The high-ranking representative of the European Union's Foreign Policy, Federica Mogherini announced on Thursday in Havana that Cuba and the EU will sign several agreements to finance projects for the development of renewable energies, agriculture and cultural exchange on the island.

Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, said this Thursday that the implementation of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union (EU) and his country was significant, and ratifies the will to advance in mutual benefit.

Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, and Esteban Lazo, President of the Cuban Parliament, agreed this Thursday in Havana on the need to expand parliamentary ties, to accompany the agreement on political dialogue and cooperation signed between the European block and the Island.

High-ranking representative for the European Union's Foreign Policy, Federica Mogherini visited on Wednesday the Cuba-Europe Cultural Relations Interpretation Center located in the Segundo Cabo Palace in the colonial section of Old Havana.

Renowned journalist Maribel Puerto, reporter from the Information System of Cuban Television passed away on Wednesday in Havana at the age of 61 due to cancer.

On January first new migratory measures approved in October 2017 came into force and are part of the continuous and irreversible updating process Cuba started 5 years ago.

The eastern Cuban province of Camaguey will keep the expansion of the use of renewable energy sources when a new photovoltaic park, which is already being assembled in the municipality of Sierra de Cubitas will become operational, as well as the installation of another three during 2018.

At 03:39 pm on Tuesday, January 2, the Station Network of the Cuban National Seismological Service registered a perceptible earthquake, located at the coordinates of 19.79 degrees of North Latitude and 76.26 degrees of West Longitude. , to 24 km to the south of the El Frances beach, in the municipality of Guamá, province Santiago de Cuba, with a magnitude of 3.0 and a depth of 34.0 km.

The First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party in Havana, Mercedes Lopez Acea said on Friday that 2017 was a year of tremendous efforts for the population in the capital city, revolutionary reaffirmation and convctions that work in favor of the Revolution must continue.

Cuba and Tunisia will take up commercial exchanges in sectors of mutual interests, informed CubaMinrex website on Tuesday.

The municipality of Songo-La Maya in the province of Santiago de Cuba celebrated on Tuesday the 59 th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution with nine new social centers, advances in the production and services among others.

The General Secretary of the Cuban Workers Confederation, (CTC), Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento sent a message of recognition to the Cuban people and workers just a few days away from the 59th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution.

Cuban President Raul Castro said on Thursday in Havana that the solution to the dual currency cannot be prolonged any longer and it will change the country.

Cuba´s Health Minister, Roberto Morales Ojeda congratulated the professors of the sector on Educator Day.

A regional forum on science and technique with the participation of representatives from the central provinces ended on Friday in Ciego de Avila aimed at promoting sustainable agriculture on agro ecological bases and training of harvesters.