Sakharov Prize for Venezuelan Democratic Leaders

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The leader of Venezuela’s democratic forces and the opposition candidate in the July presidential elections has been awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The EU Parliament’s President Roberta Metsola announced the winners of the 2024 prize in the chamber in Strasbourg on Thursday. This follows a meeting of the Conference of Presidents…

EPP Boycotts EP Election Mission to Venezuela

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The EPP Group has decided to not participate in the electoral mission that the European Parliament will send to Venezuela to follow the municipal and regional elections on 21 November, “since they will inevitably be used to validate the Nicolás Maduro regime which continues to violate the human rights of the Venezuelan people.”  It is…

Donor Conference for Venezuela

The European Union and the Spanish Government convened an 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). International donors pledged a total of €2.544 billion (of which €595 million…