Constantina Kouneva
Two SYRIZA MEPs vote against recognition of Venezuela's Guaido
Two SYRIZA MEPs voted against a European Parliament motion to recognize Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido as de facto head of state on Thursday, urging the bloc's 28 governments to also consider the opposition leader as "the only legitimate interim president" until there were "new free, transparent and credible presidential elections" in the troubled Latin American nation.
Pressure mounts on gov't after MEPs call for arms sales ban to Saudi Arabia
European lawmakers on Thursday adopted a resolution by 539 votes to 13, with 81 abstentions, condemning the ongoing violence in Yemen and urging EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to impose an EU arms embargo against Saudi Arabia, given the serious allegations that the Gulf state is breaching international humanitarian law.