European Union Foreign Relations Cuba

While the U.S. government skirmishes with Canada and Europe over the best way to press for political reform in Cuba, a lengthy document published here Saturday on human rights and democracy indicated that Cuban hard-liners are unwilling to accept any change. Human rights has been an important test issue for Europeans and Canadians intent on proving that more can be accomplished in Cuba by engagement than by the long-standing U.S. policy of isolation.

While the U.S. government skirmishes with Canada and Europe over the best way to press for political reform in Cuba, a lengthy document published here Saturday on human rights and democracy indicated that Cuban hard-liners are unwilling to accept any change. Human rights has been an important test issue for Europeans and Canadians intent on proving that more can be accomplished in Cuba by engagement than by the long-standing U.S. policy of isolation.