The European Parliament must condemn the inhuman blockade against Cuban people instead of weakening relations with Cuba
The European Left Party has become aware that a group of MEPs has included in the June 8 agenda of the plenary session of the European Parliament an item on the “Political situation and human rights in Cuba”, attempting to undermine relations between the European Union and Cuba.
Cuba is a free country where the people decide. Therefore, such a debate made by the EU Parliament violates the sovereignty of this country.
The European Union must condemn the inhuman blockade that the Cuban people have been suffering for 62 years, which has been further strengthened during the pandemic to such an extent that it clearly violates human rights, increasing the economic crisis that was already underway.
In Europe we are witnessing some serious issues related to the migratory crisis and the pandemic, which has triggered an economic and social crisis that should be at the centre of the debate of the European Parliament, who should not interfere in the affairs of other countries outside the Union.
For these reasons, the European Left Party believes that this item on the agenda should be opposed since it is just another maneuver of the extreme right against the Republic of Cuba, a country that display its medical solidarity since the beginning of the pandemic.