EU defies Washington and ends Cuba sanctions

The European Union dropped diplomatic sanctions against Cuba, June 2008, defying the US and ending the 'cocktail wars' with the communist island.

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/982&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/982&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

BBC News, 21.6.08: Castro condemns EU's 'hypocrisy' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7466943.stm

Deutsche Welle, 20.6.08: EU Defies US, Lifts Sanctions on Cuba http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3426115,00.html

United States: State Department: Daily Press Briefing, 20.6.08: EU lifted their sanctions on Cuba http://havanajournal.com/politics/entry/european-union-agrees-to-end-cuba-sanctions/

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