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2007/2579(RSP) Resolution on Cuba

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 135

Events

2007/07/18
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
SP(2007)3798/2
2007/06/21
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2007/06/21
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Details

The House held a debate on Cuba pursuant to Rule 115 of the Rules of Procedure (debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law).

The debate was followed by a vote on a joint motion for a resolution.

Documents
Debate in Parliament
2007/06/21
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted a joint resolution on Cuba by 50 votes in favour to 21 against with 3 abstentions. Parliament regretted the fact that, despite a first temporary transfer of power in 48 years from Fidel Castro to a collective leadership headed by his brother Raúl Castro, the political, economic and social system in Cuba remained essentially unchanged. It also regretted the absence of any significant signs on the part of the Cuban authorities in response to the EU's calls for full respect for fundamental freedoms, especially freedom of expression and political association, and the release of political prisoners.

Parliament noted that dozens of independent journalists, peaceful dissidents and defenders of human rights, who were members of the democratic opposition and, in most cases, linked to the Varela project were still being held in jail, some of them seriously ill and many of them close relatives of the Damas de Blanco. It urged the EU institutions to give their unconditional support and full encouragement to launching a peaceful process of political transition to a multi-party democracy in Cuba It stressed that Council Common Position 96/697/CFSP remained entirely valid, as did its objectives. Members deeply regretted the fact that the high-level visits of the EU institutions and the Member States that had taken place had involved talks with all the authorities of the Cuban regime but no direct meetings with the representatives of the peaceful democratic opposition or political prisoners' relatives.

The European Parliament's Sakharov Prize was awarded in 2002 to Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas and in 2005 to Damas de Blanco, both of Cuba, but in neither case were the winners allowed to leave the country to receive their prize. Parliament tried to send a delegation to investigate the situation but the Cuban authorities refused to issue visas to the MEPs. The resolution urged the authorities to alter their stance on both these matters, demanding also that the Cuban authorities permit members of the political opposition, human rights activists and all citizens to travel abroad freely and return freely to Cuba. MEPs also note that the Council has decided to invite a Cuban delegation to Brussels in order to resume a comprehensive and open political dialogue with the Cuban authorities. Parliament hoped that when that visit is prepared the Council will include in the talks with the Cuban government the invitations of the EU institutions to the Damas de Blanco and Oswaldo Payá, as well as Parliament's desire to send a delegation to Cuba.

Lastly, Parliament considered it extremely important that any strengthening of political and economic relations - including development aid - between the EU and the Cuban authorities that might derive from a comprehensive and open political dialogue be linked to concrete and verifiable improvements of the human rights conditions of all Cuban citizens, starting with the release of all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.

Documents
T6-0288/2007
2007/06/21
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2007/06/19
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B6-0250/2007
2007/06/19
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B6-0260/2007
2007/06/19
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B6-0261/2007
2007/06/19
   Joint motion for resolution
Documents
RC-B6-0250/2007
2007/06/18
   CSL - Resolution/conclusions adopted by Council
2007/06/18
   CSL - Council Meeting

Documents

Activities

Votes

RC B6-0250/2007 - Cuba #

2007/06/21 Outcome: +: 50, -: 21, 0: 3
PL GB DE IT RO SK CY FR LV IE EL CZ SE LT BG AT BE ES PT
Total
12
11
12
4
2
2
1
7
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
4
5
icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE
38

Poland PPE-DE

4

United Kingdom PPE-DE

8

Germany PPE-DE

9

Italy PPE-DE

2

Romania PPE-DE

1

Slovakia PPE-DE

2

France PPE-DE

4

Latvia PPE-DE

1

Ireland PPE-DE

For (1)

Avril DOYLE
1

Greece PPE-DE

2

Czechia PPE-DE

1

Lithuania PPE-DE

1

Spain PPE-DE

1

Portugal PPE-DE

1
icon: ALDE ALDE
5

Poland ALDE

1

United Kingdom ALDE

For (1)

Sharon BOWLES
1

Italy ALDE

For (1)

Vittorio PRODI
1

Cyprus ALDE

For (1)

Marios MATSAKIS
1

Sweden ALDE

For (1)

Maria ROBSAHM
1
icon: UEN UEN
4

Poland UEN

4
icon: IND/DEM IND/DEM
1

Poland IND/DEM

For (1)

Urszula KRUPA
1
icon: ITS ITS
3

Romania ITS

For (1)

Eugen MIHĂESCU
1

Bulgaria ITS

2
icon: NI NI
1

Poland NI

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
4

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Jean LAMBERT
1

France Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Gérard ONESTA
1

Sweden Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Carl SCHLYTER
1

Spain Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA
1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
7

Germany GUE/NGL

2

Italy GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Giusto CATANIA
1

France GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Francis WURTZ
1

Greece GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Athanasios PAFILIS
1

Portugal GUE/NGL

2
icon: PSE PSE
11

Poland PSE

1

United Kingdom PSE

Against (1)

Michael CASHMAN
1

Germany PSE

Against (1)

Udo BULLMANN
1

France PSE

Against (1)

Bernadette BOURZAI
1

Lithuania PSE

Against (1)

Aloyzas SAKALAS
1

Austria PSE

Against (1)

Karin SCHEELE
1

Belgium PSE

Against (1)

Marc TARABELLA
1

Spain PSE

2

Portugal PSE

Abstain (1)

Ana GOMES
2

History

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  • date: 2007-06-18T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: General Affairs meeting_id: 2809
  • date: 2007-06-21T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=13795&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20070621&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-288 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T6-0288/2007 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
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    • body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: General Affairs meeting_id: 2809 url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=2809*&MEET_DATE=18/06/2007 date: 2007-06-18T00:00:00
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    • date: 2007-06-19T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B6-2007-250&language=EN title: B6-0250/2007 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
    • date: 2007-06-19T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B6-2007-260&language=EN title: B6-0260/2007 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
    • date: 2007-06-19T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=B6-2007-261&language=EN title: B6-0261/2007 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
    • date: 2007-06-19T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION&reference=P6-RC-2007-250&language=EN title: RC-B6-0250/2007 type: Joint motion for resolution
    • date: 2007-07-18T00:00:00 docs: url: /oeil/spdoc.do?i=13795&j=0&l=en title: SP(2007)3798/2 type: Commission response to text adopted in plenary
    events
    • date: 2007-06-18T00:00:00 type: Resolution/conclusions adopted by Council body: CSL
    • date: 2007-06-21T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=13795&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
    • date: 2007-06-21T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20070621&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament summary: The House held a debate on Cuba pursuant to Rule 115 of the Rules of Procedure (debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law). The debate was followed by a vote on a joint motion for a resolution.
    • date: 2007-06-21T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-288 title: T6-0288/2007 summary: The European Parliament adopted a joint resolution on Cuba by 50 votes in favour to 21 against with 3 abstentions. Parliament regretted the fact that, despite a first temporary transfer of power in 48 years from Fidel Castro to a collective leadership headed by his brother Raúl Castro, the political, economic and social system in Cuba remained essentially unchanged. It also regretted the absence of any significant signs on the part of the Cuban authorities in response to the EU's calls for full respect for fundamental freedoms, especially freedom of expression and political association, and the release of political prisoners. Parliament noted that dozens of independent journalists, peaceful dissidents and defenders of human rights, who were members of the democratic opposition and, in most cases, linked to the Varela project were still being held in jail, some of them seriously ill and many of them close relatives of the Damas de Blanco. It urged the EU institutions to give their unconditional support and full encouragement to launching a peaceful process of political transition to a multi-party democracy in Cuba It stressed that Council Common Position 96/697/CFSP remained entirely valid, as did its objectives. Members deeply regretted the fact that the high-level visits of the EU institutions and the Member States that had taken place had involved talks with all the authorities of the Cuban regime but no direct meetings with the representatives of the peaceful democratic opposition or political prisoners' relatives. The European Parliament's Sakharov Prize was awarded in 2002 to Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas and in 2005 to Damas de Blanco, both of Cuba, but in neither case were the winners allowed to leave the country to receive their prize. Parliament tried to send a delegation to investigate the situation but the Cuban authorities refused to issue visas to the MEPs. The resolution urged the authorities to alter their stance on both these matters, demanding also that the Cuban authorities permit members of the political opposition, human rights activists and all citizens to travel abroad freely and return freely to Cuba. MEPs also note that the Council has decided to invite a Cuban delegation to Brussels in order to resume a comprehensive and open political dialogue with the Cuban authorities. Parliament hoped that when that visit is prepared the Council will include in the talks with the Cuban government the invitations of the EU institutions to the Damas de Blanco and Oswaldo Payá, as well as Parliament's desire to send a delegation to Cuba. Lastly, Parliament considered it extremely important that any strengthening of political and economic relations - including development aid - between the EU and the Cuban authorities that might derive from a comprehensive and open political dialogue be linked to concrete and verifiable improvements of the human rights conditions of all Cuban citizens, starting with the release of all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.
    • date: 2007-06-21T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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      • date: 2007-06-18T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: General Affairs meeting_id: 2809
      • date: 2007-06-21T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=13795&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20070621&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-288 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T6-0288/2007 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
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