EU Officials Speak Out against Crisis in Venezuela, Urge Maduro to Respect Constitution

The European Union is urging Venezuela to respect its constitution. The South American division of the European External Action Service urged the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, to respect the human rights and laws of the constitution, which many have accused him of ignoring and manipulating. During his speech before the European External Action Service, Head of the division Adrianus Koetsenruijter called for a “relaunch” of dialogues between Maduro’s administration and the Venezuelan opposition. “It is about respecting the constitution,” he said, “respecting basic and fundamental human rights such as freedom of expression, opinion and association. More…