About: Juan Guaido
EU mission meets with Venezuela defense minister, supreme court
European Union election experts met on Wednesday (13 July) with Venezuela's defense minister and Supreme Court president, at a time when the opposition is demanding the release of a top leader accused of terrorism and treason.
Venezuela’s Maduro blows hot and cold in bid for sanctions relief
For Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the voting in November’s regional elections is a second-tier priority as the government looks to make concessions to receive international sanctions relief. Maduro’s own re-election in 2018 has not ever been recognized by either the...
Venezuela leader Maduro ‘ready’ to restart talks with Guaido
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has indicated he is ready to restart halted talks with opposition leader Juan Guaidó, according to state media.
EU ambassador leaves Venezuela after expulsion order
The EU’s ambassador to Venezuela left the South American country on Tuesday (2 March) after she was expelled last week over a diplomatic spat related to new sanctions. Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, who is Portuguese, left Venezuela aboard a Turkish Airlines...
EU declares Venezuela envoy persona non grata
The European Union declared Venezuela's ambassador to the bloc "persona non grata" on Thursday (25 February) in a tit-for-tat move after Caracas expelled its own envoy.
EU states should recognise Guaido as Venezuela’s leader, MEPs say
The European Parliament called on EU governments to recognise Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's interim president in a resolution on Thursday (21 January), after a downgrade of his status by the bloc earlier this month.
Venezuela Socialist Party and opposition convene rival parliaments after disputed vote
Venezuela’s ruling Socialist Party on Tuesday (5 January) inaugurated a parliament controlled by allies of President Nicolás Maduro, while the opposition convened a rival committee of legislators in a virtual session, following disputed elections on 6 December.
Boycott-tainted poll win gives Maduro total control in Venezuela
President Nicolás Maduro seized total control of Venezuela's political institutions on Sunday (6 December) with a sweeping victory in legislative elections that were boycotted by the main opposition parties.
EU mission visits Venezuela in run-up to parliamentary vote
The European Union has sent a mission to Venezuela in the run-up to parliamentary election scheduled for December, the EU said, as the country prepares for a vote that will likely be boycotted by much of the population.
Venezuela’s Maduro says election delay to meet EU request ‘impossible’
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said it would be "impossible" to delay parliamentary elections planned for 6 December, after the European Union suggested pushing back the vote to meet conditions for the bloc to send an observer mission.
In Venezuela shift, US offers sanctions relief for transitional government
The United States on Tuesday (31 March) offered a path for Venezuela's leftist leadership to remove sanctions in the face of a mounting humanitarian crisis by accepting a transitional government that excludes US ally Juan Guaidó.
Spanish PM describes Guaidó as Venezuela’s ‘opposition leader’
Spain’s socialist PM Pedro Sánchez described on Wednesday (12 February) Venezuela’s interim president Juan Guaidó as “opposition leader” of the Latin American country.
Davos 2020 diary – day #4
Welcome to Davos where the 50th edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is taking place on 21-25 January. Throughout the week, EURACTIV gives you a glimpse into one of the world’s most exclusive conferences where political and business leaders meet every year to discuss global economic trends.
Tension grows between US and Russia over Venezuela standoff
The United States and Russia traded warnings against interfering in Venezuela on Wednesday (1 May), a day after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Moscow of stopping President Nicolas Maduro from leaving the country.
Spain calls on EU partners to step up diplomacy on Venezuela crisis
EU and Latin American efforts to resolve the Venezuela crisis peacefully are too slow and must be accelerated, Spain's foreign minister Josep Borrell said Monday (8 April).
US calls Russia deployment of planes to Venezuela ‘reckless escalation’
The United States on Monday accused Russia of “reckless escalation” of the situation in Venezuela by deploying military planes and personnel to the crisis-stricken South American nation that Washington has hit with crippling sanctions.
Venezuela rejects EU plea to reconsider expulsion of German ambassador
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government ruled out a change of heart on its expulsion of the German ambassador Thursday (7 March) after the European Union urged it to reconsider.
EU says military intervention in Venezuela must be avoided
The European Union on Monday (25 February) urged countries to avoid any military intervention in Venezuela.
MEPs invited by Venezuela’s Guaidó barred from entering
Venezuela's government on Sunday (17 February) blocked five European lawmakers from entering the country, triggering an angry response by opposition leader Juan Guaidó who had invited the delegation.
Slovakia declines to back Venezuela’s Guaidó as diplomats gather in Montevideo
Slovakia declined to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's legitimate head of state on Wednesday (6 February), joining Italy in breaking the coordinated action of European Union nations and the United States.
Who backs whom in Venezuela crisis, in EU and beyond
World powers are taking sides in the struggle between the rivals to lead Venezuela, which has ranged some Western nations against Russia, China and others.
EU leaders recognise Guaido in Venezuela
A dozen EU countries formally recognised Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the country's interim president on Monday (1 February), after their ultimatum for calling elections in the Latin American country expired.
Trump says US military intervention in Venezuela ‘an option’, Russia objects
US President Donald Trump said military intervention in Venezuela was “an option” as Western nations boost pressure on socialist leader Nicolás Maduro to step down, while the troubled OPEC nation’s ally Russia warned against “destructive meddling.”