GOVERNMENT
Maduro: "We must insist on an economy that sustains welfare plans"
GOVERNMENT. "We should continue on the way to a self-propelled productive economy that sustains the development of welfare missions," remarked Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday in a post on his Twitter account @Nicolasmaduro.
INSECURITY
Eight police officers murdered this week in Venezuela
INSECURITY. On Wednesday evening, Officer Yorman León (41) of the Bolivarian National Police was killed by a shot to the head in Antímano, west Caracas, on his way home.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
IAPA: No one can remain silent to closure of newspapers in Venezuela
The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) said that independent journals are hit when the government refuses to sell them foreign currency to buy newsprint, in the context of tight foreign exchange controls, or when the government withdraws advertising from some newspapers
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Venezuelan Ambassador to Spain: "We demand respect" for Venezuela
OIL
Uruguay seeks to pay oil to Venezuela with food items
FINANCE
Price of Venezuelan bonds rises
ELECTIONS
Top electoral body asked not to hold LatAm parliament vote
DIPLOMACY
Ibero-American Secretary urges Venezuela, Spain to ease tensions
OPINION
Excerpts of column "Runrunes" (Rumors) of Thursday, April 16
Intermediate REASONS. There are many, some of which were discussed recently with Tamara Herrera, an economist and the director of think tank Síntesis Financiera; some others were expressed by Ramón Piñango, a sociologist working with the (...)
HUMAN RIGHTS
Colombian Senate calls for release of Venezuelan political prisoners
CNE
CNE head: schedule for parliament vote could be ready in two weeks
OIL
Venezuelan Oil Minister meets with OPEC member countries
SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
Obama: "The US will not be imprisoned by the past" in the region
SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
President Maduro demands Obama to repeal his executive order on Venezuela
SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
Pope Francis asks for "sincere dialogue" in the Summit of the Americas
HYDROCARBONS
Petrocaribe's influence threatened by US energy initiative
INSECURITY
Eight police officers murdered this week in Venezuela
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
IAPA: No one can remain silent to closure of newspapers in Venezuela
The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) said that independent journals are hit when the government refuses to sell them foreign currency to buy newsprint, in the context of tight foreign exchange controls, or when the government withdraws advertising from some newspapers
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Venezuelan Ambassador to Spain: "We demand respect" for Venezuela
OIL
Uruguay seeks to pay oil to Venezuela with food items
FINANCE
Price of Venezuelan bonds rises
ELECTIONS
Top electoral body asked not to hold LatAm parliament vote
DIPLOMACY
Ibero-American Secretary urges Venezuela, Spain to ease tensions
HUMAN RIGHTS
Colombian Senate calls for release of Venezuelan political prisoners
CNE
CNE head: schedule for parliament vote could be ready in two weeks
OIL
Venezuelan Oil Minister meets with OPEC member countries
News This Week
Thursday April 16, 2015
- Uruguay seeks to pay oil to Venezuela with food items
- Top electoral body asked not to hold LatAm parliament vote
- Venezuelan Oil Minister meets with OPEC member countries
- Colombian Senate calls for release of Venezuelan political prisoners
- Venezuelan Ambassador to Spain: "We demand respect" for Venezuela
- Maduro: "We must insist on an economy that sustains welfare plans"
- Price of Venezuelan bonds rises
- IAPA: No one can remain silent to closure of newspapers in Venezuela
- CNE head: schedule for parliament vote could be ready in two weeks
- Eight police officers murdered this week in Venezuela
- Ibero-American Secretary urges Venezuela, Spain to ease tensions
Wednesday April 15, 2015
- Venezuelans involved in foreign currency quotas fraud to be summoned
- Venezuela summons Spanish ambassador after measures announced by Maduro
- Apostolic Nuncio, Venezuelan FM hold "historical meeting"
- Opposition coalition asks electoral authority to rectify demographics
- Spanish gov't summons Venezuelan ambassador over Maduro's statements
- Venezuelan FM reprimands Spanish ambassador for meddling
- Forex authority: E-quota of dollars not to be fractioned
- Spain: Insults against the Spanish Executive Office are "intolerable"
- Jurist terms "delicate" human rights situation in Venezuela
- Chilean Senate to intercede for Venezuelan political prisoners
Tuesday April 14, 2015
- Gold Reserve seeks to collect arbitration award from Venezuela
- IMF: Economic downturn in Venezuela to lash Latin America growth
- Business leader: Maduro will have to talk to the private sector
- Venezuelan airlines, travel agencies to assess Cencoex regulation
- President Maduro vows to radicalize the revolution
- Opposition party asks the Pope to meet with Ledezma's wife
- Pro-gov't deputies agree to appoint deputies to LatAm Parliament
- Spanish Congress asks for release of Ledezma and López
- Fewer deputies to be elected in anti-government constituencies
Monday April 13, 2015
- Differences in the Americas are noticeable in Panama
- HR advocates meet with US President Barack Obama
- Venezuelan bonds climb after restrictions in USD quotas
- Lagos: Release of political prisoners is a struggle for democracy
- Almost five million people could move to public banks
- Venezuela, US uphold peaceful dialogue
- Dissenter: ideology is prioritized over local problems
Saturday April 11, 2015
- Venezuela has potential for investment
- Castro in Panama: "It was time for me to speak here on behalf of Cuba"
- Maduro: Talks with the United States could be launched in a few days
- Petrocaribe's influence threatened by US energy initiative
- Poll: 37% of Venezuelans back no political parties
- Venezuelan bishop: "We must bridge the gaps and accept different views"
- Maduro and Obama held informal conversation
- President of Panama opens the Seventh Summit of the Americas
- Short-term gold swap deemed feasible in Venezuela
- Jacobson: Obama's executive order will not to be repealed
- Venezuelans bang pots during Maduro's speech in Panama
- Where has the milk gone?
- President Maduro demands Obama to repeal his executive order on Venezuela
- Obama: "The US will not be imprisoned by the past" in the region
- Pope Francis asks for "sincere dialogue" in the Summit of the Americas
Dossier
Where has the milk gone?
The Venezuelan state owns 50% of installed capacity of milk processing plants.
Diplomatic Tensions
FOREIGN AFFAIRS Venezuelan Ambassador to Spain Mario Isea requested on Thursday "respect" for his country amidst Madrid-Caracas diplomatic tensions, sparked off by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's criticism against his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy.
Ibero-American Secretary urges Venezuela, Spain to ease tensions
DIPLOMACY The Ibero-American General Secretary, Rebeca Grynspan, advocated "diplomacy and dialogue" as the best ways to settle differences between Venezuela and Spain.
Venezuelan FM reprimands Spanish ambassador for meddling
DIPLOMACY Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Delcy Rodríguez met on Wednesday with Spanish Ambassador to Venezuela, Antonio Pérez-Hernández y Torra, and requested the Spanish government to abstain from meddling in internal affairs.
Opposition
HUMAN RIGHTS Former president of Chile Ricardo Lagos (2000-2006) stressed on Monday that the release of detained Venezuelan dissenters, including opposition leader Leopoldo López, Metropolitan Mayor Antonio Ledezma, and other political prisoners was "a struggle for freedom and the restoration of democracy" in Venezuela. According to the former socialist leader, human right violations are occurring, as shown by United Nations reports.
Former presidents and leaders ask "to stop silence on Venezuela"
SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS A total of 26 former presidents from Spain and Latin America signed a document asking the region to leave aside "obliging silence" and demand the upcoming parliament vote in Venezuela to be held without political prisoners and with electoral observation, as a possible answer to the Venezuelan political crisis.
Opposition MUD welcomes clarification from the US about Obama's decree
DIPLOMACY Opposition coalition Unified Democratic Panel (MUD) welcomed the initiative of the United States government of "clarifying" the terms of the executive order signed by US President Barack Obama imposing sanctions on Venezuelan officials, as a reply to the public claim the coalition had made, for considering that involving all Venezuelans in actions against seven people was inconvenient.
Summit of the Americas
SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS For the first time, the leaders of the 35 countries of the Americas sat down at the same table. The unanimous message was the welcome to the historical inclusion of Cuba. In a new scenario, yet with the same script, old differences in the region emerged again.
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