ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 10

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 64
11 January 2021

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

555th plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee, 27.10.2020-29.10.2020

2021/C 10/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Integration of women, mothers and families with a migrant background in the EU Member States and target language levels for integration’ (exploratory opinion)

1

2021/C 10/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Diversity management in the EU Member States’ (exploratory opinion)

7

2021/C 10/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Social dialogue as an important pillar of economic sustainability and the resilience of economies taking into account the influence of lively public debate in the Member States’ (exploratory opinion)

14

III   Preparatory acts

European Economic and Social Committee

555th plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee, 27.10.2020-29.10.2020

2021/C 10/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 as regards specific measures on L-category end-of-series vehicles in response to the COVID-19 outbreak’(COM(2020) 491 final – 2020/0251 (COD))

27

2021/C 10/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/65/EU as regards information requirements, product governance and position limits to help the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic’(COM(2020) 280 final – 2020/0152 (COD)) – ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as regards the EU Recovery prospectus and targeted adjustments for financial intermediaries to help the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic’(COM(2020) 281 final – 2020/0155 (COD)) – ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation to help the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic’(COM(2020) 282 final – 2020/0151 (COD)) – ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards adjustments to the securitisation framework to support the economic recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic’(COM(2020) 283 final – 2020/0156 (COD))

30

2021/C 10/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 as regards the exemption of certain third country foreign exchange benchmarks and the designation of replacement benchmarks for certain benchmarks in cessation’(COM(2020) 337 final – 2020/0154 (COD))

35

2021/C 10/07

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 – European skills agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience’(COM(2020) 274 final) and on ‘Proposal for a Council recommendation on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience’(COM(2020) 275 final)

40

2021/C 10/08

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 – Youth Employment Support: a Bridge to Jobs for the Next Generation’(COM(2020) 276 final) and on ‘Proposal for a Council recommendation on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee’(COM(2020) 277 final – 2020/132(NLE))

48

2021/C 10/09

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 – EU Strategy on victims’ rights (2020-2025)’(COM(2020) 258 final)

56

2021/C 10/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of technologies by number-independent interpersonal communications service providers for the processing of personal and other data for the purpose of combatting child sexual abuse online’(COM(2020) 568 final – 2020/0259 (COD))

63

2021/C 10/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the identification of taxable persons in Northern Ireland’(COM(2020) 360 final – 2020/0165 (CNS))

65

2021/C 10/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a European Union Civil Protection Mechanism’(COM(2020) 220 – 2020/0097 (COD))

66

2021/C 10/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production as regards its date of application and certain other dates referred to in that Regulation’(COM(2020) 483 final – 2020/0231 (COD))

67

2021/C 10/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Union tariff quotas for imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands from 2021 to 2027’(COM(2020) 437 – 2020/0209 (CNS))

68

2021/C 10/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)’(COM(2020) 563 final – 2020/0036 (COD))

69

2021/C 10/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European investment bank – Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2020’ (additional opinion) (COM(2019) 650 final)

70

2021/C 10/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Recommendation for a Council recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area’ (additional opinion) (COM(2019) 652 final)

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