English

More about this topic

Venezuela

Over 60 prisoners killed in Venezuela police station fire

Riot leads to tragedy as blaze kills prisoners.

Venezuela

Venezuelans flee to Colombia to escape economic meltdown

In a special report Euronews' Monica Pinna travels to the Colombia border to witness the mass exodus of Venezuelan migrants.

World News

José Abreu, the father of El Sistema, dies aged 78

José Abreu, the award-winning founder of a program that pulled thousands of Venezuelan children from crime and poverty through music, died

Venezuela

Three less zeros for Venezuelan bank notes

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced that the country's bank notes will be re-issued but with three less zeros. The move is the result of a economic crisis that has seen the bolivar plummet against other currencies.

ADVERTISEMENT

Venezuela

Euroviews. The bridge of last hope is a window on modern Venezuela | View

All kinds of people turn up at the border with one thing in common - desperation.

World

Former Prosecutor General denounces “more than 8000 executions” in criminal case against Venezuela regime

Luisa Ortega, was dismissed from office last year after she denounced constitutional reforms promoted by President Nicolas Maduro as a breach of democracy.

World News

Venezuela's Maduro not welcome at key Americas summit

Venezuela's president is criticised by neighbouring nations for his handling of the country's economic and political crisis.

World News

Venezuelans rush to borders as Colombia and Brazil tighten controls

Colombia and Brazil are tightening border controls after hundreds of thousands of desperate people flee hunger and a spiralling political crisis in Venezuela.

World News

No surgical supplies, no water: shortages cripple Venezuelan hospital

With the Venezuelan government in a state of denial about the country's crippling healthcare crisis, patients and doctors are left to fend for themselves. "We even had to bring the gloves and the doctor's hat" - one woman described her partner's harrowing hospital stay to Euronews.

World News

Venezuela returns to medical 'stone age'

The director of the Venezuelan civil association CodeVida blames the Venezuelan government for daily deaths caused by the health crisis in the country.

Venezuela

The fate of a rogue Venezuelan helicopter pilot remains unknown

Oscar Perez took to social media to say he was being attaked in an operation which the government said killed five members of a terrorist cell.

Venezuela

Caracas stores mobbed as Maduro forces price cuts

One major supermarket in the Venezuelan capital didn't open for hours. When it finally did, only crackers and washing liquid were discounted, just as millions cannot eat three proper meals a day.

Venezuela

Venezuela: Maduro accuses Portugal of sabotaging Christmas

Traditionally, Venezuelans cook a pork roast instead of turkey for Christmas, so when President Nicolas Maduro's promise of subsidised pork failed to materialise, frustration boiled over into what some have dubbed the “pork revolution."

Venezuela

Brazil expels Venezuela's top diplomat in the country

The Brazilian foreign ministry say Gerardo Antonio Delgado Maldonado will have to leave the country and that the decision was a "swift measure".

Venezuela

Nephews of Venezuela's first lady jailed for drugs plot

The two nephews of Venezuela's first lady, Cilia Flores, have been sentenced to 18 years in prison in the US following their convictions on drug conspiracy charges.

No Comment

Venezuela opposition receive human rights award

The European Parliament has awarded the Sakharov prize for human rights to members of Venezuela's democratic opposition.

Europe News

Venezuela crisis: 'Resist and fight'

Opposition leader speaks to Euronews on award of EU Sakharov Prize

Venezuela

Venezuelans turn to ‘bitcoin mining’ to purchase basic needs

Hyperinflation has pushed everyday Venezuelans to “bitcoin mining”, which operates underground.

Europe News

Venezuela's opposition awarded Sakharov Prize

EU's top human rights award is presented at European Parliament in Strasbourg

Europe News

Venezuela opposition accepts EU's top human rights prize

The award is being accepted in Strasbourg by the president of the Venezuelan National Assembly and political prisoners

Stay informed with the latest news, political developments, and social issues in Venezuela. Our coverage includes in-depth analysis, exclusive interviews, and on-the-ground reporting from this South American nation.