The European Union and United States move closer on Venezuela policy

When EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the first time in Brussels, he handed Blinken the first draft of a joint initiative on Venezuela. The draft was sent back and forth across the Atlantic to hash out the final version published on June 25, with the announcement that the EU, US and Canada would ease sanctions as long as transparent elections are held. In the joint statement, the signatories ask Caracas for a reform plan in which Maduro commits to holding democratic elections, with a progressive lifting of sanctions in return. It is the core piece of the new EU-North American strategy on Venezuela. By Yolanda Monge, Alonso Moleiro y Bernardo de Miguel. Full Text -> ElPaís

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