Cuba's Communist Party signed off on a package of economic reforms during a June 17 extraordinary plenary session, though officials said the reforms "in no way constitute a deviation from the socialist project," DW reported on June 18. Authorities have released the following themes for the changes: allowing new actors to operate in the tourism sector; promoting foreign direct investment; expanding the private sector; revitalizing key sectors, including agriculture, trade and real estate; and decentralizing decision-making by granting more autonomy to state-owned companies.