Venezuela

Ecuador shuts door on Venezuelans without passports

Venezuelans hoping to travel through Ecuador camped outside the border yesterday after the government introduced tighter entry requirements. They were allowed into Ecuador using national ID cards. With the influx of immigrants on the rise, the government wants to see passports, something many don'

19/08/2018

Venezuela

Maduro points finger at Colombia and the U.S.

Venezuela's President Maduro calls on Colombia and the U.S. to extradite those behind an alleged assassination attempt at the weekend

08/08/2018

Venezuela

What we know about Venezuela's 'assassination attempt'

Euronews takes a look at what we know about the 'drone attack' on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.

06/08/2018

World News

An assassination attempt or an accidental gas explosion?

Conflicting reports are emerging of what caused blasts during Venezuelan President - Nicolas Maduro's speech at a military event at the weekend.

06/08/2018

Venezuela

Professor cannot afford to fix his shoes

This university professor needs four months wages to repair his shoes.

24/07/2018

Venezuela

Half a burger? Here's what one month's pay will get you in Venezuela

Minimum wage in Caracas can buy you five cups of coffee — or half a burger. But what other things can you buy with one month's pay in the South American country?

02/07/2018

Venezuela

17 die in Caracas nightclub stampede

At least seventeen people died at a Caracas club early on Saturday morning when a person activated a tear gas grenade inside, Venezuela's interior minister Nestor Reverol said.

17/06/2018

Venezuela

Maduro confronts worsening international backlash on day after re-election

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro faces a worsening international backlash after Sunday's election results.

21/05/2018

World News

Venezuelan elections: Who is Maduro up against this year?

With a completely different set of opposition candidates, Euronews looks at who Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is up against in Sunday's presidential election.

17/05/2018

Venezuela

Venezuelan elections: 'People still believe in Chavismo but don't support Maduro'

This Sunday, Venezuelans will go to the polls in snap elections called by the government to elect their future president. Many believe that Nicolas Maduro will be elected for a second term but the Chavista president has lost a lot of support over the years.

16/05/2018

Venezuela

The story behind the Venezuelan World Press Photo of 2018

Venezuelan photographer Ronaldo Schemidt was covering the anti-government protests in his home country when a motorcycle's petrol tank exploded and a protester next to him caught fire.

13/04/2018

No Comment

Relatives demand explanations following prison deaths

Some 68 people died in a riot and fire in police station cells in Venezuela.

30/03/2018

World

Venezuela exodus: thousands flock to Colombia for food and water

In this Aid Zone Euronews' Monica Pinna travels to the Colombia city of Cúcuta to see the humanitarian crisis unfolding on the country's border with Venezuela.

29/03/2018

Venezuela

Over 60 prisoners killed in Venezuela police station fire

Riot leads to tragedy as blaze kills prisoners.

29/03/2018

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.

26/03/2018

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

25/03/2018

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.

23/03/2018

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.

20/03/2018

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.

09/03/2018

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.

14/02/2018