EU to impose sanctions on Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro’s re-election
Brussels — EU foreign ministers on Monday agreed to "swiftly" adopt new sanctions against Venezuelan officials involved in Nicolas Maduro’s re-election, which they said "lacked any credibility". At a regular meeting in Brussels, ministers from the 28 EU states gave their approval for work to start so that the sanctions could be formally imposed in June. The move comes after the EU said last week it would consider new measures because the election failed to comply with "minimum international standards" and there were "numerous reported irregularities". "The EU will act swiftly, according to established procedures, with the aim of imposing additional targeted and reversible restrictive measures, that do not harm the Venezuelan population, whose plight the EU wishes to alleviate," the ministers said in their formal agreement on the move. "The election and its outcome lacked any credibility as the electoral process did not ensure the necessary guarantees for inclusive and democratic ele...
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