The European Union has maintained a Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with Cuba for a decade.

Omissions

• The PDCA was signed on 12 December 2016, not a full decade before the session date of 19 May 2026. The difference is approximately 7 months short of a decade, though in political discourse this qualifies as acceptable rounding.
• If counting from provisional application (November 2017) rather than signature, the agreement has been in effect for approximately 8.5 years, making the 'decade' claim looser.
• The European Parliament debated suspending the PDCA in January 2025 or 2026, indicating ongoing political contestation over the agreement — context the speaker, who opposes the agreement, did not mention.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean CommissionOn 12 December 2016, EU and Cuba signed the political dialogue and cooperation agreement, and the European Parliament approved it on 5 July 2017. The Council of the EU adopted on 6 November 2017 the decision to conclude the agreement, which will provisionally apply as of November 2017.
• PrimaryCouncil of the European UnionPolitical Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Cuba, of the other part. Signature date: 12 December 2016.
• PrimaryEEAS (European External Action Service)The EU and Cuba have held a series of meetings under their Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA). The PDCA was signed in 2016.
• SecondaryECR GroupOn Wednesday 21 January, the European Parliament called for the suspension of the EU–Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement.