Venezuela expels EU ambassador over new sanctions

Venezuela has ordered the EU ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours in response to new EU sanctions. According to international news outlets, Isabel Brillhande has been declared a non-personality by the administration of President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Areza said in a statement on Wednesday that he wanted to leave the EU ambassador, saying sanctions were “truly unacceptable”. The minister believes the EU should not “interfere in internal affairs,” writes the Spanish newspaper The reason.

The European Union (EU) on Monday imposed sanctions on 19 Venezuelan senior officials, lawmakers and members of the security forces. These include three officials of the Electoral Commission. The reason was the controversial parliamentary election in December. The European Union (EU) says the ballot box, which was ignored by the main opposition for fear of fraud, has been set up in support of Maduro. His party did worse than expected from opinion polls, which saw them at gaining about 257 of the 277 seats. This decision was not approved by the United States, the European Union and many Latin American countries.

EU: Reversing decision

EU Foreign Secretary Joseph Borrell on Wednesday asked Venezuela to reverse Brillhante’s deportation. “Venezuela may be current [economische] Dealing with the crisis only through dialogue and dialogue. The European Union (EU) is ready to facilitate this, but such a decision will not help, “a spokesman for Borelles told AFP.

Currently, 55 Venezuelan governments and senior officials are on the EU embargo list. This means they are subject to travel restrictions and their assets are frozen in EU member states.