The slogans “Hands Off Cuba,” which identifies the campaign, and “Stop the US Blockade” were projected onto the façade of the Berlaymont building, which houses the Presidency and Cabinet of the Commission, using video mapping technology.

The Cubanismo.be association carried out the action, denouncing that the administration of President Donald Trump seeks to strangle the island with an oil embargo that intensifies the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed on the Caribbean nation for more than 60 years.

Cubanismo.be rejected Washington’s attempt to paralyze hospitals and deprive the population of energy and food, attributing the escalation to the US’s refusal to accept Cuba’s rejection of US imperialism.

“While the United States exports war, Cuba exports solidarity. Let us remember the doctors it sent to the four corners of the world to save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic,” stated one of its members in front of the European Commission, as images and demands were projected.

On Saturday, participants in the Hands Off Cuba campaign gathered at Brussels Central Station in a demonstration of support for the Caribbean island and its people.

The Cuban ambassador to Belgium and to the European Union, Juan Antonio Fernandez, expressed his gratitude for the solidarity shown to his country in the face of Trump’s crusade.

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