The centre-right group in the European Parliament has denied that it collaborated with far-right MEPs on a Venezuela resolution, while lashing out at socialist deputies.
The parliament, on Thursday (19 September), adopted a non-binding motion saying that Nicolás Maduro was not Venezuela's rightful leader because he had rigged elections in July.
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.