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The Venezuelan Parliament presents a draft agreement on the rupture of relations with Spain
The Parliament of Venezuela, controlled by Chavismo, presented on Tuesday the draft agreement with which it will urge the Government to “evaluate” the rupture of diplomatic and commercial relations with Spain, in response to the decision of the Spanish Congress to recognize the opponent Edmundo González Urrutia – exiled in the European country – as elected president.
The document, read during the session, urges “the national Executive to evaluate, in a perempontory time, the rupture of diplomatic and commercial relations with the Kingdom of Spain, as reciprocal action for the rude and interventionist proposal” of the Spanish Congress against “Venezuelan constitutionality.”
On September 11, Congress, with the vote against the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), approved a non-law proposal promoted by the Popular Party (PP) in which it asks the Government to recognize González Urrutia as president of Venezuela, who arrived in Madrid on the 8th of this month to seek asylum in the face of the persecution he claims to have suffered in his country.
In that sense, the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN, Legislative) rejects, according to the draft agreement, “the disastrous resolution promoted by the fascist right of the Congress” of the European country, and urges Spanish parliamentarians to “respect the decision of the Venezuelan people who elected, sovereignly,” Maduro as “re-elected president” in the elections of July 28.
That result, announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE) based on results that are still unknown in a disaggregated way, was rejected and pointed out as “fraudulent” by the majority opposition – the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) – and widely questioned by much of the international community, which demands the publication of the minutes.
The AN project points to the decision of the Spanish Congress as an “action that aims to ignore the democratic institutionality” of Venezuela, in addition to the “sovereign will of an entire people.”
He also says that, in recent years, the “Spanish ultra-right has sheltered criminals, fascists and convicted and confessed terrorists, who together with the Venezuelan right, have promoted failed coups d’état” in the Caribbean country and “the explosion of violence to generate political and social destabilization.”
“We will never accept that any foreign government or international body imposes conditions and interferes in our internal affairs,” the document adds.
The project was presented at the request of the president of the Legislature, Jorge Rodríguez, who, last week, asked to write a resolution, which is waiting for approval, to urge the Executive to break “all diplomatic, consular, economic and commercial relations” with Spain.
Rodríguez demanded that the resolution establish that “all commercial activities of Spanish companies be ceased immediately,” in response to what he considered as “the most brutal abuse” of Spain against Venezuela “since the times” when the Caribbean country fought for its independence, in reference to the decision of the Congress of the European nation.
International
Trump to decide soon on deportation exemptions for construction and farm workers
U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday in Florida that he will make a decision in the coming weeks regarding exemptions from deportations for workers in the construction and agriculture sectors.
Trump made these remarks to the media during a visit to the new migrant detention center, ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ located in the middle of a wetland in Florida, the White House reported.
ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids have targeted many of these workers, sparking fear among them and threatening to slow down two sectors that are vital to the U.S. economy.
In construction, 25.7% of workers are immigrants, and 14.1% of the total workforce nationwide is undocumented, according to the American Immigration Council.
In agriculture, the percentage of undocumented employees rises to 42%, according to data from the Department of Agriculture cited by the New York Times.
International
IDB plans $11 billion in sustainable financing to support countries facing currency risks
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) aims to unlock at least $11 billion in sustainable financing to help countries address challenges including natural disasters that strain their currencies and hinder private sector investment.
As the United States and other wealthier countries reduce official development assistance, multilateral lenders face pressure to find new ways to tackle issues such as climate change and biodiversity loss. During the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, IDB President Ilan Goldfajn stated that the measures adopted by the IDB are expected to inspire more private sector contributions, which is a key priority of the conference.
“We are not just announcing ideas; we are launching what the private sector is asking for: credible tools, scalable platforms, and real opportunities to invest with impact and confidence,” he added.
Support will include a new platform designed to help countries manage the risk of large swings in their national currencies that can deter international investors by making returns harder to predict. Based on a program in Brazil that has already attracted $8 billion from the private sector since its launch last year, the plan is to expand the concept to other regional economies over the next three years and at least double the amount mobilized.
Called FX EDGE, the platform will offer a credit line that activates if a currency drops sharply—a common problem during political or debt crises or after natural disasters—ensuring debtors can continue to service their loans in dollars or other foreign currencies.
The platform also aims to enable greater use of long-term currency hedging instruments, such as derivatives, through local banks and financial institutions, backed by the IDB’s credit rating.
International
Maduro’s government appeals to Vatican for help rescuing migrant children
Este lunes, durante su programa semanal ‘Con Maduro +’, el mandatario venezolano anunció que pediría al sumo pontífice su ayuda para rescatar a 18 niños migrantes.
“Yo sé que el papa es un hombre que comprende estos temas. Le pido ayuda a la Iglesia católica, apostólica y romana, al papa León, para que la Iglesia católica de Estados Unidos y la Iglesia católica de El Salvador proteja a los migrantes y nos ayude con sus gestiones para rescatar a estos niños y a estas niñas”, indicó Maduro en el espacio transmitido por VTV.
Más temprano, Rodríguez había pedido al alto comisionado de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos, Volker Türk, y al coordinador residente de la ONU en Venezuela, Gianluca Rampolla, pronunciarse sobre este hecho y exigió a Washington devolver a los pequeños.
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