Opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee

The Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) has recently published several Opinions relevant to the subject matter at hand (future enlargement of the Union; Schengen area and effective integration of third-country nationals into the EU labour market):

• Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee – Potential challenges for the European single market arising from the future enlargement of the Union (own-initiative opinion)

1.   Conclusions and recommendations

2.   General context

3.   General comments

3.1.    Is EU enlargement a geostrategic imperative?

3.2.    Political and institutional considerations

3.3.    The requirement of full adherence to the Copenhagen criteria

3.4.    A revised methodology based on lessons learned from previous enlargements

4.   Specific comments

4.1.    A gradual and nuanced approach

4.2.    The need to redesign existing external and technical assistance instruments

• Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee – The cost of non-Schengen membership for the single market – Impact on Bulgaria and Romania (own-initiative opinion)

• Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee – Factual and legislative analysis for the effective integration of third-country nationals into the EU labour market (own-initiative opinion)

(…) 2.   Overview of current trends in intra-EU labour migration