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Spain seeks to reopen ‘motorway of the sea’ with EU funding
Spain has asked the European Union for €3 million to resume its so-called 'motorway of the sea' between Gijón in Northern Spain and Saint Nazaire in Western France. EURACTIV Spain reports.
Hi-tech farming touted as way to green Europe’s food chain
Connected agriculture – from farm to retail – was promoted at an event in Brussels this week, as the way to wean European agriculture off its addiction to chemicals, water and fossil fuels.
Next wave of innovation waits on 5G connectivity
SPECIAL REPORT / Disruptive innovations were thin on the ground at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress. But an air of expectation is gathering around 5G technology, which promises to deliver the kind of pervasive connectivity required for the 'Internet of Things'.![The Skype homepage [Shutterstock]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/skype_screen.jpeg)
EU member states agree to deregulate voice markets
EU regulators are set to remove limits on the prices that leading telecoms firms such as Orange and Telecom Italia can charge smaller operators for accessing their networks, a European Commission source said on Tuesday (23 September).![[Shutterstock]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/09/phone_landline.jpeg)
EU regulators plan to scrap phone call price caps to help telcos
EU telecoms regulators plan to scrap price caps on fixed phone calls in Europe in a move likely to give a revenue boost to Orange, Telecom Italia and other operators.