European Union tests waters with Cuba talks
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The European Union held informal exploratory talks with Cuba on Monday on resuming closer ties after years of tension over human rights issues, an EU diplomat said.
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Cuba said Monday it was resuming formal ties with all of Europe, ending a deep freeze in relations following a 2003 crackdown on dissidents and the firing-squad executions of three men who tried to hijack a ferry.
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China's President in Hu is in Havana for talks expected to centre on Chinese investment in Cuba's metal and telecoms.
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European Union leaders headed for a showdown over a bid to overhaul the bloc's institutions at a summit starting on Thursday although chances for a deal seemed to be growing after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to invite a Cuban delegation to Brussels to explore the scope for a gradual thaw in ties but chose not to end a four-year-old freeze in contacts.
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The Pope's Secretary of State is the first important figure to visit Cuba, part of the Catholic Church's attempt to mediate a post-Fidel transition
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China&#39;s President Hu Jintao, is Cuba for talks with his communist ally President Fidel Castro, which are focussing on boosting bilateral trade.
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Spain and Cuba said on Thursday they had  held talks on human rights, an issue that led to a diplomatic  freeze with the European Union, but did not say whether they  discussed 59 dissidents held in prison in Cuba.
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Spain and the United States will work more closely together to encourage democracy in Cuba, despite conflicting approaches to the communist state, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday.
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Heads of state are to meet in Cuba for talks on a Venezuelan initiative offering cheap oil to regional allies.
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Cuba said on Saturday it barred entry to three European lawmakers on a trip to support dissidents, setting back Spain's campaign to mend frosty ties between the EU bloc and the communist-ruled island.
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EU leaders meet in Brussels amid battles over a bid to create a European government with a permanent president and its own diplomatic corps.
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The Cuban government announced it was renewing diplomatic contacts with eight European Union countries that have stopped inviting dissidents to official embassy functions.
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The Spanish and Basque leaders meet to discuss controversial plans for greater independence.
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The European Union on Monday opens two days of talks with Israel and its Arab neighbors to take stock of fresh chances for Mideast peace less than three weeks after the death of Palestinian leader Yasser ...
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EU member states have failed to agree to normalise ties with Cuba, opting instead to extend a suspension of sanctions on the communist Caribbean island, European diplomats said Thursday.
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Spain and Britain agreed to look at revisiting European policy on Cuba &quot;so it can be more effective,&quot; Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said following talks with British counterpart Jack Straw.