Will G7 Discuss Cuba? Three Have Companies Impacted By Trump Administration Decisions Beginning In 2019 And Accelerating In 2026. Ten Located In EU. Probably Giving Carte Blanche.
/Will G7 Discuss Cuba? Three (Canada, France, Germany) Have Companies Impacted By Trump Administration Decisions Beginning In 2019 And Accelerating In 2026
Ten Companies Are Located In The European Union
Collective Hostility In 2019 And Again In 2026, But No Push Back
If G7 members (United States, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada), including the United States, do not address issues relating to the Republic of Cuba, the message to Donald Trump, President of the United States (2017-2021 and 2025-2029) will take from the silence is he has carte blanche to due what he wants with the 800-mile long archipelago with approximately 10 million inhabitants located 93 miles south of Key West, Florida.
“Carte blanche means having complete, unconditional authority or full discretionary power to act as you see fit. It translates from French literally as “white card” or “blank paper”—symbolizing a signed, blank document where the holder is trusted to fill in the terms.”
Thus far in 2026, companies located in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, and Spain among others have abandoned, contracted, severed, or suspended their operational relationships with Republic of Cuba government-operated companies.
Ten companies located in the Brussels, Belgium-based European Union (EU) are or remain defendants in lawsuits filed in United States District Courts beginning in 2019.
EU: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.
The Trump-Pence Administration (2017-2021) on 2 May 2019 made operational Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (known as “Libertad Act”).
Title III authorizes lawsuits in United States District Courts against companies and individuals who are using a certified claim or non-certified claim where the owner of the certified claim or non-certified claim has not received compensation from the Republic of Cuba or from a third-party who is using (“trafficking”) the asset.
The Group of Seven (G7) consists of countries based upon their GDP and the type of political system- defined as democracies.
2026 G7: (2014-Present) United States, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada, and European Commission (president) and European Council (president). The Russian Federation (2025 GDP ranks 8th) was excluded in 2014 due to its military actions (annexation) of the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine. NOTE: Spain is considered a “permanent guest” at G7 Leaders’ Summits despite ranking 12th in 2025 GDP. Spain is not participating in the 2026 G7 Leaders’ Summit.
The G7 has seven country members and two representatives of the EU- European Commission (president) and European Council (president). Dr. Ursula von der Leyen is president (2019-2029) of the European Commission and Antonio Costa is president (2024-2029) of the European Council.
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