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The measures to which the honourable Member is referring appear in the draft budget signed by President Clinton on 28 October 2000. The position of the European Union on the extra-territorial measures decreed by the United States has not changed. I believe it is well known to the Members of the European Parliament, and the European Union seizes every opportunity to remind the United States of it. However, it must be regretfully pointed out that the US Government has not yet taken any action regarding its own commitments under the agreement concluded at the London Summit in May 1998. We call on the US Government to do so, as we believe this is essential in resolving this dispute.
The objective of the European Union regarding Cuba, as established in the common position on Cuba adopted by the Council on 2 December 1996, is to encourage a process of peaceful “transition to pluralist democracy and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as a sustainable recovery and improvement in the living standards of the Cuban people.” Encouraging the Cuban regime to bring Cuban legislation and its application into line with international standards also falls within this objective.
In the same vein, at the time of the vote on the resolution on the embargo as part of the Third Commission of the General Assembly of the United Nations which met on 9 November 2000, we launched an appeal to the Cuban authorities to cooperate fully with international organisations defending human rights. The European Union notes with satisfaction that Cuba has continued to be very active in various international and regional forums. It also recognises that measures have been taken by the Cuban Government to better integrate the country into the region economically. The European Union notes the need for a progressive and irreversible opening of the Cuban economy towards the outside world and reaffirms its wish to be Cuba’s partner in this process.
Finally, it is with concern that the European Union takes note of the findings of the United Nations’ agencies and programmes on the ground. It deplores the negative, and often tragic, repercussions of the US economic embargo as they affect the Cuban population, especially women and children."@en1
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