The European Union “regrets” the Venezuelan Electoral Council’s decision to withdraw a previously extended invitation to observe the presidential elections on 28 July, and asks them to “reconsider” this decision, the spokesman for the European External Action Service (EEAS), Peter Stano, told Agence Europe in writing on Wednesday 29 May (see EUROPE B13404A22).
According to Mr Stano, the Venezuelan people must be able to choose their president in “credible, transparent and...