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Document No	Title	Opinion of the national Parliament	Reply from the Commission
COM/2018/0002	COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Horizon 2020 interim evaluation: maximising the impact of EU research and innovation Lessons learnt from the Horizon 2020 Interim Evaluation and response to the recommendations of the High Level Group on maximising the impact of EU Research and Innovation programmes	Statement from the Bundesrat[150KB] Statement from the Bundesrat[159KB]	Reply from the Commission [128KB] -
COM/2018/0020	Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards rates of value added tax	Statement from the Bundesrat[84KB]	Reply from the Commission [88KB]
COM/2018/0021	Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the special scheme for small enterprises	Statement from the Bundesrat[86KB]	Reply from the Commission [126KB]
COM/2018/0022	COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS on the Digital Education Action Plan	Statement from the Bundesrat[107KB]	Reply from the Commission [232KB]
COM/2018/0023	Proposal for a COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION on promoting common values, inclusive education, and the European dimension of teaching	Statement from the Bundesrat[91KB]	Reply from the Commission [136KB]
COM/2018/0024	Proposal for a COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION on Key Competences for Lifelong Learning	Statement from the Bundesrat[99KB]	Reply from the Commission [133KB]
COM/2018/0051	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on health technology assessment and amending Directive 2011/24/EU	Statement from the Bundestag[104KB] Statement from the Bundesrat[97KB]	Reply from the Commission [166KB] - Reply from the Commission [233KB]
COM/2018/0097	COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Action Plan: Financing Sustainable Growth	Statement from the Bundesrat[95KB]	Reply from the Commission [205KB]
COM/2018/0173	Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain	Statement from the Bundesrat[96KB]	Reply from the Commission [125KB]
COM/2018/0184	Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, and repealing Directive 2009/22/EC	Statement from the Bundesrat[102KB]	Reply from the Commission [278KB]
COM/2018/0185	Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993, Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules	Statement from the Bundesrat[134KB]	Reply from the Commission [278KB]
COM/2018/0212	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement	Statement from the Bundesrat[92KB]	Reply from the Commission [139KB]
COM/2018/0218	Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law	Statement from the Bundesrat[103KB]	Reply from the Commission [275KB]
COM/2018/0225	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters	Statement from the Bundesrat[144KB]	Reply from the Commission [223KB]
COM/2018/0236	COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Tackling online disinformation: a European Approach	Statement from the Bundesrat[84KB]	Reply from the Commission [123KB]
COM/2018/0239	Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards the use of digital tools and processes in company law	Statement from the Bundesrat[149KB]	Reply from the Commission [139KB]
COM/2018/0241	Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions	Statement from the Bundesrat[136KB]	Reply from the Commission [145KB]
COM/2018/0267	COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS A New European Agenda for Culture	Statement from the Bundesrat[108KB]	Reply from the Commission [137KB]
COM/2018/0270	Proposal for a COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION on promoting automatic mutual recognition of higher education and upper secondary education diplomas and the outcomes of learning periods abroad	Statement from the Bundesrat[115KB]	Reply from the Commission [135KB]
COM/2018/0272	Proposal for a COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION on a comprehensive approach to the teaching and learning of languages	Statement from the Bundesrat[97KB]	Reply from the Commission [97KB]
COM/2018/0277	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on streamlining measures for advancing the realisation of the trans-European transport network	Statement from the Bundestag[93KB] Statement from the Bundesrat[92KB]	Reply from the Commission [129KB] - Reply from the Commission [133KB]
COM/2018/0321_322_324_325_327	COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS A Modern Budget for a Union that Protects, Empowers and Defends The Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027	Statement from the Bundesrat[273KB]	Reply from the Commission [142KB]
COM/2018/0322_375	Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027	Statement from the Bundesrat[130KB]	Reply from the Commission [142KB]
COM/2018/0329	Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards the introduction of the detailed technical measures for the operation of the definitive VAT system for the taxation of trade between Member States	Statement from the Bundesrat[100KB]	Reply from the Commission [136KB]
COM/2018/0353	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment	Statement from the Bundesrat[99KB]	Reply from the Commission [165KB]
COM/2018/0364	COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS The 2018 EU Justice Scoreboard	Statement from the Bundesrat[89KB]	Reply from the Commission [139KB]
COM/2018/0366	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Creative Europe programme (2021 to 2027) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013	Statement from the Bundesrat[100KB]	Reply from the Commission [288KB]
COM/2018/0367	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing 'Erasmus': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013	Statement from the Bundesrat[114KB]	Reply from the Commission [145KB]
COM/2018/0372	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund	Statement from the Bundesrat[192KB]	Reply from the Commission [167KB]
COM/2018/0374	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on specific provisions for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by the European Regional Development Fund and external financing instruments	Statement from the Bundesrat[150KB]	Reply from the Commission [154KB]
COM/2018/0375	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum and Migration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument	Statement from the Bundesrat[271KB]	Reply from the Commission [217KB]
COM/2018/0378	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters	Statement from the Bundesrat[89KB]	Reply from the Commission [130KB]
COM/2018/0379	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents)	Statement from the Bundesrat[108KB]	Reply from the Commission [140KB]
COM/2018/0382	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+)	Statement from the Bundesrat[131KB]	Reply from the Commission [159KB]
COM/2018/0383	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Rights and Values programme	Statement from the Bundesrat[94KB]	Reply from the Commission [134KB]
COM/2018/0385	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013	Statement from the Bundesrat[89KB]	Reply from the Commission [192KB]
COM/2018/0392_393_394	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the Common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council	Statement from the Bundesrat[177KB]	Reply from the Commission [252KB]
COM/2018/0435_436	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination	Statement from the Bundesrat[155KB]	Reply from the Commission [136KB]
COM/2018/0476	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Defence Fund	Statement from the Bundesrat[81KB]	Reply from the Commission [209KB]
COM/2018/0640	Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online A contribution from the European Commission to the Leaders’ meeting in Salzburg on 19-20 September 2018	Statement from the Bundesrat[94KB]	Reply from the Commission [238KB]
COM/2018/0641	COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL A Europe that protects: an initiative to extend the competences of the European Public Prosecutor's Office to cross-border terrorist crimes A contribution from the European Commission to the Leader's meeting in Salzburg on 19-20 September 2018.	Statement from the Bundesrat[92KB]	Reply from the Commission [132KB]
COM/2018/0703	COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS The principles of subsidiarity and proportionality: Strengthening their role in the EU's policymaking	Statement from the Bundesrat[135KB]	Reply from the Commission [132KB]
COM/2018/0771	COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS AND THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK Investment Plan for Europe: stock-taking and next steps	Statement from the Bundesrat[127KB]	Reply from the Commission [135KB]
JOIN/2018/0036	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	Statement from the Bundesrat[133KB]	Reply from the Commission [221KB]
COM/2018/0812	Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards introducing certain requirements for payment service providers	Statement from the Bundesrat[125KB]	Reply from the Commission [130KB]
COM/2018/0813	Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 as regards measures to strengthen administrative cooperation in order to combat VAT fraud	Statement from the Bundesrat[121KB]	Reply from the Commission [130KB]
COM/2018/0819	Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 as regards provisions relating to distance sales of goods and certain domestic supplies of goods	Statement from the Bundesrat[136KB]	Reply from the Commission [124KB]