Expulsion of Venezuela delegation chief won't change EU policy, diplomats say

The expulsion of the European Union's delegation chief in Caracas is an unwelcome move but will not change the bloc's efforts to mediate a way towards new presidential elections, two EU diplomats said on Wednesday.

The EU's foreign policy service was informed by Caracas of the action against Portuguese national Isabel Brilhante on Tuesday, a day after the bloc imposed a fresh round of sanctions in response to December's legislative elections that the West say were rigged, the diplomats said.