# Official Journal C 128/2010

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  doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2010.128.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 128 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5318 May 2010 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2010.128.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 128

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5318 May 2010

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | RESOLUTIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 457th plenary session held on 4 and 5 November 2009 |
| 2010/C 128/01 | Resolution of the European Economic and Social Committee on Climate Change on the occasion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference — Copenhagen, 7-18 December 2009 | 1 |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 457th plenary session held on 4 and 5 November 2009 |
| 2010/C 128/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘the post-2010 Lisbon Strategy’(exploratory opinion) | 3 |
| 2010/C 128/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Social inclusion’ (exploratory opinion) | 10 |
| 2010/C 128/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Outlook for the sustainable development strategy’ (exploratory opinion) | 18 |
| 2010/C 128/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the subject ‘Towards an Eco-efficient Economy — Transforming the economic crisis into an opportunity to pave the way for a new energy era’ (exploratory opinion) | 23 |
| 2010/C 128/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Respect for fundamental rights in European immigration policies and legislation’ (own-initiative opinion) | 29 |
| 2010/C 128/07 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Energy and climate change as an integral part of the renewed Lisbon Strategy’ (own-initiative opinion) | 36 |
| 2010/C 128/08 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘external dimension of the renewed Lisbon Strategy’ (own-initiative opinion) | 41 |
| 2010/C 128/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Universities for Europe’ (own-initiative opinion) | 48 |
| 2010/C 128/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The impact of private equity, hedge and sovereign funds on industrial change in Europe’ (own-initiative opinion) | 56 |
| 2010/C 128/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Services of general economic interest: how should responsibilities be divided up between the EU and the Member States?’ (own-initiative opinion) | 65 |
| 2010/C 128/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘impact of social networking sites on citizens/consumers’ (own-initiative opinion) | 69 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RESOLUTIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

457th plenary session held on 4 and 5 November 2009

2010/C 128/01

Resolution of the European Economic and Social Committee on Climate Change on the occasion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference — Copenhagen, 7-18 December 2009

1

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

457th plenary session held on 4 and 5 November 2009

2010/C 128/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘the post-2010 Lisbon Strategy’(exploratory opinion)

3

2010/C 128/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Social inclusion’ (exploratory opinion)

10

2010/C 128/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Outlook for the sustainable development strategy’ (exploratory opinion)

18

2010/C 128/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the subject ‘Towards an Eco-efficient Economy — Transforming the economic crisis into an opportunity to pave the way for a new energy era’ (exploratory opinion)

23

2010/C 128/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Respect for fundamental rights in European immigration policies and legislation’ (own-initiative opinion)

29

2010/C 128/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Energy and climate change as an integral part of the renewed Lisbon Strategy’ (own-initiative opinion)

36

2010/C 128/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘external dimension of the renewed Lisbon Strategy’ (own-initiative opinion)

41

2010/C 128/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Universities for Europe’ (own-initiative opinion)

48

2010/C 128/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The impact of private equity, hedge and sovereign funds on industrial change in Europe’ (own-initiative opinion)

56

2010/C 128/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Services of general economic interest: how should responsibilities be divided up between the EU and the Member States?’ (own-initiative opinion)

65

2010/C 128/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘impact of social networking sites on citizens/consumers’ (own-initiative opinion)

69

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 457th plenary session held on 4 and 5 November 2009 |
| 2010/C 128/13 | 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: New Skills for New Jobs Anticipating and matching labour market and skills needs’COM(2008) 868 final | 74 |
| 2010/C 128/14 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — An area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen’COM(2009) 262 final | 80 |
| 2010/C 128/15 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Recommendation on smoke-free environments’COM(2009) 328 final — 2009/0088 (CNS) | 89 |
| 2010/C 128/16 | 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 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities’COM(2009) 382 — 2009/0105 (COD) | 94 |
| 2010/C 128/17 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 concerning general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management’COM(2009) 384 final — 2009/0107 (AVC) | 95 |
| 2010/C 128/18 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Green Paper on Consumer Collective Redress’COM(2008) 794 final | 97 |
| 2010/C 128/19 | 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: Delivering the benefits of the single market through enhanced administrative cooperation’COM(2008) 703 final | 103 |
| 2010/C 128/20 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Towards a coherent strategy for a European Agricultural Research Agenda’COM(2008) 862 final | 107 |
| 2010/C 128/21 | 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 — Food prices in Europe’(COM(2008) 821 final) | 111 |
| 2010/C 128/22 | 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 — Towards a comprehensive climate change agreement in Copenhagen’COM(2009) 39 final | 116 |
| 2010/C 128/23 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the White Paper ‘Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action’(COM(2009) 147 final) | 122 |
| 2010/C 128/24 | 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 — Stepping up international climate finance: A European blueprint for the Copenhagen deal’COM(2009) 475 final | 127 |
| 2010/C 128/25 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States of the Community and repealing Directive 2002/6/EC’COM(2009) 11 final — 2009/0005 (COD) and the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Communication and action plan with a view to establishing a European maritime transport space without barriers’COM(2009) 10 final | 131 |
| 2010/C 128/26 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Renewable Energy Progress Report: Commission Report in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2001/77/EC, Article 4(2) of Directive 2003/30/EC and on the implementation of the EU Biomass Action Plan, COM(2005) 628’COM(2009) 192 final | 136 |
| 2010/C 128/27 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Aviation Security Charges’COM(2009) 217 final – 2009/0063 (COD) | 142 |
| 2010/C 128/28 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network’ (Recast) COM(2009) 391 final — 2009/0110 (COD) | 147 |
| 2010/C 128/29 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive .../.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of [...] on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road’ (codified version) COM(2009) 446 final – 2009/0123 (COD) | 148 |
| 2010/C 128/30 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘European Year of Volunteering 2011’COM(2009) 254 final (2009/0072 (CNS)) (additional opinion) | 149 |

III   Preparatory acts

European Economic and Social Committee

457th plenary session held on 4 and 5 November 2009

2010/C 128/13

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: New Skills for New Jobs Anticipating and matching labour market and skills needs’COM(2008) 868 final

COM(2008) 868 final

74

2010/C 128/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — An area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen’COM(2009) 262 final

COM(2009) 262 final

80

2010/C 128/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Recommendation on smoke-free environments’COM(2009) 328 final — 2009/0088 (CNS)

COM(2009) 328 final — 2009/0088 (CNS)

89

2010/C 128/16

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 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities’COM(2009) 382 — 2009/0105 (COD)

COM(2009) 382 — 2009/0105 (COD)

94

2010/C 128/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 concerning general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management’COM(2009) 384 final — 2009/0107 (AVC)

COM(2009) 384 final — 2009/0107 (AVC)

95

2010/C 128/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Green Paper on Consumer Collective Redress’COM(2008) 794 final

COM(2008) 794 final

97

2010/C 128/19

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: Delivering the benefits of the single market through enhanced administrative cooperation’COM(2008) 703 final

COM(2008) 703 final

103

2010/C 128/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Towards a coherent strategy for a European Agricultural Research Agenda’COM(2008) 862 final

COM(2008) 862 final

107

2010/C 128/21

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 — Food prices in Europe’(COM(2008) 821 final)

(COM(2008) 821 final)

111

2010/C 128/22

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 — Towards a comprehensive climate change agreement in Copenhagen’COM(2009) 39 final

COM(2009) 39 final

116

2010/C 128/23

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the White Paper ‘Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action’(COM(2009) 147 final)

(COM(2009) 147 final)

122

2010/C 128/24

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 — Stepping up international climate finance: A European blueprint for the Copenhagen deal’COM(2009) 475 final

COM(2009) 475 final

127

2010/C 128/25

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States of the Community and repealing Directive 2002/6/EC’COM(2009) 11 final — 2009/0005 (COD) and the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Communication and action plan with a view to establishing a European maritime transport space without barriers’COM(2009) 10 final

COM(2009) 11 final — 2009/0005 (COD)

COM(2009) 10 final

131

2010/C 128/26

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Renewable Energy Progress Report: Commission Report in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2001/77/EC, Article 4(2) of Directive 2003/30/EC and on the implementation of the EU Biomass Action Plan, COM(2005) 628’COM(2009) 192 final

COM(2009) 192 final

136

2010/C 128/27

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Aviation Security Charges’COM(2009) 217 final – 2009/0063 (COD)

COM(2009) 217 final – 2009/0063 (COD)

142

2010/C 128/28

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network’ (Recast) COM(2009) 391 final — 2009/0110 (COD)

COM(2009) 391 final — 2009/0110 (COD)

147

2010/C 128/29

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive .../.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of [...] on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road’ (codified version) COM(2009) 446 final – 2009/0123 (COD)

COM(2009) 446 final – 2009/0123 (COD)

148

2010/C 128/30

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘European Year of Volunteering 2011’COM(2009) 254 final (2009/0072 (CNS)) (additional opinion)

COM(2009) 254 final (2009/0072 (CNS)) (additional opinion)

149

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