On Tuesday 6 July, all political groups in the European Parliament, except for The Left, supported the introduction of new sanctions against the Ortega regime. These directly target the former Sandinista leader, who has been in power since 2007, in response to the continuing repression in Nicaragua (see EUROPE B12739A26).
The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, recalled the “gradual approach” of the EU-27 towards the Central American country, which...