EU opposes US activation of Helms-Burton Act

The EU has announced that it “deeply regrets the full activation of the 1996 Helms-Burton (LIBERTAD) Act by the United States” as a “breach of the commitments undertaken in the EU-US agreements of 1997 and 1998” which will cause “unnecessary friction and undermines trust and predictability in the transatlantic partnership”. See White House Press Release. The US has activated Title...