Blockade affects everyone

French Bank Faces Lawsuit in US due to Law against Cuba

The French bank Societe Generale S.A. (SocGen) is facing a lawsuit in the United States under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act. According to the legal news site Law360, heirs of a bank nationalized by the Cuban government in 1960 said Wednesday in a federal court in Miami, Florida, that the French entity ignored the US blockade against Cuba. 

EU Foreign Ministers address Title III of Helms-Burton Act

The Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU) address in Luxembourg the diplomatic efforts to avert the consequences of the application of the Helms-Burton Act. The High Representative of the EU for Foreign Policy will address the effects of the activation of Title III which allows US citizens to sue in US courts foreign companies which operate in Cuba.

Tightening the noose on Cuba

By Chandra Muzaffar 

On the 2nd of May 2019, the Trump Administration decided to enforce Title 111 of the Helms-Burton Act. Title 111 authorises US nationals with claims to confiscated properties in Cuba to file suits in US courts against persons that may be “trafficking “in that property.

US Senators reintroduce draft bill to expand agricultural sales to Cuba

 US Senators John Boozman and Michael Bennet submitted a draft bill to remove restrictions to private financing for US agricultural exports to Cuba. The Agricultural Export Expansion Act  aims to support producers from Arkansas, Colorado and the entire country by lifting restrictions that prevent using that kind of financing for agricultural exports to Cuba.

Chinese Expert Denounces Extraterritoriality of Helms-Burton Act

The United States has gone too far in activating the chapter of the controversial Helms-Burton law that, apart from pressuring Cuba, hits the entire international community with its extraterritorial character, denounced Sunday a Chinese academic, Pan Deng, expert at the Chinese University of Political Science and Law. 

New Policy against Cuba would strain US links with allies

Two former US officials warned that the new policy of Trump¨s administration against Cuba threatens the relations between the US and its closest allies. Lee Wolosky, former staff member of the National Security Council; and Sam Kleiner, who worked in the Office of the US Trade Representative, wrote an article about the decision of the US government to allow the application of Title III of the Helms- Burton Act.

Mexican businessmen reject application of Helms-Burton on Cuba

The application of the third chapter of the Helms-Burton Law ''is a disgrace and is not good news for any businessman, because it comes to asphyxiate more the economy of Cuba,'' said investor Jaime Torres Escuen, who has been in charge of the Mexico-Cuba Committee of the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade made the statement to newspaper La Jornada.

United States Announces Resumption of Tittle III of Helms-Burton Act

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that Donald Trump's administration will fully implement Title III of Helms-Burton Act against Cuba beginning next May 2nd. Through this section, US citizens would have the possibility to take to US courts those who invest in Cuban territory in properties nationalized after the triumph of the Revolution.

Cuba: Helms-Burton Act Title III Attacks International Law

Cuba's Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, has accused the Trump administration on Wednesday of attacking international law and sovereignty by activating Title III of the Helms-Burton Act. Shortly after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Twitter Washington's decision to allow claims in U.S. courts over 'confiscated' property (as they call nationalizations done in the wake of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution), Rodriguez expressed his strong rejection in social media.

United States fines British bank for violating Blockade on Cuba

 British bank Standard Chartered will pay 1.1 billion dollars for allegedly violating U.S. blockade on Cuba and sanctions against Iran, Syria, Sudan and Myanmar, the US Treasury Department reported today. The London-based institution agreed to pay 947 million dollars to US entities, including 639 million to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the Treasury department.

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