# Official Journal C 97/24 M

| | ISSN 1977-091X |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 97 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6324 March 2020 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 97

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6324 March 2020

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| Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 548th EESC plenary session, 11.12.2019-12.12.2019 |
| 2020/C 97/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Taxation/private investment and the Sustainable Development Goals — cooperation with the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters (own-initiative opinion) | 1 |
| 2020/C 97/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Binding UN treaty on business and human rights (own-initiative opinion) | 9 |
| 2020/C 97/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘External aid, investment and trade as instruments to reduce the reasons of economic migration, with a special focus on Africa’ (own-initiative opinion) | 18 |
| 2020/C 97/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Use-value’ is back: new prospects and challenges for European products and services (own-initiative opinion) | 27 |
| 2020/C 97/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Common Minimum Standards in the field of unemployment insurance in EU Member States — A concrete step towards the effective implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (own-initiative opinion) | 32 |
| 2020/C 97/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Shaping the EU agenda for disability rights 2020-2030: a contribution from the European Economic and Social Committee’ (own-initiative opinion) | 41 |
| 2020/C 97/07 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Populism and fundamental rights — suburban and rural areas (own-initiative opinion) | 53 |

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

548th EESC plenary session, 11.12.2019-12.12.2019

2020/C 97/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Taxation/private investment and the Sustainable Development Goals — cooperation with the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters (own-initiative opinion)

1

2020/C 97/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Binding UN treaty on business and human rights (own-initiative opinion)

9

2020/C 97/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘External aid, investment and trade as instruments to reduce the reasons of economic migration, with a special focus on Africa’ (own-initiative opinion)

18

2020/C 97/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Use-value’ is back: new prospects and challenges for European products and services (own-initiative opinion)

27

2020/C 97/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Common Minimum Standards in the field of unemployment insurance in EU Member States — A concrete step towards the effective implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (own-initiative opinion)

32

2020/C 97/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Shaping the EU agenda for disability rights 2020-2030: a contribution from the European Economic and Social Committee’ (own-initiative opinion)

41

2020/C 97/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Populism and fundamental rights — suburban and rural areas (own-initiative opinion)

53

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 548th EESC plenary session, 11.12.2019-12.12.2019 |
| 2020/C 97/08 | 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 — Report on Competition Policy 2018 (COM(2019) 339 final) | 62 |
| 2020/C 97/09 | 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 1306/2013 as regards financial discipline as from financial year 2021 and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards flexibility between pillars in respect of calendar year 2020’(COM(2019) 580 — 2019/0253(COD)) | 69 |

III   Preparatory acts

European Economic and Social Committee

548th EESC plenary session, 11.12.2019-12.12.2019

2020/C 97/08

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 — Report on Competition Policy 2018 (COM(2019) 339 final)

(COM(2019) 339 final)

62

2020/C 97/09

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 1306/2013 as regards financial discipline as from financial year 2021 and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards flexibility between pillars in respect of calendar year 2020’(COM(2019) 580 — 2019/0253(COD))

(COM(2019) 580 — 2019/0253(COD))

69

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