Gibraltarian politicians are campaigning for the UK to stay in the EU in next month's referendum, but Gibraltar's First Minister Fabian Picardo said the outcome won't affect the island's relationship to Britain. Picardo told EurActiv.com's news editor James Crisp in an exclusive interview that there is a reserve fund for Viagra to maintain Gibraltar's "healthy" ape population. Legend has it that if the apes disappear, Gibraltar will go from British to Spanish control.

EU and Cuba sign deal to normalise ties - The EU and Cuba signed a deal Friday to normalise relations, including a deal on the delicate issue of human rights - a breakthrough just ahead of US President Barack Obama's historic visit to the island.

Laying the groundwork for 5G - The first obvious step to prepare for 5G networks is to increase connectivity, writes Guo Ping. The second is to shift the ICT industry from being supply-driven to being demand-driven so as to enable the digital transformation of vertical industries.

Buildings are crucial to meeting COP21’s ambition - The COP21 Paris agreement to pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C has shifted the goalposts for European energy policy decisions, writes Oliver Rapf. Oliver Rapf is executive director of Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE). Greenhouse gas reduction targets will have to be redefined in order to not cross this threshold, and policies delivering […]

Could the COP 21 agreement come into force without the EU? - The Paris climate agreement, the hard-won fruit of the COP 21 conference last December, has been a subject of vigorous debate ahead of the European Council summit on 17 and 18 March. EurActiv France reports.

Wages and land ownership block young Slovaks’ return to farming

Romania wants to boost consumer confidence in organics - The Bucharest government wants to give organic farming a boost and - at the same time - increase consumers’ confidence in the sector. EurActiv Romania reports.

ECR chief backs Brexit - Britain’s most senior Conservative MEP has said he will vote for the UK to leave the European Union at the 23 June referendum.