On the situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025
B-10-2025-0068
on behalf of the PfE Group · Rapporteur: Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, Silvia Sardone, Nikola Bartůšek, Susanna Ceccardi, Roberto Vannacci, António Tânger Corrêa, Enikő Győri
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This resolution concerns the situation in Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro was sworn in as president on 10 January 2025, which Parliament calls a coup d'état. It acknowledges Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate president and condemns repression and human rights violations.¶¶¶ Parliament calls on the EU and member states to recognize González Urrutia, release political prisoners, impose further sanctions, and suspend EU funds to Venezuela.¶¶¶
Key points
- Acknowledges Edmundo González Urrutia as the newly elected and legitimate President of Venezuela and condemns the coup d'état staged by Nicolás Maduro on 10 January 2025.¶
- Condemns institutional repression and systematic human rights violations by the Venezuelan regime after the 28 July 2024 elections.¶
- Calls on the EU, the VP/HR, and member states to recognize González Urrutia as legitimate president.¶
- Deplores the regime's repression of opposition figures, including torture, enforced disappearances, and killings, and reiterates support for the Venezuelan people.¶
- Requests the unconditional and immediate release of all political prisoners and expresses concern for their health, citing Alberto Trentini.¶
- Deplores Venezuela's alignment with Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran, and other dictatorial regimes.¶
- Calls for further targeted sanctions against regime members and proxies responsible for human rights violations, and for the EU to suspend all funds and projects destined for Venezuela.¶
- Calls for the EU to freeze and confiscate funds and economic resources on EU territory belonging to Maduro, the Venezuelan state, or other responsible regime members.
Who is affected
- Edmundo González Urrutia: recognized as legitimate president; calls for EU recognition.¶¶
- Political prisoners in Venezuela: requested unconditional release.¶
- Venezuelan regime members: subject to calls for further sanctions and asset freezes.¶
- EU and member states: called on to recognize González Urrutia and impose sanctions.¶