Cuba and Slovenia: A Youth Dialogue That Becomes a Roadmap for Solidarity
Vienna, May 14—A virtual meeting between Pablo Berti Oliva, Cuba’s ambassador to Austria (also accredited to Slovenia), and young Slovenian university students provided an opportunity for dialogue on the situation on the island, the intensification of the U.S. blockade, and ways to strengthen international solidarity.
The conference was organized by the Slovenian Student Association ISKRA, members and representatives of the “Predijmo Embargo” campaign, who recently traveled to Cuba as part of the main activities for May 1.
Austrian Solidarity Defends Cuba's Sovereignty and Independence in the Face of New Measures Against the Island
Vienna, May 12. – The Austria-Cuba Friendship Association (ÖKG) has issued a new statement of solidarity with the Cuban people, condemning the U.S. president’s executive order of May 1, 2026.
Statement by the Austria-Cuba Friendship Association
Solidarity with Cuba, Threatened by the U.S. Now!
Statement by the Austria-Cuba Friendship Association on the renewed intensification of the blockade and the threat to Cuba posed by the latest executive order issued by the President of the United States on May 1, 2026.
Statement by the party executive committee of the Austrian Labor Party (PdA) and the central leadership of the Youth Front
Statement by the party executive committee of the Austrian Labor Party (PdA) and the central leadership of the Youth Front, Vienna, 09.05.2026.
On May 1, 2026, while millions of people in Cuba were on the streets against the US policy of strangulation, US President Donald Trump imposed new sanctions on the socialist island. In addition to the already existing obstacles to Cuba's economic development caused by the decades-long blockade policy, these new measures once again worsen the living conditions of the Cuban people.
The Austrian Labor Party and its Youth Wing issue a statement of solidarity with Cuba and condemnation of the Executive Order of May 1
Vienna, May 11. – The Austrian Labor Party (ALP) and its youth organization, JungendFront (Youth Front), have issued a joint statement of firm support for Cuba in the face of the intensification of the blockade imposed by the Donald Trump administration, as embodied in the new Executive Order of May 1.