Cuba re-opens relations with EU embassies

Cuba decided on Monday (3 January) to re-establish relations with eight European embassies in Havana.

Cuba will re-open relations with the embassies of France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Austria, Greece, Portugal and Sweden, Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said.

Normal diplomatic relations will continue with Spain, Belgium and Hungary, minister added.

However, some EU countries still remain on Cuba's blacklist.

Relations with the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech...