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Cuba Approves Private-Sector Reforms Amid Protests, EU Sanctions

6/19/2026

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The Cuban Communist Party approved an emergency plan that expands private enterprise and adds foreign-investment incentives.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the reforms follow market-oriented changes in China and Vietnam.
Residents in several Havana neighborhoods staged pot-banging protests amid island-wide power outages.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Washington is watching the reforms.
The European Union passed a resolution condemning Cuban repression and sanctioning President Díaz-Canel and the GAESA conglomerate.

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The Cuban Communist Party approved an emergency plan that expands private enterprise and adds foreign-investment incentives.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the reforms follow market-oriented changes in China and Vietnam.
Residents in several Havana neighborhoods staged pot-banging protests amid island-wide power outages.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Washington is watching the reforms.
The European Union passed a resolution condemning Cuban repression and sanctioning President Díaz-Canel and the GAESA conglomerate.