Cuba on the so-called 鈥榣ist of state sponsors of terrorism鈥�
18.2.2025
Question for oral answer 聽O-000006/2025
to the Council
Rule 142
Jo茫o Oliveira (The Left), Ana Miranda Paz (Verts/ALE), Danilo Della Valle (The Left), 脰zlem Demirel (The Left), Pernando Barrena Arza (The Left), Tilly Metz (Verts/ALE), Dario Tamburrano (The Left), Leila Chaibi (The Left), Estrella Gal谩n (The Left), Lynn Boylan (The Left), Rudi Kennes (The Left), Marc Botenga (The Left), Konstantinos Arvanitis (The Left), Giorgos Georgiou (The Left), Irene Montero (The Left), Isabel Serra S谩nchez (The Left), Giuseppe Antoci (The Left), Mario Furore (The Left), Carolina Morace (The Left), Valentina Palmisano (The Left), Gaetano Pedulla' (The Left), Pasquale Tridico (The Left), Matja啪 Nemec (S&D), Vicent Marz脿 Ib谩帽ez (Verts/ALE), Jaume Asens Llodr脿 (Verts/ALE), Kathleen Funchion (The Left), Katar铆na Roth Neve膹alov谩 (NI), Kostas Papadakis (NI), Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos (NI), Alex Agius Saliba (S&D), Daniel Attard (S&D), Kate艡ina Kone膷n谩 (NI), Judita La拧拧谩kov谩 (NI), Branislav Ondru拧 (NI), Fabio De Masi (NI), Maria Zacharia (NI)
Cuba is being subjected to an economic, commercial and financial blockade unilaterally imposed by the United States, the application of which has been aggravated by its extraterritorial scope and by the adoption of other measures, such as the inclusion of Cuba on the US list of so-called 鈥榮tate sponsors of terrorism鈥�.
The blockade imposed on Cuba has had a profound impact on the country鈥檚 economy, with serious repercussions for the living conditions of its people. Companies, including those from EU Member States, are reducing or halting their cooperation with Cuba in the face of US threats and coercive measures. Cuba鈥檚 inclusion on the US list of so-called 鈥榮tate sponsors of terrorism鈥� has forced several financial institutions to suspend their operations with the country, including transfers for the purchase of food, medicine, fuel and other essential goods.
The UN General Assembly has called for an end to this blockade 32 times. Its most recent resolution, entitled 鈥楴ecessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba鈥�, was adopted on 10 October 2024 by 187 votes in favour, two against and one abstention.
In the light of the above, we ask the Council:
- 1.What measures will the European Union take with the US authorities to remove Cuba from the list of so-called 鈥榮tate sponsors of terrorism鈥�?
- 2.What measures will the European Union take with the US authorities to implement the position expressed in 32 UN General Assembly resolutions with a view to putting an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba?
- 3.What measures will the Council take to defend the interests of the Member States in view of the extraterritorial nature of the blockade unilaterally imposed on Cuba by the United States?
Submitted: 18.2.2025
Lapses: 19.5.2025