Title The European Parliament as an international moral platform for the case of Venezuela
Authors LAMOSO GONZÁLEZ, ANA PAULA, Stavridis S.
External publication No
Means Rev. CIDOB Afers Int.
Scope Article
Nature Científica
SJR Quartile 3
SJR Impact 0.23000
Web https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85139289705&doi=10.24241%2frcai.2022.131.2.185&partnerID=40&md5=2a86bd23d02083c57a06d299e51a5afc
Publication date 01/09/2022
ISI 000879157300009
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85139289705
DOI 10.24241/rcai.2022.131.2.185
Abstract One of the main aims of the parliamentary diplomacy of the European Parliament (EP) is to safeguard democracy and human rights around the world. Venezuela is a paradigmatic case, especially since Nicolás Maduro came to power in 2013 and political repression in the country increased, leading to a social and economic crisis, as well as the worst humanitarian crisis in Latin America in recent years. Under pressure from the EP, the European Union (EU) has imposed economic sanctions on the Maduro regime since 2017. Meanwhile, the EP awarded its Sakharov Prize to the Venezuelan opposition in 2017 and was the first EU institution to recognise the opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president in 2019. This article examines and confirms the EP’s role (from 2014 to 2021) as an international moral platform for the case of Venezuela. © 2022, Revista CIDOB d"Afers Internacionals. All Rights Reserved.
Keywords European parliament; Guaidó; International criminal court; Maduro; Parliamentary diplomacy; Sanctions; Venezuela
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