# Official Journal C 39/2020

| | ISSN 1977-091X |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 39 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 635 February 2020 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 39

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 635 February 2020

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| Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | RESOLUTIONS |
| | Committee of the Regions |
| 2020/C 39/01 | Resolution of the European Committee of the Regions — Developments in the interinstitutional negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027 | 1 |
| | RESOLUTIONS |
| 2020/C 39/02 | Resolution of the European Committee of the Regions — The 2019 European Semester and in view of the 2020 Annual Growth Survey | 7 |
| | OPINIONS |
| | Committee of the Regions |
| 2020/C 39/03 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Recommendations for the successful design of regional development strategies beyond 2020 | 11 |
| | OPINIONS |
| 2020/C 39/04 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Better communication for cohesion policy | 16 |
| 2020/C 39/05 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — The CoR’s contribution to the renewed Territorial Agenda, with special emphasis on community-led local development | 21 |
| 2020/C 39/06 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — ‘A Sustainable Europe by 2030: Follow-up to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, ecological transition and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change’ | 27 |
| 2020/C 39/07 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Implementing the Clean Energy Package: the NECPs as a tool for local and territorial governance approach to climate, active and passive energy | 33 |
| 2020/C 39/08 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Contribution from cities and regions towards a new EU policy framework for SMEs | 38 |
| 2020/C 39/09 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Implementation report on public procurement | 43 |
| 2020/C 39/10 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Better regulation: taking stock and sustaining our commitment | 48 |
| 2020/C 39/11 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Active and healthy ageing | 53 |
| 2020/C 39/12 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Socioeconomic structural change in Europe’s coal regions | 58 |
| 2020/C 39/13 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — African swine fever and the European pork market | 62 |
| 2020/C 39/14 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Pastoralism | 65 |
| 2020/C 39/15 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Research infrastructures: The Future of the European Research Area (ERA) from a Regional and Cross-border Perspective | 68 |
| 2020/C 39/16 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Implementing the Paris Agreement through innovative and sustainable energy transition at regional and local level | 72 |
| 2020/C 39/17 | Opinion of the European Committee of the regions — Smart cities: new challenges for a just transition toward climate neutrality — how to implement the SDGs in real life? | 78 |
| 2020/C 39/18 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Digital Europe for all: delivering smart and inclusive solutions on the ground | 83 |

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RESOLUTIONS

Committee of the Regions

2020/C 39/01

Resolution of the European Committee of the Regions — Developments in the interinstitutional negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027

1

RESOLUTIONS

2020/C 39/02

Resolution of the European Committee of the Regions — The 2019 European Semester and in view of the 2020 Annual Growth Survey

7

OPINIONS

Committee of the Regions

2020/C 39/03

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Recommendations for the successful design of regional development strategies beyond 2020

11

OPINIONS

2020/C 39/04

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Better communication for cohesion policy

16

2020/C 39/05

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — The CoR’s contribution to the renewed Territorial Agenda, with special emphasis on community-led local development

21

2020/C 39/06

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — ‘A Sustainable Europe by 2030: Follow-up to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, ecological transition and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change’

27

2020/C 39/07

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Implementing the Clean Energy Package: the NECPs as a tool for local and territorial governance approach to climate, active and passive energy

33

2020/C 39/08

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Contribution from cities and regions towards a new EU policy framework for SMEs

38

2020/C 39/09

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Implementation report on public procurement

43

2020/C 39/10

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Better regulation: taking stock and sustaining our commitment

48

2020/C 39/11

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Active and healthy ageing

53

2020/C 39/12

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Socioeconomic structural change in Europe’s coal regions

58

2020/C 39/13

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — African swine fever and the European pork market

62

2020/C 39/14

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Pastoralism

65

2020/C 39/15

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Research infrastructures: The Future of the European Research Area (ERA) from a Regional and Cross-border Perspective

68

2020/C 39/16

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Implementing the Paris Agreement through innovative and sustainable energy transition at regional and local level

72

2020/C 39/17

Opinion of the European Committee of the regions — Smart cities: new challenges for a just transition toward climate neutrality — how to implement the SDGs in real life?

78

2020/C 39/18

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions — Digital Europe for all: delivering smart and inclusive solutions on the ground

83

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