EU Defies US, Lifts Sanctions on Cuba | Europe | Deutsche Welle | 20.06.2008
The foreign ministers of the 27-nation EU bloc have agreed to scrap
sanctions against Cuba. The Caribbean country's northern neighbor is
bound to be angered by the move.
The foreign ministers of the 27-nation EU bloc have agreed to scrap
sanctions against Cuba. The Caribbean country's northern neighbor is
bound to be angered by the move.
The move is expected to place Brussels and Washington on a collision course and drew criticism from Cuban dissidents.
The vote on Thursday, June 19, scrapped the sanctions that were
imposed in 2003, suspended in 2005 and are largely symbolic. They
include limits on high-level government visits and the role of EU
diplomats in Cuba's cultural events and do not approach the hard line
of the 46-year-old US sanctions, which include a trade and investment
embargo.
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