EU welcomes the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States

The European Union welcomed on 17 December 2014 the agreement between the United States (US) and Cuba to re-establish diplomatic relations.

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Euro|Topics: Main Focus, 18.12.14: Thaw in US-Cuba relations http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER155574-Thaw-in-US-Cuba-relations

BBC News, 18.12.14: US-Cuba relations: Global praise for normalisation of ties http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-30528316

EUObserver, 18.12.14: EU welcomes thaw in US-Cuba relations http://euobserver.com/foreign/126979

EurActiv, 18.12.14: EU hails 'historic turning point' in Cuba http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/us-and-cuba-restore-ties-after-50-years-310933

France24, 18.12.14: Has the Castro regime won against the USA? http://www.france24.com/en/20141218-cuba-obama-castro-regime-democracy-human-rights-critics-usa/

Deutsche Welle, 18.12.14: Businesses optimistic as US-Cuba relations thaw http://dw.de/p/1E6kn

The Conversation, 18.12.14: Diplomatic thaw with the US is a gift to the Cuban economy https://theconversation.com/diplomatic-thaw-with-the-us-is-a-gift-to-the-cuban-economy-35692

EU: EEAS: EU Relations with Cuba http://eeas.europa.eu/cuba/index_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Change in US-Cuba relations http://www.europeansources.info/record/change-in-us-cuba-relations/

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