EU’s reaction to the passing away of Fidel Castro

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who led the Communist island nation first as prime minister and then as president for nearly 50 years died on 25 November 2016.

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Sputnik International, 26.11.16: Russia’s Putin Offers Condolences to Cuban Leader Castro After Fidel’s Death https://sputniknews.com/latam/201611261047879655-putin-condolences-fidel-castro-death/

Politico, 26.11.16: Jean-Claude Juncker: Castro ‘a hero for many’ http://www.politico.eu/article/vladmir-putin-fidel-castro-was-symbol-of-an-era-spain-rajoy/

The Conversation: Tag: Fidel Castro https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/fidel-castro-14114

EurActiv, 28.11.16: Commissioners at odds over Castro legacy http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/commissioners-at-odds-over-castro-legacy/

European Commission: DG Communication: STATEMENT/16/4042, 26.11.16: Statement by President Juncker on the passing away of Fidel Castro http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-16-4042_en.htm

Euro|Topics: Debates, November 2016: What is Fidel Castro's legacy? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/170272/what-is-fidel-castro-s-legacy

EUObserver, 28.11.16: Commission won't call Castro a dictator https://euobserver.com/foreign/136063

EurActiv, 30.11.16: EU leaders’ absence from Castro funeral to define future relations? http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-leaders-absence-from-castro-funeral-to-define-future-relations/

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 01.12.16: Europa Libre? http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/66315

EUObserver, 05.12.16: Czech, Slovak MEPs 'shocked' by EU comments on Castro https://euobserver.com/institutional/136136

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