18/06/2019 (Agence Europe) – The European Union will continue to monitor the political and humanitarian situation in Venezuela, which is "worsening", and "stands ready to use all appropriate measures in reacting to developments on the ground", said the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on Tuesday 18 June in a statement. Supporting the ongoing political process in Norway between the Maduro regime and the political opposition, Federica Mogherini called for concrete actions to build trust between the parties, such as the "release of prisoners", and reiterated the EU's view that any political solution to the Venezuelan crisis must lead to "free and fair elections". (MB)