CUBA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: The Difficulties of Dialogue. IRELA Briefing, 17 June 1996

No, Author (1996) CUBA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: The Difficulties of Dialogue. IRELA Briefing, 17 June 1996. UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

When the Cuban air force shot down two us civilian aircraft on 24 February 1996 it marked the beginning of a toughening of the situation in Cuba. The incident provoked two external reactions: the enactment, on 12 March 1996, of the Helms-Burton law, which reinforces the us embargo on Cuba; and the interruption of negotiations with the European Union (EU) on a possible cooperation agreement. Future relations between the EU and Cuba currently depend on three key factors: the internal situation in Cuba; the impact of the Helms-Burton law on the process of reform in the country and on European economic interests; and progress made in the continuing EU-Cuba dialogue.

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