Overview
- Spain’s foreign minister, José Manuel Albares, formally asked in Brussels to start the process to remove Rodríguez from the EU sanctions list.
- EU High Representative Kaja Kallas said she will present the delisting proposal to the 27 member states.
- The move is tied to recent steps by Venezuelan authorities, including a limited amnesty and the release of European detainees.
- The measures on Rodríguez are personal—an entry ban and asset freeze—imposed when she was vice president, while Nicolás Maduro was never listed by the EU.
- Diplomatic contacts suggest some alignment with Spain’s push, but no timetable is set and any single member state can block the change.