The European Union’s Reaction to the Venezuelan Migration Crisis

Maria Ochab

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The main objective of this article is to analyze the actions undertaken by the European Union (EU) as a reaction to the political and economic crisis which has led to a massive exodus of Venezuelan citizens in recent years (since 2015), and in particular after the last presidential elections. The article will outline current critical situation in Venezuela, first by presenting the political background and then by describing the general picture of the Venezuelan economy and hardships that resulted in this unprecedented migratory movement. Building on the hypothesis that being a global player is in keeping with the aspirations of the EU, the second part of the article analyzes both political and financial measures undertaken by various European institutions to help mitigate this humanitarian crisis.


Keywords


migration crisis; political crisis; Maduro’s regime; European Union; Venezuela

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/al.2020.9.113-134
Date of publication: 2020-12-02 10:53:40
Date of submission: 2020-12-01 23:30:52


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