# Official Journal C 44/2011

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  doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.044.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 44 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5411 February 2011 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.044.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 44

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5411 February 2011

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 464th plenary session held on 14 and 15 July 2010 |
| 2011/C 044/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘How to foster efficient partnership in the management of cohesion policy programmes, based on good practices from the 2007-2013 cycle’ (exploratory opinion) | 1 |
| 2011/C 044/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The impact of population ageing on health and welfare systems’ (exploratory opinion) | 10 |
| 2011/C 044/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The added value of a common European asylum system both for asylum seekers and for the EU Member States’ (exploratory opinion) | 17 |
| 2011/C 044/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The open method of coordination and the social clause in the context of Europe 2020’ (exploratory opinion) | 23 |
| 2011/C 044/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The Development of social welfare benefits’ | 28 |
| 2011/C 044/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Child poverty and children's well-being’ (exploratory opinion) | 34 |
| 2011/C 044/07 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The employment impact of industrial change caused by ecological, energy and climate-related challenges’ (exploratory opinion) | 40 |
| 2011/C 044/08 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the subject ‘Toward the wider uptake of electric vehicles’ (exploratory opinion on request of the Belgian presidency) | 47 |
| 2011/C 044/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Energy poverty in the context of liberalisation and the economic crisis’ (exploratory opinion) | 53 |
| 2011/C 044/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Building a sustainable economy by transforming our model of consumption’ (own-initiative opinion) | 57 |
| 2011/C 044/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Consumer information’ (own-initiative opinion) | 62 |
| 2011/C 044/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The Treaty of Lisbon and the Functioning of the Single Market’ (own-initiative opinion) | 68 |
| 2011/C 044/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Innovation in tourism: Defining a strategy towards sustainable development in islands’ (own-initiative opinion) | 75 |
| 2011/C 044/14 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Financial transaction tax’ (own-initiative opinion) | 81 |
| 2011/C 044/15 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The Social Dimension of the Internal Market’ (own-initiative opinion) | 90 |
| 2011/C 044/16 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Towards an EU policy to rationalise the web offset and rotogravure printing industry in Europe’ (own-initiative opinion) | 99 |
| 2011/C 044/17 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Changes and prospects for the textile services sub-sector in Europe’ (own-initiative opinion) | 105 |
| 2011/C 044/18 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Promoting sustainable green jobs for the EU energy and climate change package’ (own-initiative opinion) | 110 |
| 2011/C 044/19 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Enhancing the effectiveness of European Union energy policy in favour of SMEs and particularly micro enterprises’ (own-initiative opinion) | 118 |
| 2011/C 044/20 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The Development Cooperation Instrument (CDI) of the European Union: the role of organised civil society and the social partners’ | 123 |
| 2011/C 044/21 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘What role and perspectives for Africa's social economy in development cooperation?’ (own-initiative opinion) | 129 |
| 2011/C 044/22 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European Technology, Industrial and Science Parks in the crisis management, preparation of the after-crisis and post-Lisbon strategy period’ (additional opinion) | 136 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

464th plenary session held on 14 and 15 July 2010

2011/C 044/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘How to foster efficient partnership in the management of cohesion policy programmes, based on good practices from the 2007-2013 cycle’ (exploratory opinion)

1

2011/C 044/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The impact of population ageing on health and welfare systems’ (exploratory opinion)

10

2011/C 044/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The added value of a common European asylum system both for asylum seekers and for the EU Member States’ (exploratory opinion)

17

2011/C 044/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The open method of coordination and the social clause in the context of Europe 2020’ (exploratory opinion)

23

2011/C 044/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The Development of social welfare benefits’

28

2011/C 044/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Child poverty and children's well-being’ (exploratory opinion)

34

2011/C 044/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The employment impact of industrial change caused by ecological, energy and climate-related challenges’ (exploratory opinion)

40

2011/C 044/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the subject ‘Toward the wider uptake of electric vehicles’ (exploratory opinion on request of the Belgian presidency)

47

2011/C 044/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Energy poverty in the context of liberalisation and the economic crisis’ (exploratory opinion)

53

2011/C 044/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Building a sustainable economy by transforming our model of consumption’ (own-initiative opinion)

57

2011/C 044/11

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

62

2011/C 044/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The Treaty of Lisbon and the Functioning of the Single Market’ (own-initiative opinion)

68

2011/C 044/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Innovation in tourism: Defining a strategy towards sustainable development in islands’ (own-initiative opinion)

75

2011/C 044/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Financial transaction tax’ (own-initiative opinion)

81

2011/C 044/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The Social Dimension of the Internal Market’ (own-initiative opinion)

90

2011/C 044/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Towards an EU policy to rationalise the web offset and rotogravure printing industry in Europe’ (own-initiative opinion)

99

2011/C 044/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Changes and prospects for the textile services sub-sector in Europe’ (own-initiative opinion)

105

2011/C 044/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Promoting sustainable green jobs for the EU energy and climate change package’ (own-initiative opinion)

110

2011/C 044/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Enhancing the effectiveness of European Union energy policy in favour of SMEs and particularly micro enterprises’ (own-initiative opinion)

118

2011/C 044/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The Development Cooperation Instrument (CDI) of the European Union: the role of organised civil society and the social partners’

123

2011/C 044/21

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘What role and perspectives for Africa's social economy in development cooperation?’ (own-initiative opinion)

129

2011/C 044/22

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European Technology, Industrial and Science Parks in the crisis management, preparation of the after-crisis and post-Lisbon strategy period’ (additional opinion)

136

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 464th plenary session held on 14 and 15 July 2010 |
| 2011/C 044/23 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services’COM(2010) 179 final — 2010/0095 (COD) | 142 |
| 2011/C 044/24 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Report from the Commission — Report on Competition Policy’ 2008 COM(2009) 374 final | 143 |
| 2011/C 044/25 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and authentic instruments in matters of succession and the creation of a European Certificate of Succession’COM(2009) 154 final — 2009/0157 (COD) | 148 |
| 2011/C 044/26 | 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 – Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES): Challenges and Next Steps for the Space Component’COM(2009) 589 final | 153 |
| 2011/C 044/27 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Community's integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles’COM(2009) 593 final — 2009/0173 (COD) | 157 |
| 2011/C 044/28 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX)’COM(2010) 61 final — 2010/0039 (COD) | 162 |
| 2011/C 044/29 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council regulation implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation’COM(2010) 105 final/2 — 2010/0067 (CNS) | 167 |
| 2011/C 044/30 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on freedom of movement for workers within the Union’COM(2010) 204 final — 2010/0110 (COD) | 170 |
| 2011/C 044/31 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 of 22 May 2006 establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the common fisheries policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea’COM(2010) 145 final — 2010/0080 (COD) | 171 |
| 2011/C 044/32 | 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 the integration of maritime surveillance: a common information sharing environment for the EU maritime domain’COM(2009) 538 final | 173 |
| 2011/C 044/33 | 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 “Transforming the digital dividend into social benefits and economic growth” ’COM(2009) 586 final | 178 |
| 2011/C 044/34 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Citizens’ Initiative’COM(2010) 119 final — 2010/0074 (COD) | 182 |

III   Preparatory acts

European Economic and Social Committee

464th plenary session held on 14 and 15 July 2010

2011/C 044/23

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services’COM(2010) 179 final — 2010/0095 (COD)

COM(2010) 179 final — 2010/0095 (COD)

142

2011/C 044/24

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Report from the Commission — Report on Competition Policy’ 2008 COM(2009) 374 final

COM(2009) 374 final

143

2011/C 044/25

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and authentic instruments in matters of succession and the creation of a European Certificate of Succession’COM(2009) 154 final — 2009/0157 (COD)

COM(2009) 154 final — 2009/0157 (COD)

148

2011/C 044/26

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 – Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES): Challenges and Next Steps for the Space Component’COM(2009) 589 final

COM(2009) 589 final

153

2011/C 044/27

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Community's integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles’COM(2009) 593 final — 2009/0173 (COD)

2

COM(2009) 593 final — 2009/0173 (COD)

157

2011/C 044/28

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX)’COM(2010) 61 final — 2010/0039 (COD)

COM(2010) 61 final — 2010/0039 (COD)

162

2011/C 044/29

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council regulation implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation’COM(2010) 105 final/2 — 2010/0067 (CNS)

COM(2010) 105 final/2 — 2010/0067 (CNS)

167

2011/C 044/30

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on freedom of movement for workers within the Union’COM(2010) 204 final — 2010/0110 (COD)

COM(2010) 204 final — 2010/0110 (COD)

170

2011/C 044/31

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 of 22 May 2006 establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the common fisheries policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea’COM(2010) 145 final — 2010/0080 (COD)

COM(2010) 145 final — 2010/0080 (COD)

171

2011/C 044/32

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 the integration of maritime surveillance: a common information sharing environment for the EU maritime domain’COM(2009) 538 final

COM(2009) 538 final

173

2011/C 044/33

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 “Transforming the digital dividend into social benefits and economic growth” ’COM(2009) 586 final

COM(2009) 586 final

178

2011/C 044/34

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Citizens’ Initiative’COM(2010) 119 final — 2010/0074 (COD)

COM(2010) 119 final — 2010/0074 (COD)

182

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