Details have emerged of a draft new EU strategy to raise the prospects of "self-determination" for people living in Cuba, but a meeting of EU diplomats on Wednesday (6 June) saw ongoing Spanish opposition to giving the document any official status.
The draft strategy, prepared by the German EU presidency on 9 February, is designed to replace the existing EU line on Cuba agreed back in 1996. The potential policy shift is timed to address questions arising out of 80-year old Cuban dictat...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.