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November 22, 2008 8:04:09 CST



Europe Votes to Lift Cuba Sanctions

Posted Jun 20, 08 8:20 CDT in Business World 

(Newser) – The European Union has agreed to lift sanctions against Cuba, much to the annoyance of the White House. "We see encouraging signs in Cuba and I think that we should show the population in Cuba that we are ready to work with them," an EU official tells the AFP. It's a largely symbolic victory for Cuba and Spain—which lobbied for the change—because sanctions have been suspended since 2005.

"We're disappointed," says a National Security Council spokesman. "The Castros need to take a number of steps to improve human rights conditions for ordinary Cubans before sanctions are lifted."

Source AFP

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Cuba's former President Fidel Castro last month.   (AP Photo/Granma)
A man walks past graffiti that reads in Spanish "Long life to Fidel" Life has remained little changed in communist-run Cuba since Fidel Castro stepped down.   (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Raul Castro waves to the crowd during a parade in Havana.   (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)
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