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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/cuba

Cuba restores official diplomatic relations with some EU Member States

Brussels, 04/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - Cuban foreign minister Felipe Perez Roque announced in Havana on 3 January that Cuba was restoring official diplomatic relations with France, the UK, Germany, Italy, Austria, Greece, Portugal and Sweden. Cuba has already restored diplomatic relations with Spain and Hungary.

This move by the Cuban authorities seems to follow the favourable recommendations by the group of Latin American experts from EU Member States, which advised the General Affairs and...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Negotiation results with Turkey entirely open-ended
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CUBA: Cuba restores official diplomatic relations with some EU Member States
(EU) EU/EP/CONSTITUTION: Dominque Perben says French referendum may be held before 1 July - Markus Ferber says CSU will campaign for a yes vote and expects yes vote from the Bundestag and Bundesrat in the first six months of 2005
(EU) EU/AFRICA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ASIA/EARTHQUAKES: Foreign affairs ministers take part on Friday in special council - Ms Ferrero-Waldner proposes EU rapid response group able to act in civil crises
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES/EMU: Juncker says "setbacks" such as the British "cheque" should not become generalised - Supporting dialogue between euro zone's economic and monetary poles
(EU) EU/ECB: Timetable of ECB meetings on euro zone rates
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: Commission expresses concern about some aspects of US trade policy such as security-based protectionism, unilateralism and failure to comply with WTO decisions
(EU) EU/STEEL/TRADE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: End of first phase of negotiations over sugar reform - UK calls for action plan for ACP sugar producers
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/SOCIAL: Social Agenda 2006-2010, adjustment of working hours, social security systems, creation of Gender Institute, ministerial "Beijing + 10" meeting
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/ENERGY: Priority is on progress for directive on renewable energies and adoption of directive on end-use energy efficiency
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