# Official Journal C 451/16 D

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5716 December 2014 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 451

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5716 December 2014

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 500th EESC plenary session, 9 and 10 July 2014 |
| 2014/C 451/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European immigration policy and relations with third countries’ — (exploratory opinion) | 1 |
| 2014/C 451/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Completing EMU — The proposals of the European Economic and Social Committee for the next European legislature’ — (own-initiative opinion) | 10 |
| 2014/C 451/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Finance for business: an investigation of alternative supply mechanisms’ — (own-initiative opinion) | 20 |
| 2014/C 451/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The digital society: access, education, training, employment, tools for equality’ — (own-initiative opinion) | 25 |
| 2014/C 451/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Cyber attacks in the EU’ — (own-initiative opinion) | 31 |
| 2014/C 451/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Enhancing the transparency and inclusiveness of the EU accession process’ — (own-initiative opinion) | 39 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

500th EESC plenary session, 9 and 10 July 2014

2014/C 451/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European immigration policy and relations with third countries’ — (exploratory opinion)

1

2014/C 451/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Completing EMU — The proposals of the European Economic and Social Committee for the next European legislature’ — (own-initiative opinion)

10

2014/C 451/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Finance for business: an investigation of alternative supply mechanisms’ — (own-initiative opinion)

20

2014/C 451/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The digital society: access, education, training, employment, tools for equality’ — (own-initiative opinion)

25

2014/C 451/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Cyber attacks in the EU’ — (own-initiative opinion)

31

2014/C 451/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Enhancing the transparency and inclusiveness of the EU accession process’ — (own-initiative opinion)

39

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE |
| | 500th EESC plenary session, 9 and 10 July 2014 |
| 2014/C 451/07 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on structural measures improving the resilience of EU credit institutions — COM(2014) 43 final — 2014/0020 (COD) | 45 |
| 2014/C 451/08 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the communication from the Commission — A roadmap for completing the single market for parcel delivery — Build trust in delivery services and encourage online sales — COM(2013) 886 final | 51 |
| 2014/C 451/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting and transparency of securities financing transactions’ — COM(2014) 40 final — 2014/0017 (COD) | 59 |
| 2014/C 451/10 | 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 ‘A European Strategy for more Growth and Jobs in Coastal and Maritime Tourism’ — COM(2014) 86 final | 64 |
| 2014/C 451/11 | 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 — Unleashing the potential of Crowdfunding in the European Union — COM(2014) 172 final | 69 |
| 2014/C 451/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment — COM(2014) 186 final — 2014/0108 (COD) | 76 |
| 2014/C 451/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cableway installations — COM(2014) 187 final — 2014/0107 (COD) | 81 |
| 2014/C 451/14 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2007/36/EC as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement and Directive 2013/34/EU as regards certain elements of the corporate governance statement’ — COM(2014) 213 final — 2014/0121 (COD) | 87 |
| 2014/C 451/15 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Long-Term Financing of the European Economy — COM(2014) 168 final | 91 |
| 2014/C 451/16 | 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 — An open and secure Europe: making it happen’ — COM(2014) 154 final | 96 |
| 2014/C 451/17 | 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 — The EU Justice Agenda for 2020 — Strengthening Trust, Mobility and Growth within the Union’ — COM(2014) 144 final | 104 |
| 2014/C 451/18 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision’ — COM(2014) 167 final — 2014/0091 (COD) | 109 |
| 2014/C 451/19 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring’ — COM(2013) 882 final | 116 |
| 2014/C 451/20 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Review of the Community Guidelines on the financing of airports and start-up aid to airlines departing from regional airports’ — C(2014) 963 final | 123 |
| 2014/C 451/21 | 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 on a new EU forest strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector’ — (COM(2013) 659 final) | 127 |
| 2014/C 451/22 | 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 — A Clean Air Programme for Europe’COM(2013) 918 final, the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants and amending Directive 2003/35/EC’COM(2013) 920 final — 2013/0443 (COD), the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants’COM(2013) 919 final — 2013/0442 (COD), and the ‘Proposal for a Council Decision on the acceptance of the Amendment to the 1999 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone’COM(2013) 917 final | 134 |
| 2014/C 451/23 | 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 1308/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 as regards the aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments’ — (COM(2014) 32 final — 2014/0014 (COD)) | 142 |
| 2014/C 451/24 | 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: Internet policy and governance — Europe’s role in shaping the future of internet governance’ — COM(2014) 72 final | 145 |
| 2014/C 451/25 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The post-2015 Hyogo Framework for Action: Managing risks to achieve resilience’ — COM(2014) 216 final | 152 |
| 2014/C 451/26 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 93/5/EEC of 25 February 1993 on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food’ — COM(2014) 246 final — 2014/0132 COD | 157 |

III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

500th EESC plenary session, 9 and 10 July 2014

2014/C 451/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on structural measures improving the resilience of EU credit institutions — COM(2014) 43 final — 2014/0020 (COD)

COM(2014) 43 final — 2014/0020 (COD)

45

2014/C 451/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the communication from the Commission — A roadmap for completing the single market for parcel delivery — Build trust in delivery services and encourage online sales — COM(2013) 886 final

COM(2013) 886 final

51

2014/C 451/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting and transparency of securities financing transactions’ — COM(2014) 40 final — 2014/0017 (COD)

COM(2014) 40 final — 2014/0017 (COD)

59

2014/C 451/10

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 ‘A European Strategy for more Growth and Jobs in Coastal and Maritime Tourism’ — COM(2014) 86 final

COM(2014) 86 final

64

2014/C 451/11

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 — Unleashing the potential of Crowdfunding in the European Union — COM(2014) 172 final

COM(2014) 172 final

69

2014/C 451/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on personal protective equipment — COM(2014) 186 final — 2014/0108 (COD)

COM(2014) 186 final — 2014/0108 (COD)

76

2014/C 451/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cableway installations — COM(2014) 187 final — 2014/0107 (COD)

COM(2014) 187 final — 2014/0107 (COD)

81

2014/C 451/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2007/36/EC as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement and Directive 2013/34/EU as regards certain elements of the corporate governance statement’ — COM(2014) 213 final — 2014/0121 (COD)

COM(2014) 213 final — 2014/0121 (COD)

87

2014/C 451/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Long-Term Financing of the European Economy — COM(2014) 168 final

COM(2014) 168 final

91

2014/C 451/16

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 — An open and secure Europe: making it happen’ — COM(2014) 154 final

COM(2014) 154 final

96

2014/C 451/17

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 — The EU Justice Agenda for 2020 — Strengthening Trust, Mobility and Growth within the Union’ — COM(2014) 144 final

COM(2014) 144 final

104

2014/C 451/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision’ — COM(2014) 167 final — 2014/0091 (COD)

COM(2014) 167 final — 2014/0091 (COD)

109

2014/C 451/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring’ — COM(2013) 882 final

COM(2013) 882 final

116

2014/C 451/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Review of the Community Guidelines on the financing of airports and start-up aid to airlines departing from regional airports’ — C(2014) 963 final

C(2014) 963 final

123

2014/C 451/21

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 on a new EU forest strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector’ — (COM(2013) 659 final)

(COM(2013) 659 final)

127

2014/C 451/22

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 — A Clean Air Programme for Europe’COM(2013) 918 final, the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants and amending Directive 2003/35/EC’COM(2013) 920 final — 2013/0443 (COD), the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants’COM(2013) 919 final — 2013/0442 (COD), and the ‘Proposal for a Council Decision on the acceptance of the Amendment to the 1999 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone’COM(2013) 917 final

COM(2013) 918 final,

COM(2013) 920 final — 2013/0443 (COD),

COM(2013) 919 final — 2013/0442 (COD),

COM(2013) 917 final

134

2014/C 451/23

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 1308/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 as regards the aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments’ — (COM(2014) 32 final — 2014/0014 (COD))

(COM(2014) 32 final — 2014/0014 (COD))

142

2014/C 451/24

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: Internet policy and governance — Europe’s role in shaping the future of internet governance’ — COM(2014) 72 final

COM(2014) 72 final

145

2014/C 451/25

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The post-2015 Hyogo Framework for Action: Managing risks to achieve resilience’ — COM(2014) 216 final

COM(2014) 216 final

152

2014/C 451/26

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 93/5/EEC of 25 February 1993 on assistance to the Commission and cooperation by the Member States in the scientific examination of questions relating to food’ — COM(2014) 246 final — 2014/0132 COD

COM(2014) 246 final — 2014/0132 COD

157

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