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OJEDA REVAH, Mario. Cuba and the European Union: A historical perspective. Latinoamérica [online]. 2012, n.54, pp.9-36. ISSN 2448-6914.

The article reviews Cuba's relationships with the main countries of Western Europe after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution ana up to the fall of the Soviet Block. It also explores the Cuban Revolutionary Regime's relationships with the European Union during the periodo especial the constant disagreements between the Island and the EU (especially after the European Block s adoption of the "Common Position"), and the repression of dissent by the Castro regime during the so called "Black Spring". The paper recounts the current impasse in the bilateral relationship, and its prospects for the short and medium term.

Palavras-chave : Cuba; European Union; Common Position; International Relations.