ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 184

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 66
25 May 2023

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RESOLUTIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

577th plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee, 22.3.2023-23.3.2023

2023/C 184/01

Resolution of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘United for Democracy’

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OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

577th plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee, 22.3.2023-23.3.2023

2023/C 184/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Youth Action Plan (YAP) in EU external action 2022–2027’ (own-initiative opinion)

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2023/C 184/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Young people’s role in the green transition’ (Exploratory opinion at the request of the Swedish presidency)

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2023/C 184/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Wooden construction for CO2 reduction in the building sector’ (exploratory opinion requested by the Swedish Presidency)

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III   Preparatory acts

European Economic and Social Committee

577th plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee, 22.3.2023-23.3.2023

2023/C 184/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (Interoperable Europe Act)’(COM(2022) 720 final – 2022/0379 (COD)) and on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a strengthened public sector interoperability policy – Linking public services, supporting public policies and delivering public benefits – Towards an “Interoperable Europe”’(COM(2022) 710 final)

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2023/C 184/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law’(COM(2022)702 final – 2022/0408 (COD))

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2023/C 184/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 on Community designs and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 2246/2002’(COM(2022) 666 final – 2022/0391 (COD)) and on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the legal protection of designs (recast)’(COM(2022) 667 final – 2022/0392 (COD))

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2023/C 184/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council – 2022 Strategic Foresight Report – Twinning the green and digital transitions in the new geopolitical context’(COM(2022) 289 final)

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2023/C 184/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank and the European Economic and Social Committee – A path towards a stronger EU clearing system’(COM(2022) 696 final) and on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 648/2012, (EU) No 575/2013 and (EU) 2017/1131 as regards measures to mitigate excessive exposures to third-country central counterparties and improve the efficiency of Union clearing markets’(COM(2022) 697 final – 2022/0403 (COD))

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2023/C 184/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (COM(2022) 707 final — 2022/0413 (CNS))

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2023/C 184/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, towards a Directive on criminal penalties for the violation of the Union restrictive measures’(COM(2022) 249 final) on the ‘Proposal for a Council decision on adding the violation of Union restrictive measures to the areas of crime laid down in Article 83(1) of the treaty on the Functioning of the European Union’(COM(2022) 247 final) and on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures’(COM(2022) 684 final)

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2023/C 184/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council recommendation on adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion (COM(2022) 490 final — 2022/0299 (NLE))

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2023/C 184/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation (COM(2022) 688 final — 2022/0400 (COD)) and on the Proposal for a Council Directive on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment between persons irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin, equal treatment in the field of employment and occupation between persons irrespective of their religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, equal treatment between women and men in matters of social security and in the access to and supply of goods and services, and deleting Article 13 of Directive 2000/43/EC and Article 12 of Directive 2004/113/EC (COM(2022) 689 final — 2022/0401 (APP))

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2023/C 184/14

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 – Revision of the EU action plan against wildlife trafficking (COM(2022) 581 final)

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2023/C 184/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removal’(COM(2022) 672 final – 2022/0394 (COD))

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2023/C 184/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — State of the Energy Union 2022 (pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action) (COM(2022) 547 final)

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2023/C 184/17

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 on Digitalising the energy system — EU Action Plan (COM(2022) 552 final)

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2023/C 184/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates’(COM(2023) 71 final – 2023/0033 (COD))

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2023/C 184/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE))’(COM(2023 63 final – 2022/025 (COD))

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2023/C 184/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/65/EU to make public capital markets in the Union more attractive for companies and to facilitate access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises and repealing Directive 2001/34/EC’(COM(2022) 760 final – 2022/0405 (COD)) on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on multiple-vote share structures in companies that seek the admission to trading of their shares on an SME growth market’(COM(2022) 761 final – 2022/0406 (COD)) and on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) No 596/2014 and (EU) No 600/2014 to make public capital markets in the Union more attractive for companies and to facilitate access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises’(COM(2022) 762 final – 2022/0411 (COD))

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2023/C 184/21

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 – Ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers’(COM(2022) 590 final)

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