In his telling, the package is a matter of national maturity, not foreign leverage — a strategic priority the moment simply demands. This week's session added a companion law that folds the central government down from 27 bodies to 21 — merging the economy and finance ministries among other consolidations — with the remaining paperwork due to wrap by September. Framing Pressure as Proof, Not SurrenderDíaz-Canel didn't dispute that the pressure is real — he leaned into it. In his framing, the reforms are less a white flag than a fortification: proof the system is adapting under siege, not folding. Ministries have until September to finish restructuring internally, a deadline that will show whether Havana can convert parliamentary approval into functioning change on the ground.