The European Parliament as an international moral platform for the case of Venezuela

Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals 131
Publication date: 09/2022
Author:
Paula Lamoso González* and Stelios Stavridis**
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Paula Lamoso González, profesora asistente, Universidad Loyola, Sevilla. aplamoso@uloyola.es. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6852-0932

Stelios Stavridis, investigador senior, Fundación Agencia Aragonesa para la Investigación y el Desarrollo ARAID/Universidad de Zaragoza. dr.stelios.stavridis@gmail.com. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4113-5262

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 as an international moral platform for the case of Venezuela.

Key words: European Parliament, Venezuela, Maduro, sanctions, Guaidó, International Criminal Court, parliamentary diplomacy  

How to cite this article:  Lamoso González, Paula y Stavridis, Stelios. «El Parlamento Europeo como tribuna moral internacional: el caso de Venezuela (2014-2021)». Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, n.º 131 (septiembre de 2022), p. 185-210. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2022.131.2.185

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Una versión preliminar de este artículo fue presentada como ponencia en el XV Congreso de la Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la Administración, en el marco del GT 6.3 Diplomacia(s) Plural(es) patrocinado por el Grupo Permanente de AECPA “Diplomacia(s) Plural(es)” (AECPA, 7-9 de julio de 2021, virtual). Los autores agradecen a la Universidad Loyola (Campus Sevilla) la financiación de un mes de acceso a VoteWatch Europe.

Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, nº 131, p. 185-210
Cuatrimestral (mayo-septiembre 2022)
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2022.131.2.185

Fecha de recepción: 14.10.21 ;  Fecha de aceptación: 01.04.22