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EU set to impose new sanctions against Venezuela after Maduro's re-election

European Union foreign ministers agreed to "act swiftly" to impose more sanctions against Venezuelan officials following the recent re-election of President Nicolas Maduro.

The Council of the EU, which is composed of foreign ministers of the 28-member bloc, said the May 20 Venezuelan elections were "neither free nor fair" and called for new polls.

"The EU calls for the holding of fresh presidential elections in accordance with internationally recognized democratic standards and the Venezuelan constitutional order," the Council of the EU said in a statement.

"In this context, the EU will act swiftly, according to established procedures, with the aim of imposing additional targeted and reversible restrictive measures, that do not harm the Venezuelan population, whose plight the EU wishes to alleviate," the Council added.

An unnamed EU official told Agence France-Presse that they were working on a sanctions list that might include 11 more individuals. Foreign ministers are expected to adopt the new sanctions when they meet in Luxembourg on June 25, the news agency reported, citing EU sources.

In January, the EU imposed sanctions on seven senior Venezuelan officials including the interior minister, according to the AFP report carried by Deutsche Welle. In November 2017, it also hit Venezuela with an arms embargo and other economic sanctions.

Last week, the U.S issued additional sanctions against Maduro's government and joined other G7 nations in rejecting his election victory.