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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8513

29 July 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/cuba
Commission "deplores" Fidel Castro's statement that Cuba would renounce EU aid for the sake of Cuba's dignity

Brussels, 28/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - In a press release published on Sunday, the European Commission noted that it deplored Fidel Castro's calls for the EU's aid to Cuba to be rejected, noting that the EU had not yet been officially notified of this and that despite Castro's rejection, it would be continuing to provide aid to help the Cuban people, particularly those in greatest need. It pointed out that EU funding for Cuba has totalled EUR 145 million in a decade, with between EUR 15 and...

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