Europe must stand by Venezuela’s democrats

But in the past few weeks, the EU’s position has become increasingly muddled. While it has stopped short of recognizing Venezuela’s fraudulent national assembly, its stance on the interim government — the only democratically elected institution in the country — is shamefully ambiguous.  In a recent statement, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell referred to Juan Guaidó, the country’s real president, as one of many “representatives of the outgoing National Assembly.”  The phrase may appear inconsequential, but in reality, it undermines the will of the Venezuelan people and delegitimizes the procedures of Venezuela’s constitution. It also sends the wrong message to Maduro and his backers.  By Isadora Subillaga. Full Text -> Politico

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