Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Recital C a (new)
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   Ca. whereas the EU has adopted specific instruments to counter the extraterritorial application of unilateral sanctions imposed by third countries, including in particular Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/961a protecting against the effects of the extraterritorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and whereas the EU must ensure that European operators are not forced to interrupt lawful trade and investment with Cuba as a result of such unlawful extraterritorial measures; ______________ 1a Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of 22 November 1996 protecting against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based th…

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2. Amendment 2The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Recital C b (new)
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   Cb. whereas the presence of the Cuban medical brigade in Calabria, which has provided essential health services in peripheral, rural and underserved areas of southern Italy, has been widely recognised as a positive example of international medical cooperation and has generated a deep sense of gratitude among European citizens towards Cuba for its contribution to the protection of the right to health;

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3. Amendment 3The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 a (new)
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   1a. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the executive measures issued by President Trump on 29 January 2026 and the secondary sanctions on 1 May 2026, which constitute an escalation of economic warfare against the Cuban people and a direct attack on European economic sovereignty;

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4. Amendment 4The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 b (new)
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   1b. Recalls that the US embargo against Cuba is illegal, extraterritorial and contrary to international law; recalls that the UN General Assembly voted against the embargo for the 33rd consecutive year in 2025, by 165 votes to 7, with 12 abstentions; calls for the EU and its Member States to go beyond their traditional support for the UN resolution and to translate that position into concrete diplomatic and economic action to bring the embargo to an end;

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5. Amendment 5The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 c (new)
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   1c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to fully and consistently apply Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 and all relevant EU instruments in order to prevent any alignment by the EU and its economic operators with the United States’ unilateral and extraterritorial sanctions against Cuba, and to ensure that no European company is compelled to interrupt or reduce its legitimate commercial, financial or investment relations with the island as a consequence of such measures;

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6. Amendment 6The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 d (new)
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   1d. Condemns the re-inclusion of Cuba on the United States list of State Sponsors of Terrorism as a politically motivated designation lacking credible justification; calls for its immediate removal from that list; stresses that this measure has severe extraterritorial consequences, further worsening Cuba’s access to the international banking system, humanitarian supplies and medicines;

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7. Amendment 7The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 e (new)
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   1e. Denounces the devastating impact of US sanctions on Cuba’s access to fuel, electricity, medicines and essential goods; expresses grave concern at the worsening humanitarian situation, including prolonged blackouts of up to 20 hours per day in some areas, shortages affecting hospitals, transport, water and food supply, and the situation of more than 96 000 patients reportedly awaiting surgery due to reduced hospital capacity;

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8. Amendment 8The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 f (new)
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   1f. Expresses deep concern at the findings of the 2025 Lancet Global Health study estimating that unilateral sanctions are associated with around 564 000 deaths annually, with children under five representing 51 % of these deaths; calls for an end to the US embargo and sanctions regime in the light of these findings;

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9. Amendment 9The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 g (new)
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   1g. Recalls that any threat or use of force against Cuba would constitute a serious violation of the UN Charter and the principle of sovereignty; takes very seriously the increasingly aggressive rhetoric and signals from the Trump administration, including discussions in US policy circles about the possibility of military escalation and regime change; calls for the EU and its Member States to categorically reject any form of military intervention against Cuba;

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10. Amendment 10The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 h (new)
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    1h. Rejects any attempt by the US to use humanitarian hardship as leverage for regime change; reaffirms that positive change can only be promoted through genuine dialogue, cooperation and mutual respect, not through coercion and collective punishment;

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11. Amendment 11The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 i (new)
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    1i. Stresses the importance of the PDCA as a key tool to promote understanding and mutually beneficial relations between the EU and Cuba; reaffirms its full support for the PDCA between the EU and Cuba as an essential framework for dialogue, cooperation and mutual respect; firmly rejects attempts to undermine this agreement through external pressure, unilateral sanctions or policies of isolation;

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12. Amendment 12S&D, Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Citation 9 (new)
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    – having regard to the successive resolutions of the UN General Assembly on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba, first adopted in 1992 and reaffirmed annually ever since, including Resolution 79/7 of 30 October 2024, adopted with the support of an overwhelming majority of UN member states, including all EU Member States,

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13. Amendment 13S&D, Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Recital -A (new)
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    -A. whereas on 29 January 2026, the US administration under President Donald Trump escalated sanctions against Cuba by threatening retaliatory tariffs against countries supplying oil to the island; whereas on 1 May 2026, a new US executive order also introduced sanctions targeting foreign operators maintaining economic relations with Cuba, particularly in the energy, security and financial sectors; whereas on 4 June 2026, the United States announced new round of sanctions, including on President Miguel Díaz-Canel and some of his immediate family, alongside members of the Castro family; whereas the US administration also threatened foreign countries or entities with sanctions, leading to the…

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14. Amendment 14S&D, Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Recital F a (new)
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    Fa. whereas UN human rights experts, in statements issued on 7 February, 7 May and 2 June 2026, called on the United States to end the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba and to cease unilateral coercive and extraterritorial measures, including the designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism and measures contributing to what they described as ‘energy starvation’; whereas they warned that such measures, as well as threats and other forms of coercion and judicial weaponisation with extraterritorial effects, aggravate the humanitarian crisis, undermine the human rights of the Cuban people and are incompatible with international law;

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15. Amendment 15S&D, Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4 a (new)
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    4a. Recognises that the current crisis results from a combination of internal and external factors, including structural weaknesses in economic and democratic governance, delayed reforms and policy failures, as well as the increasingly negative impact of the US embargo, extraterritorial sanctions and energy blockade imposed in January 2026;

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16. Amendment 16S&D, Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4 b (new)
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    4b. Calls for full respect for the UN Charter, international law, humanitarian law and international human rights law on all sides; urges the delivery of and access to humanitarian aid for the Cuban population in need of support;

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17. Amendment 17S&D, Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4 c (new)
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    4c. Calls on the Cuban authorities to protect human rights and to guarantee the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression without discrimination based on political views; strongly condemns all violations of civil and political rights and freedoms, including arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, torture, restrictions on freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, harassment of independent journalists, human rights defenders and civil society actors, as well as the disproportionate use of criminal sanctions against peaceful protesters;

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18. Amendment 18S&D, Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4 d (new)
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    4d. Reaffirms its commitment to Cuba’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity in accordance with the UN Charter and rejects any attempt to impose regime or policy change from outside through military intervention, coercive action or other measures incompatible with international law;

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19. Amendment 19S&D, Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4 e (new)
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    4e. Reiterates its full support for the UN General Assembly resolutions on the need to end the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba; strongly supports the recent statements by the UN human rights expert group condemning the US executive order imposing a fuel blockade on Cuba and all unilateral, coercive and extraterritorial measures that aggravate the humanitarian crisis and are incompatible with international law; urges the United States to revise its designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism and end judicial weaponisation against Cuba, in line with the statement of the UN human rights experts group; reiterates that the EU does not r…

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20. Amendment 20S&D, Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4 f (new)
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    4f. Calls on the Cuban authorities to engage in a genuine and inclusive national dialogue involving civil society, religious organisations, independent social actors and citizens, with a view to promoting democratic participation, greater civic space and respect for fundamental freedoms;

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21. Amendment 21S&D, Verts/ALEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4 g (new)
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    4g. Calls on the Commission to fully enforce all current EU instruments and protective measures in order to respond swiftly, effectively and proportionately to the extraterritorial application of US sanctions and other coercive measures targeting European operators, financial institutions, investors and public or private entities engaged in lawful activities in Cuba; calls on the Commission to modernise the EU blocking statute1a in order to ensure an effective response in that respect; ___________ 1a Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of 22 November 1996 protecting against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based thereon or…

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22. Amendment 22PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1
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    1. Condemns in the strongest terms the systematic repression carried out by the Cuban regime – in particular the torture, sexual violence, death threats, forced malnutrition, mass surveillance, forced labour and judicial persecution inflicted on political prisoners, protesters, dissidents, students, religious leaders and human-rights defenders – and the imprisonment of children; expresses its full solidarity with the Cuban people and with all those persecuted for defending their fundamental rights, including the leaders of the historical and emerging democratic opposition, and independent civic movements;

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    1. Condemns in the strongest terms the systematic repression carried out by the Cuban regime, a regime that has tyrannised the island of Cuba for over six decades, and is the sole culprit of the Cuban people’s dire material situation; condemns, in particular, the torture, sexual violence, death threats, forced malnutrition, mass surveillance, forced labour and judicial persecution inflicted on political prisoners, protesters, dissidents, students, religious leaders and human-rights defenders – and the imprisonment of children; expresses its full solidarity with the Cuban people and with all those persecuted for defending their fundamental rights, including the leaders of the historical and e…

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23. Amendment 23PfEJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 5
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    5. Reiterates its previous positions regarding the activation of the PDCA’s suspension clause and calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to make clear that, unless clear, concrete and significant steps towards introducing such changes –including a clear proposal for a roadmap for democratic transition in Cuba, the immediate and unconditional release of the close to 1 300 political prisoners, and authorisation for Cubans forced to take the painful path of exile to return without reprisals – are taken in the short term, the EU should proceed without further delay to suspend the PDCA, which has been systematically breached by the Cuban regime;

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    5. Calls on the Commission, once again, to immediately activate the PDCA’s democratic termination clause under Article 85(3)(b) of the agreement; emphasises that the failure to suspend the PDCA implies that the EU is flagrantly and consciously violating a legal clause contained in one of its agreements; calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the close to 1 300 political prisoners, and authorisation for Cubans forced to take the painful path of exile to return without reprisals; insists that the EU should proceed without further delay to suspend the PDCA, which has been systematically breached by the Cuban regime;

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