# Official Journal C 440/18 D

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6318 December 2020 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 440

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6318 December 2020

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| Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | RESOLUTIONS |
| | Committee of the Regions |
| | Interactio - Hybrid - CoR 140th plenary session, 12.10.2020-14.10.2020 |
| 2020/C 440/01 | Resolution of the European Committee of the Regions on the 2020 Annual Regional and Local Barometer – Local and regional authorities facing COVID-19 and building the recovery | 1 |
| | OPINIONS |
| | Committee of the Regions |
| | Interactio - Hybrid - CoR 140th plenary session, 12.10.2020-14.10.2020 |
| 2020/C 440/02 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Equivalent standards of living as a joint challenge for all levels of government in Europe | 4 |
| 2020/C 440/03 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Implementation and future perspectives for cross-border healthcare | 10 |
| 2020/C 440/04 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – An EU Health Emergency Mechanism | 15 |
| 2020/C 440/05 | Opinion of the Committee of the Regions – Bio-diverse cities and regions beyond 2020 at the UN CBD COP 15 and in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 | 20 |
| 2020/C 440/06 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Single Market Barriers Report and Single Market Enforcement Action Plan | 27 |
| 2020/C 440/07 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Demographic change: proposals on measuring and tackling its negative effects in the EU regions | 33 |
| 2020/C 440/08 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – A Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions | 42 |
| 2020/C 440/09 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Local and regional authorities in the permanent dialogue with citizens | 49 |
| 2020/C 440/10 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – The role of the EU’s cohesion policy with respect to intelligent and innovative economic change in the regions against the backdrop of the coronavirus crisis | 54 |
| 2020/C 440/11 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – SME Strategy | 60 |
| 2020/C 440/12 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Local democracy challenges in the Western Balkans | 66 |
| 2020/C 440/13 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – A strategy for Europe’s digital future and a strategy for data | 71 |
| 2020/C 440/14 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – White Paper on Artificial Intelligence — A European approach to excellence and trust | 79 |
| 2020/C 440/15 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Regional Innovation Scoreboard and its impact in regional place-based policies | 87 |
| 2020/C 440/16 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 | 92 |
| 2020/C 440/17 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – The European Climate Pact | 99 |
| 2020/C 440/18 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – New Circular Economy Action Plan | 107 |
| 2020/C 440/19 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Towards sustainable use of Natural Resources within the Mediterranean insular context | 114 |
| 2020/C 440/20 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – The renewal of the Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities | 119 |
| 2020/C 440/21 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – A New Industrial Strategy for Europe | 125 |

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RESOLUTIONS

Committee of the Regions

Interactio - Hybrid - CoR 140th plenary session, 12.10.2020-14.10.2020

2020/C 440/01

Resolution of the European Committee of the Regions on the 2020 Annual Regional and Local Barometer – Local and regional authorities facing COVID-19 and building the recovery

1

OPINIONS

Committee of the Regions

Interactio - Hybrid - CoR 140th plenary session, 12.10.2020-14.10.2020

2020/C 440/02

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Equivalent standards of living as a joint challenge for all levels of government in Europe

4

2020/C 440/03

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Implementation and future perspectives for cross-border healthcare

10

2020/C 440/04

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – An EU Health Emergency Mechanism

15

2020/C 440/05

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions – Bio-diverse cities and regions beyond 2020 at the UN CBD COP 15 and in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030

20

2020/C 440/06

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Single Market Barriers Report and Single Market Enforcement Action Plan

27

2020/C 440/07

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Demographic change: proposals on measuring and tackling its negative effects in the EU regions

33

2020/C 440/08

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – A Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions

42

2020/C 440/09

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Local and regional authorities in the permanent dialogue with citizens

49

2020/C 440/10

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – The role of the EU’s cohesion policy with respect to intelligent and innovative economic change in the regions against the backdrop of the coronavirus crisis

54

2020/C 440/11

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – SME Strategy

60

2020/C 440/12

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Local democracy challenges in the Western Balkans

66

2020/C 440/13

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – A strategy for Europe’s digital future and a strategy for data

71

2020/C 440/14

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – White Paper on Artificial Intelligence — A European approach to excellence and trust

79

2020/C 440/15

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Regional Innovation Scoreboard and its impact in regional place-based policies

87

2020/C 440/16

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025

92

2020/C 440/17

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – The European Climate Pact

99

2020/C 440/18

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – New Circular Economy Action Plan

107

2020/C 440/19

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Towards sustainable use of Natural Resources within the Mediterranean insular context

114

2020/C 440/20

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – The renewal of the Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities

119

2020/C 440/21

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – A New Industrial Strategy for Europe

125

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | Committee of the Regions |
| | Interactio - Hybrid - CoR 140th plenary session, 12.10.2020-14.10.2020 |
| 2020/C 440/22 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – EU4Health Programme | 131 |
| 2020/C 440/23 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – A reinforced Union civil protection mechanism | 150 |
| 2020/C 440/24 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Recovery plan for Europe in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Recovery and Resilience Facility and Technical Support Instrument | 160 |
| 2020/C 440/25 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – European Year of Rail 2021 | 183 |
| 2020/C 440/26 | Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – The REACT-EU package | 191 |

III   Preparatory acts

Committee of the Regions

Interactio - Hybrid - CoR 140th plenary session, 12.10.2020-14.10.2020

2020/C 440/22

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – EU4Health Programme

131

2020/C 440/23

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – A reinforced Union civil protection mechanism

150

2020/C 440/24

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – Recovery plan for Europe in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Recovery and Resilience Facility and Technical Support Instrument

160

2020/C 440/25

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – European Year of Rail 2021

183

2020/C 440/26

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions – The REACT-EU package

191

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