Relationship dossier
Cuba
Luxembourg
Relationship assessment
Cuba–Luxembourg ties are mainly framed by Cuba’s cooperation agreement with the European Union.
Cuba toward Luxembourg
+10Cuba concluded a Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union, which includes Luxembourg as a member state. The agreement provides a framework for Cuba’s engagement with Luxembourg through EU institutions.
Luxembourg toward Cuba
+10Luxembourg participates in the European Union’s Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with Cuba, providing a framework for engagement through EU institutions. Distinct Luxembourg-led bilateral initiatives are unclear.
Overall relationship
+10The principal feature of the relationship is Cuba’s Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union, which provides a sustained framework that includes Luxembourg. The extent of separate bilateral engagement is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Cuba and Luxembourg’s relationship is chiefly situated within Cuba’s political dialogue and cooperation with the European Union, in which Luxembourg participates as an EU member state. The agreement provides a framework for engagement, but the scope of distinct bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
The EU–Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement was signed, establishing a framework for engagement that includes Luxembourg as an EU member state.
The EU–Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement began provisional application.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct Cuba–Luxembourg cooperation outside the EU framework is unclear.
- The extent of Luxembourg’s role in implementing EU–Cuba cooperation is unclear.