Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Two were martyred in an initial toll of the Israeli drone strike that targeted the al-Asira neighborhood in the city of Baalbek, eastern Lebanon
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: An Israeli drone strike targeted the al-Asira neighborhood east of Baalbek, eastern Lebanon
Sheikh Naim Qassem to the pager attack survivors: You are the greatest resistance. Know that 'Israel' will fall because it embodies aggression, crime, and occupation; victory is truly yours
Sheikh Qassem to the pager attack survivors: The value of what you are doing despite your wounds is immense, and here you are, treading the path of the Master of Nation's Martyrs and the leaders
Sheikh Qassem to the pager attack survivors: You are moving forward with insight deeper than sight itself. The enemy sought to eliminate your role in the battle, yet you remain steadfast and continue the fight
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem to the pager attack survivors one year later: You are healing from your wounds and rising above them. You have successfully passed the test
Palestinian media: Reports of stabbing operation in occupied al-Quds.
Israeli media: Sirens blare in Arava in South, near Ramon Airport.
Egyptian PM Mostafa Madbouli: Egypt is targeted in plans to redraw regional map
AEOI Chief Mohammad Eslami: Our presence in IAEA General Council and fact-checking helped in preventing unilateral rhetoric that aims to portray Iran as an unregulated country

Nicaragua withdraws approval of EU Ambassador

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 19 Apr 2023 08:50
2 Min Read

The Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry accuses the EU of neocolonialism and says it condemns the bloc's "historical genocide".

  • x
  • Nicaragua withdraws approval of EU Ambassador
    The facade of the EU delegation in Managua, Nicaragua on September 28, 2022 (Reuters)

The Nicaraguan government withdrew its support for Fernando Ponz's candidacy for the role of EU ambassador after the European Union accused the country's establishment of persecution.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the EU claimed that the people of Nicaragua are subjected to "systemic repression".

In response to the EU statement, the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry said, "Faced with your interventionist, daring and insolent statement of today, which ratifies the imperialist and colonialist positions that characterize the European Union, on this 18th April, on the eve of National Peace Day, the Sovereign and Dignified Government of the Republic of Nicaragua... has decided to suspend the Plácet that had been granted to Mr. Fernando Ponz, as Ambassador of that unbearable Power."

The ministry accused the EU of neocolonialism and condemned its "historical genocide", adding that it demanded justice and reparations for these crimes. 

Read more: Iran bolstering ties with Latin America, Nicaragua: Amir-Abdollahian

It further elaborated that their riches and cultures were subjected to greedy and rapacious looting.

Related News

EU Commission proposes trade curbs, sanctions on Israeli ministers

Climate change caused 16,500 deaths in European cities in Summer 2025

"In these circumstances and in the face of the permanent siege of our People's Right to National Sovereignty, we will not receive your Representative," the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry's statement concluded.

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega has in recent months taken several steps with the aim of undermining Western influence in his country.

Last month, the Ministry of external affairs of Nicaragua announced it would suspend ties with the Vatican.

Relations between the Vatican and the government of President Daniel Ortega fell to an all-time low in February after a court in Managua sentenced Nicaragua's Bishop Rolando Alvarez to more than 26 years in jail for alleged attempts of undermining national integrity.

On September 29, 2022, the Nicaraguan government considered the EU ambassador to Nicaragua, Bettina Muscheidt, persona non grata, and ordered her to leave the country over a lack of respect for Nicaragua's sovereignty.

This happened days after the EU delegate to the UN, Charles Michel, condemned the Nicaraguan government and urged its President to "restore democracy."

On October 1st, 2022, Ortega banned US envoy Hugo Rodrigues from entering Nicaragua on account of his "interfering" behavior.

  • Europe
  • EU
  • Nicaragua
  • Latin America
  • European Union

Most Read

Uprising against Volker Turk at the Human Rights Council over Gaza.

Uprising against Volker Turk at the Human Rights Council over Gaza

  • Politics
  • 12 Sep 2025
A screengrab from the ad played on Fox News. (X Screengrab)

Fox airs ad warning Trump not to let Netanyahu 'play' him on Gaza

  • US & Canada
  • 11 Sep 2025
Why is Choose Love using a firm with British and US intelligence connections to run a pro-Palestine musical event? (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

Together for Palestine: Troubling questions about the organisers of this huge event

  • Opinion
  • 17 Sep 2025
Lapid: Egypt’s Arab Force plan a 'severe blow' to normalization

Lapid: Egypt’s Arab Force plan a 'severe blow' to normalization

  • Palestine
  • 14 Sep 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
A Hezbollah supporter who lost his sight in a pager attack carried out by "Israel" on Sept. 17, 2024, covers his eyes with a red headband inscribed with the name "Hussein" during Ashoura, July 6, 2025 (AP)
Politics

'We Have Recovered': Lebanon marks 1st anniversary of Pager Attack

The Arab neighborhood of El Za'im, on the outskirts of east Occupied Al-Quds in the West Bank, near where Israeli government says housing units will be built as part of the E1 settlement project, Thursday, August 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Palestine

'Israel’s' deliberate policies drive West Bank economy toward collapse

Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Politics

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder resigns over parent company curbing activism

Trump’s approval rating falls to new low in second term: Poll
US & Canada

Trump’s approval rating falls to new low in second term: Poll

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS