Venezuela's government on Wednesday ordered the expulsion of the head of the European Union delegation in the South American nation following the bloc's decision to impose sanctions on several Venezuelan officials accused of undermining democracy or violating human rights.
The European Union retaliated against Venezuela on Thursday, declaring the head of the country’s delegation to the 27-nation bloc “persona non grata,” a day after the South American nation expelled the head of the EU’s mission there. The EU’s Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa was given 72 hours to leave crisis-wracked Venezuela…
EU expels Venezuelan ambassador from bloc in sanctions rift
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The European Union on Thursday expelled Venezuela s ambassador to the bloc in retaliation to Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza (L) giving Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa (R), the EU s ambassador to the South American nation, 24 hours to leave the country. Photo courtesy of Venezuela Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Twitter
Feb. 25 (UPI) Member states of the European Union agreed on Thursday to expel the Venezuela ambassador from the intergovernmental body in retaliation for the South American nation declaring the bloc s delegation no longer welcome within its borders over newly imposed EU sanctions.
The EU declared Claudia Salerno Caldera, Venezuela s ambassador, persona non grata, it said in a statement a day after Venezuela imposed the same label upon the bloc s Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa.