# Official Journal C 353/2019

| | ISSN 1977-091X |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 353 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6218 October 2019 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 353

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6218 October 2019

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| Contents | page |
| --- | --- |
| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| 2019/C 353/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Blockchain and distributed ledger technology as an ideal infrastructure for the social economy’  (own-initiative opinion) | 1 |
| | OPINIONS |
| 2019/C 353/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Fostering an entrepreneurship and innovation-friendly single market — promoting new business models to address societal challenges and transitions’  (own-initiative opinion) | 6 |
| 2019/C 353/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Consumers in the circular economy’  (own-initiative opinion) | 11 |
| 2019/C 353/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Taxation in the digitalised economy’  (Own-initiative opinion) | 17 |
| 2019/C 353/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Towards a more resilient and sustainable European economy’  (own-initiative opinion) | 23 |
| 2019/C 353/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘A new vision for completing the Economic and Monetary Union’  (own-initiative opinion) | 32 |
| 2019/C 353/07 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The European Semester and Cohesion policy — Towards a new European strategy post-2020’  (Own-initiative opinion) | 39 |
| 2019/C 353/08 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The new role of public employment services (PES) in the context of the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights’  (own-initiative opinion) | 46 |
| 2019/C 353/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Teaching Europe — developing a toolkit for schools’  (own-initiative opinion) | 52 |
| 2019/C 353/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The sectoral industrial perspective on reconciling climate and energy policies’  (own-initiative opinion) | 59 |
| 2019/C 353/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Promoting short and alternative food supply chains in the EU: the role of agroecology’  (own-initiative opinion) | 65 |
| 2019/C 353/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The farming profession and the profitability challenge’  (own-initiative opinion) | 72 |
| 2019/C 353/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Transport, energy and services of general interest as drivers of sustainable European growth through the digital revolution’  (own-initiative opinion) | 79 |

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

2019/C 353/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Blockchain and distributed ledger technology as an ideal infrastructure for the social economy’  (own-initiative opinion)

1

OPINIONS

2019/C 353/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Fostering an entrepreneurship and innovation-friendly single market — promoting new business models to address societal challenges and transitions’  (own-initiative opinion)

6

2019/C 353/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Consumers in the circular economy’  (own-initiative opinion)

11

2019/C 353/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Taxation in the digitalised economy’  (Own-initiative opinion)

17

2019/C 353/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Towards a more resilient and sustainable European economy’  (own-initiative opinion)

23

2019/C 353/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘A new vision for completing the Economic and Monetary Union’  (own-initiative opinion)

32

2019/C 353/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The European Semester and Cohesion policy — Towards a new European strategy post-2020’  (Own-initiative opinion)

39

2019/C 353/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The new role of public employment services (PES) in the context of the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights’  (own-initiative opinion)

46

2019/C 353/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Teaching Europe — developing a toolkit for schools’  (own-initiative opinion)

52

2019/C 353/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The sectoral industrial perspective on reconciling climate and energy policies’  (own-initiative opinion)

59

2019/C 353/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Promoting short and alternative food supply chains in the EU: the role of agroecology’  (own-initiative opinion)

65

2019/C 353/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The farming profession and the profitability challenge’  (own-initiative opinion)

72

2019/C 353/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Transport, energy and services of general interest as drivers of sustainable European growth through the digital revolution’  (own-initiative opinion)

79

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| 2019/C 353/14 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council — Towards a more efficient and democratic decision making in EU tax policy’  (COM(2019) 8 final) | 90 |
| None | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank — Fourth report on the State of the Energy Union’  (COM(2019) 175 final) | 96 |
| 2019/C 353/16 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank on the Implementation of the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries: Building a Strategic Battery Value Chain in Europe’  (COM(2019) 176 final) | 102 |

III   Preparatory acts

European Economic and Social Committee

2019/C 353/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council — Towards a more efficient and democratic decision making in EU tax policy’  (COM(2019) 8 final)

(COM(2019) 8 final)

90

None

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank — Fourth report on the State of the Energy Union’  (COM(2019) 175 final)

(COM(2019) 175 final)

96

2019/C 353/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank on the Implementation of the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries: Building a Strategic Battery Value Chain in Europe’  (COM(2019) 176 final)

(COM(2019) 176 final)

102

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