<p>President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third term on 10 January 2025, despite credible evidence that he lost the July 2024 presidential election. The Venezuelan National Electoral Council, which is dominated by government loyalists, declared Mr Maduro’s victory but has refused to publish official records from polling stations.</p>

<p>Nonetheless, several countries as well as the European Parliament have recognised Edmundo González Urrutia as the country’s democratically elected President. Mr González Urrutia and María Corina Machado, leader of Venezuela’s Democratic Unitary Platform, were awarded the European Parliament’s Sakharov for Freedom of Thought in December 2024.</p>

EU - Venezuela

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announces the winner of this year’s Sakharov Prize 2024 for Freedom of Thought in the hemicycle. The laureate is María Corina Machado as the leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia, representing all Venezuelans fighting for the reinstitution of freedom and democracy from both inside and outside the country;

Named after Soviet physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov, who agreed to his name being used, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is the EU’s highest human rights award.
The Sakharov Prize ceremony will be held on Wednesday 18 December at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. To learn more about the nominees for the 2024 Sakharov Prize, click here.

María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia awarded 2024 Sakharov Prize

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates at the Munich Security Conference 2025 - Participation at the Spotlight Session on Venezuela

EP Plenary session - Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Situation in Venezuela

EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Further repression against the democratic forces in Venezuela: attacks on presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado

EP Plenary session - Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - Situation in Venezuela

EP plenary session - Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - The latest developments in the National Assembly of Venezuela

EP Plenary session- EU diplomatic mission in Venezuela in view of possible elections

EP Plenary session - The breach of Council Decision 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela - illegal entry on the territory of an EU Member State of a person included in the list of sanctions

EP Press conference on the situation in Venezuela

EP Plenary session -  Humanitarian situation in Venezuela and migration and refugee crisis

EP Plenary session  - Humanitarian situation in Venezuela and migration and refugee crisis

Inauguration of the Sakharov ' Walk of Freedom '

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Lorent SALEH, 2017 Sakharov Prize winner

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Laurent SALEH, 2017 Sakharov Prize winner

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Aaron RODRIGUEZ MORO and Gabriel GALLO.

Plenary session - Introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President: tribute to Antonio Megalizzi and Bartek Orent-Niedzielski, killed in Strasbourg during a terrorist attack (11/12/18) and situation in Venezuela and in Turkey

Plenary session - Voting session - Situation in Venezuela

Dita CHARANZOVÁ (RE, CZ), EP Vice-President, Jordi CAÑAS (RE, ES), Vice-Chair of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS (EPP, ES), Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES), Hermann TERTSCH (ECR, ES), and Juan GUAIDO, legitimate interim President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, speak to the press about the situation in Venezuela.

Press conference by Juan GUAIDO, legitimate interim President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Dita CHARANZOVÁ (RE, CZ), Jordi CAÑAS (RE, ES), Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS (EPP, ES), Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES), and Hermann TERTSCH (ECR, ES)

During the plenary session (13-16 January 2020) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate (14/01) and vote (16/01) on the situation in Venezuela after the election of the new National Assembly Presidency and Bureau. Statements by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC in charge of a stronger Europe in the World, Leopoldo LÓPEZ GIL (EPP, ES), Jordi CAÑAS (RE, ES), Nicola DANTI (S&D, IT) and Katarina BARLEY (S&D, DE).

Situation in Venezuela after the illegal election of the new National Assembly Presidency and Bureau (parliamentary coup): extracts from the debate (14/01) and extracts from the vote

During the plenary session (16-19 December 2019) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on humanitarian situation in Venezuela and migration and refugee crisis. Statements by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC in charge of a stronger Europe in the World, Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES), Dita CHARANZOVÁ (RE, CZ) and Alice KUHNKE (Greens/EFA, SE).

Humanitarian situation in Venezuela and migration and refugee crisis: extracts from the debate

David SASSOLI, EP President, meets Lorent SALEH, Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2017, representative of the democratic opposition of Venezuela. Lorent SALEH was a political prisoner.

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Lorent SALEH, 2017 Sakharov Laureate: arrival and roundtable

Sakharov Prize winners Salih OSMAN (Sudan) and Lorent SALEH (Venezuela) exchange of views with the EP Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) of the European Parliament in Brussels. Statements by Salih Mahmoud OSMAN, Sakharov Prize winner, Lorent SALEH, Sakharov Prize winner, Isabel WISELER-LIMA (EPP, LU) and Isabel SANTOS (S&D, PT).

Exchange of views with Sakharov Prize winners Salih OSMAN (Sudan) and Lorent SALEH (Venezuela): extracts from the meeting of the Subcommittee on Human Rights

During the plenary session (25-28 March 2019) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs vote on the emergency situation in Venezuela.

Emergency situation in Venezuela: extracts from the vote

Live replay of the introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, during the plenary session (11-14 March 2019), in the European Parliament in Strasbourg: plane crash in Ethiopia, anniversary of the terrorist attack in Madrid (11/03/2004) and terrorism in general, situation of Crimea and the power cut in Venezuela.

Introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, opens the plenary session (11-14 March 2019) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Statement on the aircraft accident in Ethiopia, on the anniversaries of the terrorist attacks in Madrid on 11 March 2004 and the annexation of Crimea in February 2014 and on the situation in Venezuela (electricity blackout for several days).

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, opens the plenary session (11-14 February 2019) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. He pays tribute to Antonio Megalizzi and Bartek Orent-Niedzielski, journalists killed in Strasbourg during a terrorist attack (11/12/18) and speaks about situation in Venezuela and in Turkey.

Introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President: tribute to Antonio Megalizzi and Bartek Orent-Niedzielski, killed in Strasbourg during a terrorist attack (11/12/18) and situation in Venezuela and in Turkey

Live replay of the Introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President: tribute to Antonio Megalizzi and Bartek Orent-Niedzielski, killed in Strasbourg during a terrorist attack (11/12/18) and situation in Venezuela and in Turkey

MEPs debate the situation in Venezuela during the plenary session (30-31 january 2019) in Brussels. The debate is to be wound up with a resolution, to be voted on Thursday where the EP will be the first EU institution to officially recognize Juan Guaidó as the only legitimate President of the country. Statements by Christos STYLIANIDES, Member of the EC in charge of Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS (EPP, ES), Javier NART (ALDE, ES) and Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO (S&D, ES).

Situation in Venezuela: extracts from the debate

MEPs debated (30/01) the situation in Venezuela during the plenary session (30-31 january 2019) in Brussels. The debate was wound up with a resolution, voted today, recognizing Juan Guaidó as the only legitimate President of the country. Statements by Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS (EPP, ES) and Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO (S&D, ES). Illustrative shots of Caracas © The Associated Press. The material is offered for the purpose of providing information and/or education on the European Union until 05/12/2022. The assignment to a third part is not allowed. For any other uses contact AP – www.aparchives.com

Situation in Venezuela: extracts from the vote and extracts from the debate (30/01) - illustrative shots from Caracas

Opening remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President of the plenar session in Brussels (30-31/01/2019) on the situation in Venezuela.  The following transcription is the result of an automatic process. Check Against delivery.

Opening remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President on the situation in Venezuela

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, opens the plenary session (30-31 January 2019) in Brussels, speaking about situation in Venezuela and paying tribute to the mayor of Gdansk murdered on the 14 January.

Opening remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President: situation in Venezuela and tribute to the mayor of Gdansk murdered on the 14 January

Statement during the plenary session in Strasbourg on the case of Asia BIBI, Pakistani Christian woman condemned to death for blasphemy by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

Plenary session - Statement by Antonio TAJANI, EP President on the case of Asia BIBI, Pakistani Christian woman condemned to death for blasphemy and on the Venezuelan opposition

During the EP plenary session (2-5 July 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the migration crisis and humanitarian situation in Venezuela.

Migration crisis and humanitarian situation in Venezuela and at its borders: extracts from the debate

Live replay of the EP Plenary session: Presidential elections in Venezuela.

EP Plenary session - Debate on the presidential elections in Venezuela: closing statement by Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC (16:51 - 16:57)

EP Plenary session - Debate on the presidential elections in Venezuela: opening statement by Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC (16:21 - 16:28)

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