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Related: About this forumEU says will respond to controversial US move on Cuba
https://www.dw.com/en/eu-says-will-respond-to-controversial-us-move-on-cuba/a-48569649EU says will respond to controversial US move on Cuba
The European Union said on Thursday it would take "measures" in response to a decision by Washington to allow lawsuits in US courts against companies using premises confiscated by the communist government of Cuba. The EU considers the US move to be "contrary to international law" and "will draw on all appropriate measures to address the effects of the Helms-Burton Act, including in relation to its WTO rights," according to a statement from the EU's top diplomat, Federica Mogherini.
The administration of US President Donald Trump announced in April that it would activate a provision of the 1996 Helms-Burton Act that has been waived by every president since the law was passed, due to objections from US allies doing business in Cuba.
The provision, which allows lawsuits against almost any company deemed to be "trafficking" in confiscated property, also has potential fallout for any negotiated settlements between the US and Cuba.
It is thought that the activation of the Title III provision could bring about dozens, if not hundreds, of lawsuits and also generate trade conflicts between the US and European countries such as Spain, France and Britain. It is also likely to negatively affect the already lagging levels of foreign investment in Cuba.
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EU says will respond to controversial US move on Cuba (Original Post)
nitpicker
May 2019
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nitpicker
(7,153 posts)1. Update from DW
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)2. some guy on fresh air podcast said this is about winning Florida in 2020.
Allies be damned
safeinOhio
(32,674 posts)3. As long as we are going back
We need to be accountable for the sinking of the Main.