# Official Journal C 228/2019

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 228 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 625 July 2019 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 228

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 625 July 2019

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| Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| 2019/C 228/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Digital health literacy — for citizen-friendly healthcare in Europe in times of demographic change’  (Own-initiative opinion) | 1 |
| | OPINIONS |
| 2019/C 228/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Employment opportunities for economically inactive people’  [own-initiative opinion] | 7 |
| 2019/C 228/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Supportive education systems to avoid skills mismatches — what transition is needed?’  [own-initiative opinion] | 16 |
| 2019/C 228/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Resilient democracy through a strong and diverse civil society’   (own-initiative opinion) | 24 |
| 2019/C 228/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The WhiteDoveWay — Proposal for an EU-led global peace-building strategy’   (own-initiative opinion) | 31 |
| 2019/C 228/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Listening to the citizens of Europe for a sustainable future (Sibiu and beyond)’ | 37 |
| 2019/C 228/07 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The future of cohesion policy in the post-2020 period’  (exploratory opinion) | 50 |
| 2019/C 228/08 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The Future of the EU: Benefits to citizens and respect for European values’  (exploratory opinion at the request of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union) | 57 |
| 2019/C 228/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Education about the European Union’ (Exploratory opinion requested by the Romanian Presidency) | 68 |

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

2019/C 228/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Digital health literacy — for citizen-friendly healthcare in Europe in times of demographic change’  (Own-initiative opinion)

1

OPINIONS

2019/C 228/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Employment opportunities for economically inactive people’  [own-initiative opinion]

7

2019/C 228/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Supportive education systems to avoid skills mismatches — what transition is needed?’  [own-initiative opinion]

16

2019/C 228/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Resilient democracy through a strong and diverse civil society’   (own-initiative opinion)

24

2019/C 228/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The WhiteDoveWay — Proposal for an EU-led global peace-building strategy’   (own-initiative opinion)

31

2019/C 228/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Listening to the citizens of Europe for a sustainable future (Sibiu and beyond)’

37

2019/C 228/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The future of cohesion policy in the post-2020 period’  (exploratory opinion)

50

2019/C 228/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The Future of the EU: Benefits to citizens and respect for European values’  (exploratory opinion at the request of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union)

57

2019/C 228/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Education about the European Union’ (Exploratory opinion requested by the Romanian Presidency)

68

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| 2019/C 228/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — The annual Union work programme for European standardisation for 2019’  (COM(2018) 686 final) | 74 |
| 2019/C 228/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee — Harmonised standards: Enhancing transparency and legal certainty for a fully functioning Single Market’  (COM(2018) 764 final) | 78 |
| 2019/C 228/12 | 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 EU framework on endocrine disruptors  (COM(2018) 734 final) | 83 |
| 2019/C 228/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Action Plan against Disinformation’  (JOIN(2018) 36 final) | 89 |
| 2019/C 228/14 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank — Connecting Europe and Asia — Building blocks for an EU Strategy’  (JOIN(2018) 31 final) | 95 |
| 2019/C 228/15 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the resources for the specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative’  (COM(2019) 55 final — 2019/0027 (COD)) | 103 |

III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

European Economic and Social Committee

2019/C 228/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — The annual Union work programme for European standardisation for 2019’  (COM(2018) 686 final)

74

2019/C 228/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee — Harmonised standards: Enhancing transparency and legal certainty for a fully functioning Single Market’  (COM(2018) 764 final)

(COM(2018) 764 final)

78

2019/C 228/12

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 EU framework on endocrine disruptors  (COM(2018) 734 final)

(COM(2018) 734 final)

83

2019/C 228/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Action Plan against Disinformation’  (JOIN(2018) 36 final)

(JOIN(2018) 36 final)

89

2019/C 228/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank — Connecting Europe and Asia — Building blocks for an EU Strategy’  (JOIN(2018) 31 final)

(JOIN(2018) 31 final)

95

2019/C 228/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards the resources for the specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative’  (COM(2019) 55 final — 2019/0027 (COD))

103

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