Wednesday 14 October @ 11:30–13:00

ECR MEP Carlo Fidanza will host a discussion in the European Parliament on Wednesday, 14 October, focusing on human rights in Venezuela, political imprisonment and the protection of European citizens.

The event will bring together former political prisoners, relatives of detainees and Venezuelan legal experts to provide first-hand testimony on repression in the country and the situation facing European nationals currently held in Venezuela.

Speakers will include Amerigo De Grazia, a former Italian political prisoner in Venezuela; William Dávila, a former Portuguese political prisoner; Rafael Badell, President of the Venezuelan Academy of Political and Social Sciences; Adriana Ranieri, whose father Walter and uncle Massimiliano are detained in Venezuela; and Maria Rosa De Grazia, representing the families of 16 Italian political prisoners.

Opening the event, Carlo Fidanza, Head of the Fratelli d’Italia–ECR Delegation in the European Parliament, will address Europe’s responsibility towards its citizens and the need to keep human rights and the situation of political prisoners high on the European agenda.

The discussion will examine the experiences of those directly affected, the wider human-rights situation in Venezuela and what European institutions can do to defend European citizens, support political prisoners and increase pressure for respect for fundamental freedoms.

Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 11:30–13:00

European Parliament, Brussels – SPINELLI 6F386