ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 262

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 61
25 July 2018

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

534th EESC plenary session — renewal session, 18.4.2018-19.4.2018

2018/C 262/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Funding the European Pillar of Social Rights’ (own-initiative opinion)

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2018/C 262/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The LeaderSHIP 2020 strategy as a vision for the maritime technology industry: towards an innovative, sustainable and competitive maritime industry in 2020’ (own-initiative opinion)

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2018/C 262/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Economic and social cohesion and European integration of the Western Balkans — challenges and priorities’ (exploratory opinion)

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2018/C 262/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Completing the Better Regulation Agenda: Better solutions for better results (COM(2017) 651 final) (own-initiative opinion)

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III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

534th EESC plenary session — renewal session, 18.4.2018-19.4.2018

2018/C 262/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council and the European Central Bank — Further steps towards completing Europe’s economic and monetary union: a roadmap (COM(2017) 821 final) — Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council and the European Central Bank — New budgetary instruments for a stable euro area within the Union framework (COM(2017) 822 final) — Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council and the European Central Bank — a European Minister of Economy and Finance (COM(2017) 823 final) — Proposal for a Council directive laying down provisions for strengthening fiscal responsibility and the medium-term budgetary orientation in the Member States (COM(2017) 824 final — 2017/0335 (CNS)) — Proposal for a Council regulation on the establishment of the European Monetary Fund (COM(2017) 827 final — 2017/0333 (APP))

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2018/C 262/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prudential requirements of investment firms and amending Regulations (EU) No 575/2013, (EU) No 600/2014 and (EU) No 1093/2010’(COM(2017) 790 final — 2017/0359 (COD)) and on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prudential supervision of investment firms and amending Directives 2013/36/EU and 2014/65/EU’(COM(2017) 791 final — 2017/0358 (COD))

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2018/C 262/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Recommendation on a European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships’(COM(2017) 563 final — 2017/0244 (NLE))

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2018/C 262/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services (COM(2017) 647 final — 2017/0288 (COD))

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2018/C 262/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 92/106/EEC on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined transport of goods between Member States (COM(2017) 648 final/2 — 2017/0290 (COD))

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2018/C 262/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/33/EC on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles’(COM(2017) 653 final — 2017/0291 (COD))

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2018/C 262/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/73/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas (COM(2017) 660 final — 2017/0294 (COD))

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2018/C 262/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Towards the broadest use of alternative fuels — an Action Plan on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure under Article 10(6) of Directive 2014/94/EU, including the assessment of national policy frameworks under Article 10(2) of Directive 2014/94/EU (COM(2017) 652 final)

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2018/C 262/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — ‘Delivering on low-emission mobility. A European Union that protects the planet, empowers its consumers and defends its industry and workers’[COM(2017) 675 final]

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2018/C 262/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Communication on strengthening Europe’s energy networks’(COM(2017) 718 final)

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2018/C 262/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank: Third Report on the State of the Energy Union’(COM(2017) 688 final)

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2018/C 262/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union’(COM(2017) 487 final — 2017/0224 (COD))

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2018/C 262/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the EU Action Plan 2017-2019 — Tackling the gender pay gap (COM(2017) 678 final)

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