Brussels 04.01.2026 This statement is supported by 26 EU Member States – Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden, while Hungary issues a statment apart.
Venezuela: Statement by the High Representative on the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela | EEAS https://t.co/rME3Q6rjID
— MFA Finland 🇫🇮 (@Ulkoministerio) January 4, 2026
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“The European Union calls for calm and restraint by all actors, to avoid escalation and to ensure a peaceful solution to the crisis.
“The EU recalls that, under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be upheld. Members of the United Nations Security Council have a particular responsibility to uphold those principles, as a pillar of the international security architecture.
“The EU has repeatedly stated that Nicolás Maduro lacks the legitimacy of a democratically elected president and has advocated for a Venezuelan-led peaceful transition to democracy in the country, respectful of its sovereignty. The right of the Venezuelan people to determine their future must be respected.
“The EU shares the priority of combating transnational organised crime and drug trafficking, which pose a significant security threat worldwide. At the same time, the EU stresses that these challenges must be addressed through sustained cooperation in full respect of international law and the principles of territorial integrity and sovereignty.
“We are in close contact with the United States, as well as regional and international partners to support and facilitate dialogue with all parties involved, leading to a negotiated, democratic, inclusive and peaceful solution to the crisis, led by Venezuelans.
“Respecting the will of the Venezuelan people remains the only way for Venezuela to restore democracy and resolve the current crisis”.
At this critical time, it is essential that all actors fully respect human rights and international humanitarian law. All political prisoners currently detained in Venezuela must be unconditionally released.
EU Member States’ consular authorities are working in close coordination in order to protect the safety of the EU citizens, including those illegally detained in Venezuela.
Hungarian Secretary of State for International Communication, International spokesman, Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister Zoltan Kovacs issue the following statement:
❗We have entered an age of wars and constant confrontation—an era in which every country pursues its own national interest with cold pragmatism. In this environment, only those states can remain successful that belong to functioning alliance systems, keep strategic channels…
— Zoltan Kovacs (@zoltanspox) January 4, 2026
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Meanwhile the U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio said: “…Elections? Oh, look, the – this is a country that’s been governed by this regime now for 14 or 15 years. The elections should have happened a long time ago. The elections did happen, they lost them, and they didn’t count the votes or they refused to count the votes, and everyone knows it. So look, all of that I think is premature at this point. There’s a lot of work to be done here. Right now what we are focused in – let’s be realistic here. What we are focused on right now is all of the problems we had with the – when Maduro was there, we still have those problems in terms of them needing to be addressed. We are going to give people an opportunity to address those challenges and those problems. ”
“I can hardly wait to present all the evidence we’ve collected on Dominion. It was created to produce and alter voting results in Venezuela for Hugo Chávez, and then shipped internationally to manipulate votes for purchase in other countries, including this one…” pic.twitter.com/BwW5kGwDR9
— Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) January 3, 2026
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