The EU does not recognise Maduro’s victory, but neither does it recognise the opposition’s

EU will continue to monitor the Venezuelan issue / Photo: EFE

The foreign ministers of the European Union countries agreed not to recognize the electoral victory claimed by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, but did not reach an agreement to recognize the victory of the opposition, Spanish diplomatic sources informed EFE.

At the informal EU Foreign Affairs Council held in Brussels, opposition member Edmundo González spoke remotely, making “a presentation of the situation” and thanking the Twenty-Seven for their invitation.

“There has been a consensus that Maduro’s victory will not be recognized, but not for the recognition of the opposition,” the sources told EFE.

Spain’s attempt

Spain has done “everything possible to maintain unity,” the sources added.

They said that this objective “has been achieved” and that efforts have been made to “intensify dialogue with regional actors, especially with Brazil and Colombia, and to do everything possible to preserve the physical integrity and civil and political rights of members of the opposition.”

At Spain’s request, the foreign ministers of the Twenty-Seven discussed the possibility of imposing sanctions “but no agreement has been reached,” added the diplomatic sources, who stressed that “there is great concern about the deterioration of the political climate and the lack of democratic transparency” in Venezuela.

Brussels / EFE