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Repeal of 'common stance' seems unlikely

20.10.2010

The European Union is expected to reaffirm next Monday its "common position" toward Cuba, although it might accept some "gesture" from Havana that would enable it to negotiate another type of relation, Europa Press reported Wednesday.
The Common Position conditions European nations' diplomatic and trade relations with Cuba to progress in human rights observance and economic liberalization.
A change in the common stance requires a unanimous vote from the 27 European Union nations. According to diplomatic sources interviewed by the news agency, at least two countries – Germany and the Czech Republic – will vote against change.
The EU's foreign-policy chief, Catherine Ashton, reportedly has already drafted a statement revealing the Union's decision and proposing that new possibilities be explored.

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http://miamiherald.typepad.com/cuban_colada/#ixzz130Zkv7AP

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