# Official Journal C 173/31 M

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6031 May 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 173

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6031 May 2017

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 523th EESC plenary session of 22 and 23 February 2017 |
| 2017/C 173/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘High-quality education for all’ (exploratory opinion) | 1 |
| 2017/C 173/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Mid-term evaluation of the LIFE Programme’ (exploratory opinion) | 7 |
| 2017/C 173/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The effectiveness of ESF and FEAD funding as part of civil society efforts to tackle poverty and social exclusion under the Europe 2020 strategy’ (own-initiative opinion) | 15 |
| 2017/C 173/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the role of agriculture in multilateral, bilateral and regional trade negotiations in the light of the Nairobi WTO Ministerial meeting (Own-initiative opinion) | 20 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

523th EESC plenary session of 22 and 23 February 2017

2017/C 173/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘High-quality education for all’ (exploratory opinion)

1

2017/C 173/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Mid-term evaluation of the LIFE Programme’ (exploratory opinion)

7

2017/C 173/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The effectiveness of ESF and FEAD funding as part of civil society efforts to tackle poverty and social exclusion under the Europe 2020 strategy’ (own-initiative opinion)

15

2017/C 173/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the role of agriculture in multilateral, bilateral and regional trade negotiations in the light of the Nairobi WTO Ministerial meeting (Own-initiative opinion)

20

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE |
| | 523th EESC plenary session of 22 and 23 February 2017 |
| 2017/C 173/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Council directive on double taxation dispute resolution mechanisms in the European Union (COM(2016) 686 final — 2016/0338 (CNS)) | 29 |
| 2017/C 173/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Recommendation for a Council recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area’(COM(2016) 726 final) and on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Towards a positive fiscal stance for the euro area’(COM(2016) 727 final) | 33 |
| 2017/C 173/07 | 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 1303/2013 as regards specific measures to provide additional assistance to Member States affected by natural disasters’(COM(2016) 778 final — 2016/0384 (COD)) | 38 |
| 2017/C 173/08 | Opinion European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the ranking of unsecured debt instruments in insolvency hierarchy’(COM(2016) 853 final — 2016/0363 (COD)) | 41 |
| 2017/C 173/09 | 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 Skills Agenda for Europe — Working together to strengthen human capital, employability and competitiveness (COM(2016) 381 final) on the proposal for a Council recommendation on establishing a Skills Guarantee (COM(2016) 382 final — 2016/0179 (NLE)) on the proposal for a Council recommendation on the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning and repealing the recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (COM(2016) 383 final — 2016/0180 (NLE)) on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a common framework for the provision of better services for skills and qualifications (Europass) and repealing Decision No 2241/2004/EC (COM(2016) 625 final — 2016/0304 (COD)) and on ‘Upscaling skills of persons in the labour market’ (Exploratory opinion (Maltese Presidency)) | 45 |
| 2017/C 173/10 | 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 — A European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility’[COM(2016) 501 final] | 55 |
| 2017/C 173/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Establishing the EFSD Guarantee and the EFSD Guarantee Fund’(COM(2016) 586 final) | 62 |
| 2017/C 173/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Establishing a new Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration’(COM(2016) 385 final) | 66 |
| 2017/C 173/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank Annual Growth Survey 2017’[COM(2016) 725 final] | 73 |
| 2017/C 173/14 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 87/217/EEC of the Council, Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directive 86/278/EEC and Directive 94/63/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards procedural rules in the field of environmental reporting and repealing Council Directive 91/692/EEC (COM(2016) 789 final — 2016/0394 COD) | 82 |

III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

523th EESC plenary session of 22 and 23 February 2017

2017/C 173/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Council directive on double taxation dispute resolution mechanisms in the European Union (COM(2016) 686 final — 2016/0338 (CNS))

(COM(2016) 686 final — 2016/0338 (CNS))

29

2017/C 173/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Recommendation for a Council recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area’(COM(2016) 726 final) and on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Towards a positive fiscal stance for the euro area’(COM(2016) 727 final)

(COM(2016) 726 final)

(COM(2016) 727 final)

33

2017/C 173/07

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 1303/2013 as regards specific measures to provide additional assistance to Member States affected by natural disasters’(COM(2016) 778 final — 2016/0384 (COD))

(COM(2016) 778 final — 2016/0384 (COD))

38

2017/C 173/08

Opinion European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the ranking of unsecured debt instruments in insolvency hierarchy’(COM(2016) 853 final — 2016/0363 (COD))

(COM(2016) 853 final — 2016/0363 (COD))

41

2017/C 173/09

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 Skills Agenda for Europe — Working together to strengthen human capital, employability and competitiveness (COM(2016) 381 final) on the proposal for a Council recommendation on establishing a Skills Guarantee (COM(2016) 382 final — 2016/0179 (NLE)) on the proposal for a Council recommendation on the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning and repealing the recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (COM(2016) 383 final — 2016/0180 (NLE)) on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a common framework for the provision of better services for skills and qualifications (Europass) and repealing Decision No 2241/2004/EC (COM(2016) 625 final — 2016/0304 (COD)) and on ‘Upscaling skills of persons in the labour market’ (Exploratory opinion (Maltese Presidency))

(COM(2016) 381 final)

(COM(2016) 382 final — 2016/0179 (NLE))

(COM(2016) 383 final — 2016/0180 (NLE))

(COM(2016) 625 final — 2016/0304 (COD))

45

2017/C 173/10

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 — A European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility’[COM(2016) 501 final]

[COM(2016) 501 final]

55

2017/C 173/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Establishing the EFSD Guarantee and the EFSD Guarantee Fund’(COM(2016) 586 final)

(COM(2016) 586 final)

62

2017/C 173/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Establishing a new Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration’(COM(2016) 385 final)

(COM(2016) 385 final)

66

2017/C 173/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank Annual Growth Survey 2017’[COM(2016) 725 final]

[COM(2016) 725 final]

73

2017/C 173/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 87/217/EEC of the Council, Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directive 86/278/EEC and Directive 94/63/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards procedural rules in the field of environmental reporting and repealing Council Directive 91/692/EEC (COM(2016) 789 final — 2016/0394 COD)

(COM(2016) 789 final — 2016/0394 COD)

82

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