EU to improve ties with Cuba

Oct 25, 2010
EU to improve ties with Cuba

LUXEMBOURG - THE EU's top diplomat Catherine Ashton will explore a possible softening of the bloc's stance towards Cuba following its release of dissidents and economic reforms, a diplomat said Monday.

Ms Ashton was given a mandate by foreign ministers of the 27-nation European Union meeting in Luxembourg 'to explore ways to try and progress' its relations with Cuba, the source said. She is to finalise the mission in December.

Spain's new Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez made an impassioned plea to improve relations between Brussels and Havana at the meeting which moved her counterparts.

Spain's Socialist government has been arguing in favour of the EU moving towards normalisation of ties with Cuba, saying a shift would help accelerate change on the island led by the Castro brothers since 1959.

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It does appear the Cuban regime is evolving away from dogmatic marxism. Maybe they will change for the better once Fidel Castro dies and they are free to implement the reforms to have a properly functioning democracy and market economy. As Fidel said, their system doesn´t work.

As the US is quickly sliding into 3rd world status, Cuba continues with the 50 some years old, ever changing revolution.


Breaking news :eyes: -> Fidel Castro no longer Head of State of the Republic of Cuba.

and a result anyone can stand for election given the pre-condition that they are at least socialist.

That is a properly functioning democracy.