ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 177

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 59
18 May 2016

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III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

515th EESC plenary session of 16 and 17 March 2016

2016/C 177/1

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 — Upgrading the Single Market: more opportunities for people and business’ (COM(2015) 550 final)

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2016/C 177/2

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading’ (COM(2015) 583 final)

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2016/C 177/3

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Central Bank — A roadmap for moving towards a more consistent external representation of the euro area in international fora’ (COM(2015) 602 final) and on the ‘Proposal for a Council decision laying down measures in view of progressively establishing unified representation of the euro area in the International Monetary Fund’ (COM(2015) 603 final — 2015/0250 (NLE))

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2016/C 177/4

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 in order to establish a European Deposit Insurance Scheme’ (COM(2015) 586 final — 2015/0270 (COD))

21

2016/C 177/5

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Central Bank on Steps towards completing Economic and Monetary Union’ (COM(2015) 600 final) and on the ‘Commission Decision (EU) 2015/1937 of 21 October 2015 establishing an independent advisory European Fiscal Board’ (C(2015) 8000 final)

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2016/C 177/6

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Recommendation for a Council Recommendation on the establishment of National Competitiveness Boards within the Euro Area’ (COM(2015) 601 final)

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2016/C 177/7

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the recommendation for a Council recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area (COM(2015) 692 final)

41

2016/C 177/8

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the Structural Reform Support Programme for the period 2017 to 2020 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) No 1305/2013’ (COM(2015) 701 final — 2015/0263 (COD))

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2016/C 177/9

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council implementing the European Agenda on Security: EU action plan against illicit trafficking in and use of firearms and explosives’ (COM(2015) 624 final) and the ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism’ (COM(2015) 625 final — 2015/0281(COD))

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2016/C 177/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency (COM(2015) 667 final — 2015/0313 (COD))

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