On the afternoon of July 3, the 8th Plenum of the
Communist Party of Cuba’s Central Committee was held,
during which José Ramón Machado Ventura, the Central
Committee’s second secretary, presented a report on
the Political Bureau’s work during the first half of
the year.
The document explains that the Political Bureau
continues to focus on the implementation of Policy
Guidelines approved by the 6th Party Congress in
2011. Policies and other topics related to the
progress of implementation are discussed on weekly
basis in various commissions, as are the principal
economic issues facing the country.
Central Committee members were additionally
informed of progress made on the country’s annual
economic plan and the state budget’s current status.
They approved a report on Policy Guidelines
implementation for the period January-June, 2014,
which will be presented to the National Assembly of
People’s Power today, July 4.
