
July 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. For the third time this year, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Venezuela, expressing its deep concern at the severe state of emergency In accordance with the latest report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, MEPs hold Nicolás Maduro directly […]Venezuela: MEPs demand free presidential elections and an end to repression
March 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The European Parliament backed on Thursday a peaceful solution for Venezuela via free, transparent and credible presidential elections. With 310 votes to 120 and 152 abstentions, plenary passed the second resolution this year on Venezuela (the tenth one since the beginning of the current […]Venezuela: Parliament recognises Guaidó, urges EU to follow suit
February 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The European Parliament recognised on Thursday Juan Guaidó as the legitimate interim President of Venezuela, in accordance with the Venezuelan Constitution. MEPs urged EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini and member states to also recognise Guaidó “as the only legitimate interim president of the […]France, Germany challenge Trump’s America on Iran and the reign of the dollar
November 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Last week, the French President Emmanuel Macron and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel challenged the US President Trump by deciding to create a real European army. This week, the two European leaders said they are seriously working on the project to build a financial/trade-clearing mechanism, meant to override the American sanctions against Iran. In both […]Humanitarian emergency in Venezuela was central debate of the EuroLat plenary
September 24, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The 11th plenary session of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat), held in Vienna, finished with twelve reports approved and an intense political debate on Venezuela. The humanitarian crisis resulting from the massive emigration of more than two million Venezuelan citizens and the next […]How we overhauled healthcare amid Venezuela’s crisis
August 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alexandra Winkler Osorio, Deputy mayor, El Hatillo Municipality The Venezuelan health system is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. There has been a reappearance of endemic diseases, medicine shortages, a mass exodus of medical professionals and the collapse of […]Venezuela: Parliament calls for urgent EU help for people fleeing the country
July 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs urged Venezuela to allow in humanitarian aid, and the EU to release more funds to help Venezuelans fleeing the country, in a vote last Thursday. The European Parliament is shocked and alarmed by the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, which has led to many […]After Brexit and Grexit, Brussels to deal with Poloust
August 10, 2017 by Leave a Comment
After Grexit and Brexit that have both been haunting the European Union for quite some time, and will continue doing so in the foreseeable future, Brussels seems obliged to ponder Poloust that is kicking Poland out. The country is steadily sliding to rightwing coercion, under the leadership of Jaroslaw Kaczynski, a rampant populist, authoritarian and […]What have the banks done to the markets making them unable to bear cheap oil?
February 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Last Tuesday, a new steep fall of the price of crude oil by almost 5%, triggered another selloff in all the major capital markets of the world. The New York and the European stock exchanges lost anything between 2% and 3% of their capitalization. One may observe that this development is one of many of […]Trade protectionism and cartels threaten democracy
September 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Trade protectionism is a very dangerous medicine for economic illnesses. On most occasions it is like a drug that kills the pain and the symptoms but at the same time it dilutes the possibility to cure the illness that causes them. If an economy loses its competitiveness in a certain sector or in the entire […]
