EU/Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement

The European Parliament adopted by 567 votes to 65, with 31 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Cuba, of the other part.

Following the recommendation by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Parliament approved the conclusion of the agreement.

The agreement is the first bilateral political agreement between the European Union and Cuba. It is based on a three-pillar structure:

• political dialogue covering issues such as human rights;
• cooperation and sector policy dialogue;
• trade and trade cooperation.

It should be noted that, on 5 July 2017, Parliament adopted a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision.