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Declaration from the Christian Liberation Movement Regarding the European Union’s Common Position / Rosa Maria Paya Acevedo #Cuba #MCL

The reasons behind the position held by the European Union (EU) concerning human rights in Cuba have not changed in the last 16 years. The Cuban Government has not recognized the fundamental rights of Cubans. With the imminent and necessary revision of the current Common Position and the possibility of future pacts with the Cuban … Continue reading “Declaration from the Christian Liberation Movement Regarding the European Union’s Common Position / Rosa Maria Paya Acevedo #Cuba #MCL”

Guillermo Fariñas: I believe the European Union should maintain its Common Position on Cuba / Iván García

Psychologist and independent journalist Guillermo Fariñas, who was on hunger strike for four months while he demanded freedom for 26 political prisoners, is of the opinion that a step has been taken in favor of the political pulse that sustains the Cuban opposition in the face of the Castro government. But Farinas is not completely … Continue reading “Guillermo Fariñas: I believe the European Union should maintain its Common Position on Cuba / Iván García”

The European Union Announces That the Bilateral Agreement With Cuba Will Continue To Apply Provisionally

EFE (via 14ymedio), Brussels, 20 April 2023 — The Political Dialogue and Cooperation agreement between the European Union and Cuba will continue to apply provisionally until it has been ratified by all EU countries. Lithuania is the only country that has rejected the treaty, community sources reported on Thursday. “The current situation is that the … Continue reading “The European Union Announces That the Bilateral Agreement With Cuba Will Continue To Apply Provisionally”

Cuba Ratifies Its ‘Will’ to Continue the Political Agreement with the European Union

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 16 September 2022 — The Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, ratified this Friday the “will” to continue with the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (ADPC) with the European Union (EU) by receiving the ambassador of the community bloc in Havana. Rodríguez published the images of the meeting at the headquarters of … Continue reading “Cuba Ratifies Its ‘Will’ to Continue the Political Agreement with the European Union”

Human Rights in Cuba Have Deteriorated Since Signing of Agreement with Europea Union

14ymedio, Havana, 13 November 2020 — The human rights situation in Cuba has deteriorated since the 2016 signing of the Agreement for Political Dialogue and Cooperation between the European Union and the Island, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Civil Rights Defenders (CRD) organization. The investigation, carried out among more than one hundred independent activists and … Continue reading “Human Rights in Cuba Have Deteriorated Since Signing of Agreement with Europea Union”

Cuban Opposition Asks to Meet With Borrell and Bachelet for International Support

14ymedio, Havana, 1 October 2019 — The Cuban opposition is trying to involve more international actors in their struggle this fall. On the one hand, the Cuban Human Rights Observatory (OCDH), based in Madrid, addressed the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation, Josep Borrell, on the eve of his visit to the island in the … Continue reading “Cuban Opposition Asks to Meet With Borrell and Bachelet for International Support”

The "No" Campaign Gains Momentum Among the Opposition

14ymedio, Havana, January 8, 2019 — Mobilization for the “No” vote in the referendum called for February 24 to approve the constitutional reform continues gaining momentum in the ranks of the opposition. This Monday, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (Unpacu), José Daniel Ferrer, insisted that a “No” vote “is the option championed … Continue reading “The "No" Campaign Gains Momentum Among the Opposition”

The European Union Includes The Detention Of Cuban Dissidents In Its Annual Report / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 22 September 2016 — A report from the European Union details that in 2015 Cuba continued “arbitrary and short-term arrests of opposition members, activists and human rights defenders.” This situation that has led the bloc to communicate “on several occasions” its concern to the authorities of the island. The document, released Tuesday, collects … Continue reading “The European Union Includes The Detention Of Cuban Dissidents In Its Annual Report / 14ymedio”

President Of The European Parliament Asks Fariñas Not To Endanger His Life / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Madrid, 9 September 2016 – The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, has shown his support of peaceful protests by the Cuban opposition to defend human rights, but is asking Guillermo Fariñas to give up his hunger and thirst strike so as to “not put your life in danger.” “Although I can assure you … Continue reading “President Of The European Parliament Asks Fariñas Not To Endanger His Life / 14ymedio”

Cuban Opposition Deplores Secrecy of Cuba-EU Negotiations / 14ymedio, Mario Felix Lleonart

14ymedio, Mario Felix Lleonart, Brussels, 1 June 2016 – Cuban representatives who participated in the conference in the European Parliament held last Tuesday in Brussels about relations between the European Union and Cuba were skeptical about the cooperation agreement that will be signed by both sides at the end of the year, or at the … Continue reading “Cuban Opposition Deplores Secrecy of Cuba-EU Negotiations / 14ymedio, Mario Felix Lleonart”

Different Methods, Same Objective: To Annihilate the Opposition / Angel Santiesteban

Guillermo Fariñas in center of photo with crutch. Guillermo Fariñas, targeted by State Security Ángel Santiesteban-Prats, June 3, 2015 — No “disinterested” person would say that the encounter by José Alberto Botell, the aggressor, with Guillermo Fariñas and his companions was casual, of a personal nature, or even an ordinary attempted mugging. On the contrary, we know … Continue reading “Different Methods, Same Objective: To Annihilate the Opposition / Angel Santiesteban”

Cuba and the European Union: A Change of Tone and a New Dynamic / Dimas Castellano

In a statement issued on Tuesday, February 11th, Rogelio Sierra Diaz, Cuba’s deputy foreign minister, reported that the Council of Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU) had authorized the European Commission and the EU’s senior representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Catherine Ashton, to begin negotiations on a political dialogue and cooperation agreement with … Continue reading “Cuba and the European Union: A Change of Tone and a New Dynamic / Dimas Castellano”

Open Letter to the European Community / Angel Santiesteban

I am addressing each one of the twenty-eight nations which make up the European Community, to demand more depth, through an exhaustive investigation with free people, unencumbered and unafraid, to find a just consensus to the national issues of the Island, more so when we know that the historic practice, in more than a half … Continue reading “Open Letter to the European Community / Angel Santiesteban”

Cuba and the European Union: Oil and Water / Angel Santiesteban

If the European Union only recommends that its chief of diplomacy, Catherine Ashton, “talk” with Havana’s dictatorship, it won’t serve any purpose other than to understand one more time that totalitarian governments cannot transform themselves nor do they want to. Nevertheless the Foreign Ministers have approved “opening up negotiations for a bilateral agreement.” Negotiating with … Continue reading “Cuba and the European Union: Oil and Water / Angel Santiesteban”

The Common Position and Selective Blindness / Angel Santiesteaban

The worst blind spot is the one you don’t want to see. While the European Union was planning to change its Common Position, the totalitarian Cuban regime was imprisoning the opposition on the eve of receiving the presidents for the CELAC Summit. In these moments of economic crisis, there is no greater urgency for the … Continue reading “The Common Position and Selective Blindness / Angel Santiesteaban”