Juan Barreto calls for broader political dialogue in Venezuela beyond political elites

The former Caracas metropolitan mayor views the dialogue between the acting government and the 2015 National Assembly as a first step toward restoring the country’s institutions. Still, he warns that the process must also address social demands. The Daily Journal.- Former Caracas Metropolitan Mayor Juan Barreto believes that the dialogue between Venezuela’s acting government and […]

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Acting government submits 2027 budget and borrowing bills to Parliament

Delcy Rodríguez’s administration also submitted the National Annual Operating Plan. The parliamentary committees on Economy, Finance, and Oversight will review the proposals. The Daily Journal.- Venezuela’s acting government submitted the national budget, borrowing, and operating plan proposals for fiscal year 2027 to the National Assembly on Wednesday. Sectoral Vice President for Planning Ricardo Menéndez presented […]

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U.S. lifts sanctions on Jorge Rodríguez

The Daily Journal.- The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it had lifted sanctions against Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly. According to a statement from the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the agency removed Rodríguez’s name from its sanctions list. The Treasury Department initially placed Rodríguez on its sanctions list on […]

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Venezuela presents IMF with economic roadmap centered on oil and mining

The Daily Journal.- Venezuela’s Vice President for Economic Affairs, Calixto Ortega, presented the country’s economic roadmap on Wednesday during a discussion in Bangkok on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings. The plan focuses on the oil and mining extractive industries. Ortega, a former president of the Central Bank […]

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Third round of U.S.-backed political dialogue begins Wednesday

The talks will focus on political and civil guarantees to lay the groundwork for a potential electoral process. The Daily Journal.- The opposition delegation participating in talks with Chavismo met Tuesday to prepare the agenda for the third round of negotiations, scheduled to begin Wednesday. The discussions aim to advance an agreement on political and […]

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Venezuela increases oil production to 1.15 million barrels per day

The Daily Journal.- Venezuela increased its oil production to 1.15 million barrels per day in September, according to the monthly report that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) released on Tuesday. OPEC data show steady growth over the past three months. Production rose from 1.125 million barrels per day in July to 1.133 […]

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Spain’s Civil Guard investigates whether Delcy Rodríguez supplied gold to finance PSOE

The Daily Journal.- The Central Operational Unit (UCO) of Spain’s Civil Guard is investigating whether Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, supplied gold to illegally finance the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE). According to a report by El Español, the alleged deliveries took place in 2020. They involved 24-karat gold coins bearing the likeness of Simón […]

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Delcy Rodríguez addresses FAO forum and announces “Venezuela Alimenta Plan”

The Daily Journal.- Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez participated Monday in the World Food Forum of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, where she unveiled the “Venezuela Alimenta Plan” and advocated keeping food security separate from political pressure. During her address, Rodríguez argued that governments should not use food as […]

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Health and education unions to march to Miraflores to demand “fair calculation” of year-end bonuses

The Daily Journal.- Unions representing healthcare workers, primary and secondary school teachers, and university staff will march to Miraflores Palace on Tuesday, October 13, to submit approximately 40,000 signatures to the national government. They demand that authorities calculate year-end bonuses based on workers’ total compensation rather than the official base salary, which remains frozen at […]

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Clash between Petro and Tania Díaz exposes tensions within chavismo over its new relationship with the U.S.

The Daily Journal.- Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrived at the 30th International Seminar “Political Parties and a New Society,” organized by Mexico’s Labor Party (PT) in Mexico City, to discuss the left, the climate crisis, and the future of energy resources. Instead, he found himself in a confrontation with two lawmakers from Venezuela’s United […]

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