MEP Jorge Martín speaks exclusively to VOZ: "The European Union is financing dictatorships in Latin America with taxpayers' money"

At the IV Regional Meeting of Foro Madrid, organized in the Paraguayan capital, Asunción, Spanish MEP Jorge Martín Frías spoke with VOZ executive producer Karina Yapor about the threat of socialism in Ibero-America, the role of the Trump administration, and the worrying role currently played by European institutions in the financing of socialist regimes in the region.

Martín Frías explained that Foro Madrid was created as a response to the advance of the São Paulo Forum and the Puebla Group, organizations that, as he pointed out, "interfere in our nations, support, and are part of liberticidal regimes such as those in Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Bolivia." According to the MEP, wherever there is "misery, drug trafficking, and authoritarianism," these "criminal" structures are present.

The Vox leader maintained that the great difference of Foro Madrid with respect to other organizations and initiatives is the recognition of the common enemy: "Socialism and communism." He said that the alliance does not pretend to be programmatic but, on the contrary, serves to join forces in defense of fundamental principles such as freedom, democracy, and private property, all contained in the Madrid Charter, the forum's founding document.

Regarding the future of the region, the MEP was optimistic: "Ibero-America will begin to enjoy an era of prosperity, in which freedoms and respect for individual rights will flourish," said Martín Frías, mentioning the governments of Argentina, Ecuador, and Paraguay as positive signs.

Regarding the relationship with the United States, the Spanish politician affirmed that the administration of President Donald Trump has been key to repositioning the Ibero-American agenda. He highlighted, especially, the decision to withdraw Chevron's license in Venezuela.

"The Trump administration is an opportunity for everyone. First, for Americans. Second, for Ibero-Americans themselves, who truly believe in freedom, in the sovereignty of their nations, in good policies, in the family, in values", he said.

The MEP did not spare words to harshly criticize the Commission and the European Parliament. In particular, he pointed out that "patriotic forces", to which he belongs, are being institutionally censored and warned about the use of European funds to finance left-wing dictatorships.

"The European Commission right now finances liberticidal regimes. In the case of Venezuela, through 450 million euros in humanitarian aid, but nobody knows, there is no traceability of where that goes," he denounced. "The same happens with Cuba, the same happens with Nicaragua, where 80 million euros have been given, if I am not mistaken, one of them in concept of empowerment of civil society. When civil society does not exist in Nicaragua, it is subjugated. It is quite worrying, it is something that must be alerted, that must be denounced".

Martin Frias also questioned the funding to organizations such as the UNRWA, accused of links to the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel. And he criticized the controversial International Criminal Court for opening an office in Caracas while the prosecutor's sister-in-law works on the legal team of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.

On European defense, he backed the Trump Administration's demands towards NATO member countries.

"It is necessary to increase defense spending; let the member states do it, not the Commission," he said and described as "hypocritical" the attitude of Europe, which—he argued—bought more gas from Russia than it has helped Ukraine.

"The European Union is supported by our taxes. We cannot allow that money to finance dictatorships or organizations complicit in terrorism," the MEP concluded.