Vienna, June 15, 2026. – Cuba denounced, before the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States for nearly 70 years, which was intensified by executive orders issued in January and May 2026.
Carinthia, June 14, 2026 – Solidarity with Cuba continues to grow in Austria. In the state of Carinthia, the Austria-Cuba Friendship Association (ÖKG) held a “Solidarity Festival” yesterday that brought together more than 150 people. The event featured a special guest, Igor Jurisic, president of the Slovenian-Cuban Friendship Association, who traveled from the neighboring country to support the initiative.
Vienna, August 12, 2026.—Cuba’s Ambassador to Austria, Pablo Berti Oliva, held a virtual meeting with the Croatia–Cuba Interparliamentary Friendship Group.
During the exchange, the Cuban diplomat explained the current situation in Cuba to the Croatian lawmakers, placing special emphasis on the intensification of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States in 2026, as well as on the growing threats against the island.
Vienna, June 12, 2026 - The president of the Austrian Labor Party (PdA), Otto Bruckner, published a commentary in the party’s official newspaper, *Zeitung der Arbeit* (ZdA), in which he analyzes the critical situation facing Cuba due to the intensification of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States, while highlighting the resilience of the revolutionary government and the Cuban people.
Vienna, June 12, 2026. As part of the 69th session of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), the United Nations Office in Vienna is paying tribute to Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez of Cuba, the first Latin American cosmonaut to travel into space.