Bron: Ceese Bulletin nr. 19 5 september 2023
Civil society-organizations achieve breakthrough in European Parliament
Under friendy but firm pressure from Latin American and European civil society-organizations, the Socialdemocrat- Green-, and Left parties in the European Parliament urge Europe to stop cooperating with the US-blockade of Cuba. The politicians took this position on the CELAC-EU-Summit last July. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/07/22/brussels-my-love-eu-latin-america-relations-in-the-spotlight-this-week Before the Summit, European citizens from 23 countries signed an urgent letter to EU-chair von der Leyen. Also they organized together with their Latin American sister-organizations a successful series of parallel-sessions called “ Cumbre de los Pueblos” (see photo). https://cumbredelospueblos2023.com/declaracion-final-cumbre-de-los-pueblos-bruselas-2023-en/ Together with US and Spanish Lawyers organizations as well as the US National Conference of Black Lawyers and Trade Union Organizations in Europe, they increase pressure by preparing an International Tribunal against the Blockade on November 16 and 17, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. The tribunal lawyers collected overwhelming practical evidence and aims to denounce this illegal and inhumane policy. Thus strengthening the anti-blockade movement in Europe and the U.S. this will probably have positive repercussions in the European Parliament by the end of this year.