A growing wave of opposition to the decades-long U.S. embargo on Cuba has emerged in Italian politics, after the country’s Chamber of Deputies Foreign Affairs Committee passed a unanimous resolution calling for concrete support for Havana amid mounting economic hardship caused by the blockade. The cross-party vote marks a rare moment of unity in Italian politics, with major political figures and factions aligning to condemn the 65-year-old trade embargo and the additional strain placed on Cuba’s economy by energy-related sanctions introduced during the Trump administration.
Elly Schlein, an Italian Member of Parliament, was among the first high-profile politicians to voice support for the resolution, taking to her Instagram page to urge the Italian government to step in and address the “dramatic situation” facing the Cuban people. Schlein emphasized that the nearly 65-year embargo has already created deep-seated hardship for Cuban citizens, a crisis that has been significantly worsened by the Trump-era energy sanctions.
The Five Star Movement (M5S), one of Italy’s largest political parties, issued a public statement voicing full satisfaction with the committee’s unanimous decision, according to reports from Italian news outlet Agenzia Giornalistica Opinione. The party framed the parliamentary initiative as a meaningful milestone in delivering tangible, on-the-ground support to Cubans who have endured decades of isolation. In its statement, M5S stressed that the U.S. blockade is an unjust and inhumane policy that has gutted daily life across the island, pushing already vulnerable communities into deeper suffering.
The party called on Italian political leaders to hold firm to their new position and refuse to bow to pressure from the United States to abandon support for Cuba, urging continued action to challenge the aggressive policies pursued by the Trump administration against the Caribbean nation.
The text of the approved resolution reinforces Italy’s commitment to its constitutional principles and multilateral obligations, noting that the country is obligated to advance the universal right to health, expand global cooperation, and reject secondary sanctions. This position aligns with the most recent vote at the United Nations General Assembly, where a large majority of member states voted to condemn the unilateral U.S. embargo on Cuba.