common posit decemb defin council basi articl treati european union cuba cfsp council european union regard treati european union articl thereof defin common posit object european union relat cuba encourag process transit pluralist democraci respect human right fundament freedom sustain recoveri improv live standard cuban peopl transit peac present regim initi permit process european union polici bring chang coerciv measur effect increas econom hardship cuban peopl european union acknowledg tent econom open undertaken cuba date firm cuba partner progress irrevers open cuban economi european union consid full cooper cuba depend improv human right polit freedom european council florenc order facilit peac chang cuba european union intensifi present dialogu cuban author sector cuban societi order promot respect human right real progress pluralist democraci seek opportun activ heretofor remind cuban author publicli privat fundament respons human right freedom speech associ encourag reform intern legisl polit civil right includ cuban crimin code abolit polit offenc releas polit prison end harass punish dissid evalu develop cuban intern foreign polici standard appli european union relat countri ratif observ intern human right convent remain meantim member state provid ad hoc humanitarian aid subject prior agreement distribut applic measur ensur distribut government organ church intern organ maintain reinforc note commiss proceed basi remain member state carri focus econom cooper action support econom open implement note commiss proceed basi cuban author make progress democraci european union lend support process examin mean dispos purpos includ intensif construct result orient polit dialogu european union cuba intensif cooper econom cooper deepen dialogu cuban author instanc order explor possibl futur negoti cooper agreement cuba basi relev conclus european council madrid florenc implement common posit monitor council evalu common posit undertaken month common posit effect decemb common posit publish offici journal brussel decemb council presid quinn