Tory MP Criticizes EU Funding for Cuba Amid Human Rights Concerns
• A senior Tory MP blasted the EU for funding Cuba's communist dictatorship with over €300 million over 40 years, including €155 million in current funding for 80 projects.
• Cuba supports Putin's invasion of Ukraine, voting against UN measures to assist Ukraine. The Tory MP said the EU should not fund "communist dictators".
• The European Parliament acknowledged Cuba's human rights violations and repression against peaceful protesters.
• An open letter from over 80 politicians urged the EU to stop financing Cuba's regime and end a cooperation agreement on human rights.
• A Cuban democracy advocate said the EU's funding of Cuba's regime while claiming to support human rights and Ukraine is "outrageous" and "must not be allowed to continue".