ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 440

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 63
18 December 2020

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

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