# Official Journal C 159/2019

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6210 May 2019 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 159

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6210 May 2019

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| Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| 2019/C 159/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Social dialogue for innovation in digital economy’(own-initiative opinion) | 1 |
| | OPINIONS |
| 2019/C 159/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Women in the Western Balkans (own-initiative opinion) | 7 |
| 2019/C 159/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Reforming the WTO to adapt to developments in world trade’(own-initiative opinion) | 15 |
| 2019/C 159/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the role of Domestic Advisory Groups in monitoring the implementation of Free Trade Agreements (exploratory opinion requested by the European Parliament) | 28 |

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

2019/C 159/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Social dialogue for innovation in digital economy’(own-initiative opinion)

1

OPINIONS

2019/C 159/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Women in the Western Balkans (own-initiative opinion)

7

2019/C 159/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Reforming the WTO to adapt to developments in world trade’(own-initiative opinion)

15

2019/C 159/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the role of Domestic Advisory Groups in monitoring the implementation of Free Trade Agreements (exploratory opinion requested by the European Parliament)

28

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| 2019/C 159/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the role of Domestic Advisory Groups in monitoring the implementation of Free Trade Agreements [COM(2018) 329 final — 2018/0164 (CNS)] | 38 |
| | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE |
| 2019/C 159/06 | 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 adjustment of annual pre-financing for the years 2021 to 2023’(COM(2018) 614 final — 2018/0322 (COD)) | 45 |
| 2019/C 159/07 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Recommendation for a Council Recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area’(COM(2018) 759 final) | 49 |
| 2019/C 159/08 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals. A contribution from the European Commission to the Leaders’ meeting in Salzburg on 19-20 September 2018’ (COM(2018) 634 final — 2018/0329 COD) | 53 |
| 2019/C 159/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down conservation and control measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007’(COM(2018) 577 final — 2018/0304 (COD)) | 60 |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| 2019/C 159/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres’(COM(2018) 630 final — 2018/0328 (COD)) | 63 |
| | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE |
| 2019/C 159/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on adapting Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency [as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/2002] and Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council [Governance of the Energy Union], by reason of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union’(COM(2018) 744 final — 2018/0385 (COD)) | 68 |
| 2019/C 159/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards certain rules on direct payments and support for rural development in respect of the years 2019 and 2020’(COM(2018) 817 final — 2018/0414(COD)) | 71 |

III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

European Economic and Social Committee

2019/C 159/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the role of Domestic Advisory Groups in monitoring the implementation of Free Trade Agreements [COM(2018) 329 final — 2018/0164 (CNS)]

[COM(2018) 329 final — 2018/0164 (CNS)]

38

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

2019/C 159/06

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 adjustment of annual pre-financing for the years 2021 to 2023’(COM(2018) 614 final — 2018/0322 (COD))

(COM(2018) 614 final — 2018/0322 (COD))

45

2019/C 159/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Recommendation for a Council Recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area’(COM(2018) 759 final)

(COM(2018) 759 final)

49

2019/C 159/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals. A contribution from the European Commission to the Leaders’ meeting in Salzburg on 19-20 September 2018’ (COM(2018) 634 final — 2018/0329 COD)

(COM(2018) 634 final — 2018/0329 COD)

53

2019/C 159/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down conservation and control measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007’(COM(2018) 577 final — 2018/0304 (COD))

(COM(2018) 577 final — 2018/0304 (COD))

60

European Economic and Social Committee

2019/C 159/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres’(COM(2018) 630 final — 2018/0328 (COD))

(COM(2018) 630 final — 2018/0328 (COD))

63

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

2019/C 159/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on adapting Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency [as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/2002] and Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council [Governance of the Energy Union], by reason of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union’(COM(2018) 744 final — 2018/0385 (COD))

(COM(2018) 744 final — 2018/0385 (COD))

68

2019/C 159/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards certain rules on direct payments and support for rural development in respect of the years 2019 and 2020’(COM(2018) 817 final — 2018/0414(COD))

(COM(2018) 817 final — 2018/0414(COD))

71

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