# Official Journal C 81/2 Ma

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 612 March 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 81

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 612 March 2018

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 529th plenary session of the EESC on 18 and 19 October 2017 |
| 2018/C 81/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The potential of small family and traditional businesses to boost development and economic growth in the regions’ (own-initiative opinion) | 1 |
| 2018/C 81/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Financing of civil society organisations by the EU’ (own-initiative opinion) | 9 |
| 2018/C 81/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Villages and small towns as catalysts for rural development — challenges and opportunities’ (own-initiative opinion) | 16 |
| 2018/C 81/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Climate Justice’ (own-initiative opinion) | 22 |
| 2018/C 81/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘EU development partnerships and the challenge posed by international tax agreements’ (own-initiative opinion) | 29 |
| 2018/C 81/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Economic, social and cultural rights in the Euro-Mediterranean region’ (own-initiative opinion) | 37 |
| 2018/C 81/07 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The transition towards a more sustainable European future — a strategy for 2050’ (own-initiative opinion) | 44 |
| 2018/C 81/08 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘New sustainable economic models’ (exploratory opinion) | 57 |
| 2018/C 81/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Taxation of the collaborative economy — analysis of possible tax policies faced with the growth of the collaborative economy’ (exploratory opinion requested by the Estonian presidency) | 65 |
| 2018/C 81/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Land use for sustainable food production and ecosystem services’ (exploratory opinion at the request of the Estonian Presidency) | 72 |
| 2018/C 81/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Monitoring the application of EU legislation’ (Landscape review of the European Court of Auditors) (own initiative opinion) | 81 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

529th plenary session of the EESC on 18 and 19 October 2017

2018/C 81/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The potential of small family and traditional businesses to boost development and economic growth in the regions’ (own-initiative opinion)

1

2018/C 81/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Financing of civil society organisations by the EU’ (own-initiative opinion)

9

2018/C 81/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Villages and small towns as catalysts for rural development — challenges and opportunities’ (own-initiative opinion)

16

2018/C 81/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Climate Justice’ (own-initiative opinion)

22

2018/C 81/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘EU development partnerships and the challenge posed by international tax agreements’ (own-initiative opinion)

29

2018/C 81/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Economic, social and cultural rights in the Euro-Mediterranean region’ (own-initiative opinion)

37

2018/C 81/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The transition towards a more sustainable European future — a strategy for 2050’ (own-initiative opinion)

44

2018/C 81/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘New sustainable economic models’ (exploratory opinion)

57

2018/C 81/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Taxation of the collaborative economy — analysis of possible tax policies faced with the growth of the collaborative economy’ (exploratory opinion requested by the Estonian presidency)

65

2018/C 81/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Land use for sustainable food production and ecosystem services’ (exploratory opinion at the request of the Estonian Presidency)

72

2018/C 81/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Monitoring the application of EU legislation’ (Landscape review of the European Court of Auditors) (own initiative opinion)

81

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
| --- | --- |
| | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE |
| | 529th plenary session of the EESC on 18 and 19 October 2017 |
| 2018/C 81/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Compliance package — (a) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Action plan on the Reinforcement of SOLVIT: Bringing the benefits of the Single Market to citizens and businesses’(COM(2017) 255 final — SWD(2017) 210 final) — (b) ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a single digital gateway to provide information, procedures, assistance and problem solving services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012’(COM(2017) 256 final — 2017/0086 (COD)) — (c) ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting out the conditions and procedure by which the Commission may request undertakings and associations of undertakings to provide information in relation to the internal market and related areas’(COM(2017) 257 final — 2017/0087 (COD)) | 88 |
| 2018/C 81/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles’(COM(2017) 279 final — 2017/0111 (COD)) | 95 |
| 2018/C 81/14 | 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 on the mid-term review on the implementation of the digital single market strategy — A connected digital single market for all’[COM(2017) 228 final] | 102 |
| 2018/C 81/15 | 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 on Competition Policy 2016’(COM(2017) 285 final) | 111 |
| 2018/C 81/16 | 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 on the Mid-Term Review of the Capital Markets Union Action Plan’(COM(2017) 292 final) | 117 |
| 2018/C 81/17 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Reflection Paper on the Deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union’(COM(2017) 291 final) | 124 |
| 2018/C 81/18 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Reflection paper on the future of EU finances’(COM(2017) 358 final) | 131 |
| 2018/C 81/19 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP)’[COM(2017) 343 final — 2017/0143 (COD)] | 139 |
| 2018/C 81/20 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Reflection Paper on the social dimension of Europe’(COM(2017) 206), on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Establishing a European Pillar of Social Rights’(COM(2017) 250 final) and on the ‘Proposal for a Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights’(COM(2017) 251 final) | 145 |
| 2018/C 81/21 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the legal framework of the European Solidarity Corps and amending Regulations (EU) No 1288/2013, (EU) No 1293/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and Decision No 1313/2013/EU’(COM(2017) 262 final — 2017/0102(COD)) | 160 |
| 2018/C 81/22 | 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 on a renewed EU agenda for higher education (COM(2017) 247 final) — Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on school development and excellent teaching for a great start in life (COM(2017) 248 final) | 167 |
| 2018/C 81/23 | 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 1380/2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy’(COM(2017) 0424 final — 2017/0190 (COD)) | 174 |
| 2018/C 81/24 | 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 on European Interoperability Framework — Implementation Strategy’(COM(2017) 134 final) | 176 |
| 2018/C 81/25 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems and facilitating cross-border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the Union ’(COM(2017) 280 final — 2017/0128 (COD)) | 181 |
| 2018/C 81/26 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures’(COM(2017) 275 final — 2017/0114 (COD)) and on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures, as regards certain provisions on vehicle taxation’(COM(2017) 276 final — 2017/0115 (CNS)) | 188 |
| 2018/C 81/27 | 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 — Europe on the move: An agenda for a socially fair transition towards clean, competitive and connected mobility for all’(COM(2017) 283 final) | 195 |
| 2018/C 81/28 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement — Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter’ | 201 |
| 2018/C 81/29 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Exchanging and Protecting Personal Data in a Globalised World’[COM(2017) 7 final] | 209 |
| 2018/C 81/30 | 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 1295/2013 establishing the Creative Europe programme (2014 to 2020)’(COM(2017) 385 final — 2017/0163 (COD)) | 215 |
| 2018/C 81/31 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Euro area economic policy 2017’ (additional opinion) | 216 |

III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

529th plenary session of the EESC on 18 and 19 October 2017

2018/C 81/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Compliance package — (a) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Action plan on the Reinforcement of SOLVIT: Bringing the benefits of the Single Market to citizens and businesses’(COM(2017) 255 final — SWD(2017) 210 final) — (b) ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a single digital gateway to provide information, procedures, assistance and problem solving services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012’(COM(2017) 256 final — 2017/0086 (COD)) — (c) ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting out the conditions and procedure by which the Commission may request undertakings and associations of undertakings to provide information in relation to the internal market and related areas’(COM(2017) 257 final — 2017/0087 (COD))

(COM(2017) 255 final — SWD(2017) 210 final)

(COM(2017) 256 final — 2017/0086 (COD))

(COM(2017) 257 final — 2017/0087 (COD))

88

2018/C 81/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles’(COM(2017) 279 final — 2017/0111 (COD))

2

(COM(2017) 279 final — 2017/0111 (COD))

95

2018/C 81/14

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 on the mid-term review on the implementation of the digital single market strategy — A connected digital single market for all’[COM(2017) 228 final]

[COM(2017) 228 final]

102

2018/C 81/15

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 on Competition Policy 2016’(COM(2017) 285 final)

(COM(2017) 285 final)

111

2018/C 81/16

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 on the Mid-Term Review of the Capital Markets Union Action Plan’(COM(2017) 292 final)

(COM(2017) 292 final)

117

2018/C 81/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Reflection Paper on the Deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union’(COM(2017) 291 final)

(COM(2017) 291 final)

124

2018/C 81/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Reflection paper on the future of EU finances’(COM(2017) 358 final)

(COM(2017) 358 final)

131

2018/C 81/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP)’[COM(2017) 343 final — 2017/0143 (COD)]

[COM(2017) 343 final — 2017/0143 (COD)]

139

2018/C 81/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Reflection Paper on the social dimension of Europe’(COM(2017) 206), on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Establishing a European Pillar of Social Rights’(COM(2017) 250 final) and on the ‘Proposal for a Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights’(COM(2017) 251 final)

(COM(2017) 206),

(COM(2017) 250 final)

(COM(2017) 251 final)

145

2018/C 81/21

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the legal framework of the European Solidarity Corps and amending Regulations (EU) No 1288/2013, (EU) No 1293/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and Decision No 1313/2013/EU’(COM(2017) 262 final — 2017/0102(COD))

(COM(2017) 262 final — 2017/0102(COD))

160

2018/C 81/22

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 on a renewed EU agenda for higher education (COM(2017) 247 final) — Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on school development and excellent teaching for a great start in life (COM(2017) 248 final)

(COM(2017) 247 final)

(COM(2017) 248 final)

167

2018/C 81/23

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 1380/2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy’(COM(2017) 0424 final — 2017/0190 (COD))

(COM(2017) 0424 final — 2017/0190 (COD))

174

2018/C 81/24

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 on European Interoperability Framework — Implementation Strategy’(COM(2017) 134 final)

(COM(2017) 134 final)

176

2018/C 81/25

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems and facilitating cross-border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the Union ’(COM(2017) 280 final — 2017/0128 (COD))

(COM(2017) 280 final — 2017/0128 (COD))

181

2018/C 81/26

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures’(COM(2017) 275 final — 2017/0114 (COD)) and on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures, as regards certain provisions on vehicle taxation’(COM(2017) 276 final — 2017/0115 (CNS))

(COM(2017) 275 final — 2017/0114 (COD))

(COM(2017) 276 final — 2017/0115 (CNS))

188

2018/C 81/27

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 — Europe on the move: An agenda for a socially fair transition towards clean, competitive and connected mobility for all’(COM(2017) 283 final)

(COM(2017) 283 final)

195

2018/C 81/28

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement — Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter’

201

2018/C 81/29

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Exchanging and Protecting Personal Data in a Globalised World’[COM(2017) 7 final]

[COM(2017) 7 final]

209

2018/C 81/30

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 1295/2013 establishing the Creative Europe programme (2014 to 2020)’(COM(2017) 385 final — 2017/0163 (COD))

(COM(2017) 385 final — 2017/0163 (COD))

215

2018/C 81/31

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Euro area economic policy 2017’ (additional opinion)

216

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