• pursuant to Art. 7(4) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) (COM(2024) 60) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 28],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products ('EDIP') (COM(2024) 150) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 32],
• pursuant to Art. 10(2) of the Cooperation Act considered:
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942 (COM(2021) 805) together with the Government information [mtg no. 28],
• pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • report from the Commission: Half-yearly report on the implementation of borrowing, debt management and related lending operations pursuant to Article 12 of Commission Implementing Decision C(2022)9700 1 July 2023 - 31 December 2023 (COM(2024) 93) together with the Government position [mtg no. 28],
  • Council of Ministers' information on the Foreign Affairs Council meeting planned for 27 May 2024 and Council of Ministers' information on the Foreign Affairs Council meeting (defence ministers) planned for 28 May 2024 [mtg no. 32],
  • Council of Ministers' information on the Foreign Affairs Council meeting (trade ministers) planned for 30 May 2024 [mtg no. 32],
  • joint communication: A new European Defence Industrial Strategy: Achieving EU readiness through a responsive and resilient European Defence Industry (JOIN(2024) 10) together with the Government position [mtg no. 32],
  • communication from the Commission on pre-enlargement reforms and policy reviews (COM(2024) 146) together with the Government position [mtg no. 33],
  • communication from the Commission: Securing our future Europe's 2040 climate target and path to climate neutrality by 2050 building a sustainable, just and prosperous society (COM(2024) 63) together with the Government position [mtg no. 33],
• pursuant to Art. 11(1) of the Cooperation Act, considered information on the position the Council of Ministers intends to take during consideration of draft EU legal acts at the meetings of:
  • Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 14 May 2024 - COM(2016) 465, 466, 468; COM(2020) 610, 611, 612, 613, 614; COM(2022) 701, 703; COM(2023) 324 [mtg no. 28],
  • Competitiveness Council, 23-24 May 2024 - COM(2021) 861; COM(2022) 71; COM(2023) 224, 462, 533 [mtg no. 32],
  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 27 May 2024 - COM(2021) 805, COM(2022) 142, 338, 732, COM(2023) 161 [mtg no. 33],
  • Transport, Telecommunication and Energy Council, 30 May 2024 - COM(2021) 420, 421, 423, 429, 663, 664, 812, COM(2022) 384, COM(2023) 155, 395, COM(2024) 43 [mtg no. 33],
• according to the proposal of the Committee Bureau, didn't raise any comment to the following EU documents:
  • pursuant to Art. 7(4) of the Cooperation Act – to 3 draft legislative acts: COM(2024) 159, 183, 921 [mtg no. 32],
  • pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 13 draft legal acts: COM(2024) 152, 153, 154, 164, 165 [mtg no. 28], COM(2024) 168, 174, 177, 178, 185, 189, 191, 193 [mtg no. 32],
  • pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Standing Orders of the Sejm and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 17 documents: COM(2023) 514, COM(2024) 151, 157 [mtg no. 28], C(2024) 2353, 2680, COM(2024) 158, 162, 170, 171, 173, 175, 176, 179, 181, 184, 188, 320 [mtg no. 32],
• held the meeting dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Poland's membership of the European Union, with the participation of the Marshal of the Sejm, Szymon Hołownia, and representatives of diplomatic missions of EU countries [mtg no. 29],
• together with the Administration and Internal Affairs Committee held the first reading of the Government bill on special solutions regarding the preparation and the exercise of the EU Council Presidency by the Republic of Poland in the first half of 2025 (paper no. 3347) [mtg no. 31],
• together with the Digitalisation, Innovation and New Technologies Committee heard the information of the Vice-President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager on the current agenda, legislation and programmes of the European Union in the scope of competitiveness, digital transformation and economic security [mtg no. 30].

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In May 2024, information on and documents of SUE meetings no. 28-33, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat, were published in the EDL-S (European Legislative Documents in the Sejm) and IPEX databases.

• 22.05.2024, together with the Committee on Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry held a debate on the Government's current position on national and European greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, climate policy and just transition" [mtg no. 22].

• 22.05.2024, discussed the level of implementation and the progress of work of the Ministry of Climate and Environment in the field of forestry, nature protection and hunting for some documents constituting the concept of the EU Green Deal [mtg no. 21].

• 08.05.2024, considered the candidacy for the position of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary - Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the European Union and submitted the opinion thereon [mtg no. 15].

According to information from IPEX database, as at 3 June 2024, in May 2024 the national parliaments didn't submit any reasoned opinion on the non-compliance of the scrutinised EU draft legislative acts with the subsidiarity principle.

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