Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2021-2027 (the “Pericles IV programme”)’

(COM(2018) 369 final — 2018/0194 (CNS))

(2018/C 440/34)

Consultation	European Commission, 18.6.2018
Legal basis	Articles 133 and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Section responsible	Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion
Adopted at plenary	19.9.2018
Plenary session No	537
Outcome of vote (for/against/abstentions)	207/0/1

Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided, at its 537th plenary session of 19 and 20 September 2018 (meeting of 19 September 2018), by 207 votes with 1 abstention, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.