European Union and Canada
The following statement was issued April 17 by Federica
Mogherini, EU High Representative/Vice President; Chrystia
Freeland Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada; and Cecilia
Malmström, EU Commissioner for Trade:
"The decision by the United States to renege on its
longstanding commitment to waive Title III of the Helms-Burton (LIBERTAD) Act
is regrettable, and will have an important impact
on legitimate EU and Canadian economic operators in Cuba. The EU
and Canada consider the extraterritorial application of
unilateral Cuba-related measures contrary to international law.
We are determined to work together to protect the interests of
our companies in the context of the WTO and by banning the
enforcement or recognition of foreign judgements based on Title
III, both in the EU and Canada. Our respective laws allow any U.S.
claims to be followed by counter-claims in European and Canadian
courts, so the U.S. decision to allow suits against foreign
companies can only lead to an unnecessary spiral of legal
actions."
This article was published in
Volume 49 Number 14 - April 20, 2019
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