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EUROPEAN DEBATES IN THE SEJM |
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26 February 2026, the Sejm held a debate on the information of the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the tasks of Polish foreign policy in 2026. The Sejm acknowledged the information (verbatim record/PL, point 11).
12-13 February 2026, the Sejm held a debate on the report of the Public Finances Committee and the National Defence Committee on the Government's bill on the Financial Instrument for Enhancing Security (SAFE) and adopted the act (papers no. 2227, 2228, 2246, verbatim record/PL, point 23: 12 February, 13 February).
12-13 February 2026, the Sejm held a debate on the report of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee on the Government's bill amending the act on the Strategic Plan for the Common Agricultural Policy for 2023-2027 and adopted the act (papers no. 2180, 2194, verbatim record/PL, point 22: 12 February, 13 February).
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EU DOCUMENTS IN THE SEJM |
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In February 2026 the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 5 meetings, nr 123-127.
During these meetings the Committee:
- pursuant to Article 7(4) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
- proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 (COM(2025) 946) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 126],
- proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 as regards the calculation of emission credits for heavy-duty vehicles for the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2029 (COM(2025) 784) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 126],
- proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2009/65/EC, 2011/61/EU and 2014/65/EU as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union (COM(2025) 942) and proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1095/2010, No 648/2012, No 600/2014, No 909/2014, 2015/2365, 2019/1156, 2021/23, 2022/858, 2023/1114, No 1060/2009, 2016/1011, 2017/2402, 2023/2631 and 2024/3005 as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union (COM(2025) 943) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland relating to them [mtg no. 127],
- amended proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (COM(2026) 21) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. nr 110],
- pursuant to Article 8(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
- proposal for a Council decision on the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme, on the multiannual financial guidelines for managing the assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, and repealing Decisions 2003/77/EC and 2008/376/EC (COM(2025) 760) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 124],
- proposal for a Council recommendation on the New European Bauhaus (COM(2025) 1027) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 126],
- pursuant to Article 151(1) of the Standing Orders of the Sejm and Article 3(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
- joint communication to the European Parliament and the Council on Military Mobility (JOIN(2025) 846) together with the Government position [mtg no. 123],
- Council of Ministers' information on the Foreign Affairs Council meeting planned for 23 February 2026 [mtg no. 124],
- communication from the Commission: A European Chemicals Industry Action Plan (COM(2025) 530) together with the Government position [mtg no. 125],
- communication from the Commission: EU Defence Industry Transformation Roadmap: Unleashing Disruptive Innovation for Defence Readiness (COM(2025) 845) together with the Government position [mtg no. 125],
- communication from the Commission: Commission work programme 2026. Europe's Independence Moment (COM(2025) 870 together with the Government position [mtg no. 83],
- pursuant to Article 151(1) of the Standing Orders of the Sejm considered:
- proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EC) No 1272/2008, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2019/1021 and (EU) 2021/697 as regards defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for defence industry (COM(2025) 822) and proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2009/43/EC and 2009/81/EC, as regards the simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and the simplification of security and defence procurement (COM(2025) 823) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland relating to them [mtg no. 125 ],
- pursuant to Article 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 Council, 17 February 2026 - COM(2025) 840, 842 [mtg no. 123],
- Economic and Financial Council, 10 March 2026 - COM(2025) 941, 942, 943 [mtg no. 127],
- Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 23 February 2026 - COM(2025) 560 [mtg no. 123],
- Competitiveness Council,, 26-27 February 2026 [mtg no. 125],
- Justice and Home Affairs Council, 5-6 March 2026 - COM(2023) 226, 227, 228, 280, COM(2024) 576, COM(2025) 524, 639 [mtg no. 126],
- Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Protection Council, 9 March 2026 - COM(2025) 140 [mtg no. 127],
- according to the proposal of the Committee Bureau, didn't raise any comment to the following EU documents:
- pursuant to Article 7(4) of the Cooperation Act – to 11 draft legislative acts: COM(2025) 797 [mtg no. 123], COM(2025) 847, COM(2026) 20, 22 [mtg no. 124], COM(2025) 780 [mtg no. 126], COM(2025) 759, 981, 982, 983, 985, 986 [mtg no. 127],
- pursuant to Article 8(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 30 draft legal acts: COM(2026) 2 [mtg no. 123], COM(2026) 1, 5, 7, 8, 14, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33 [mtg no. 124], COM(2026) 15, 23, 41, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 [mtg no. 126], COM(2026) 38, 44, 49, 65, 67 [mtg no. 127],
- pursuant to Article 151(1) of the Standing Orders of the Sejm and Article 3(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 15 documents: C(2026) 11 [mtg no. 123], COM(2026) 9, 36 [mtg no. 124], COM(2026) 12, 17, 18, 32, 34, 37, 47 [mtg no. 126], C(2026) 460, COM(2026) 40, 42, 43, 45 [mtg no. 127],
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In February 2026 information on and documents of SUE meetings no. 123-127, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat, were published in the EDL-S (European Legislative Documents in the Sejm) and IPEX databases.
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WORK IN COMMITTEES |
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Public Finances Committee
jointly with the National Defence Committee
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11-25.02.2026, first reading of the Government's bill on the Financial Instrument for Enhancing Security SAFE, consideration of amendments submitted to the bill in the second reading and consideration of the Senate resolution on the SAFE Act (papers no. 2227, 2228, 2246) [mtg no. 244, 247, 248].
Culture, National Heritage and Media Committee
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10.02.2026, consideration of information from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage on the "KPO for Culture" (Investment A2.5.1. "Program for supporting the activities of entities in the cultural sector and creative industries to stimulate their development"), in particular the activities of the National Institute of Music and Dance, the recruitment process, the program's effects, the reasons for and consequences of the adoption by the Council of Ministers on 13 October 2025, of Resolution No. 122 on amendments to the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (KPO) in the scope of the KPO for Culture [mtg no. 113].
National and Ethnic Minorities Committee
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10.02.2026, consideration of information from the Minister of Interior and Administration and the Minister of Foreign Affairs on non-statutory forms of support for the preservation and development of the wilamowski language – such as the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages [mtg no. 46].
Agriculture and Rural Development Committee
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12.02.2026, first reading of the Deputies' draft resolution on the request to appeal to the Court of Justice of the European Union the agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries (paper no. 2167) [mtg no. 151].
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12.02.2026, first reading of the Deputies' draft resolution on obliging the Council of Ministers to appeal to the Court of Justice of the European Union against the decision of the Council of the European Union of 9 January 2026 on the provisional application of the Mercosur Agreement (paper no. 2199) [mtg. no. 151].
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12.02.2026, consideration of the Deputies' draft resolution obliging the Council of Ministers to take legal action before the Court of Justice of the European Union in connection with the EU-Mercosur trade agreement (paper no. 2166) [mtg no. 151].
Foreign Affairs Committee (closed meeting)
- 25.02.2026, presentation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs' exposé [mtg no. 99].
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SUBSIDIARITY CHECK IN NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS |
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INTERPARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION |
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4-5.02.2026, Nicosia, 18th meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on Europol
- Troika meeting, PL-CY-EP-IE heads of delegation, meeting held in camera
Wednesday, 4 February 2026
- Welcoming address: President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, Annita Demetriou
- Adoption of the agenda and opening remarks
Demetris Demetriou, Co-Chair of the JPSG and Chair of the Delegation of the Cyprus House of Representatives, Javier Zarzalejos, Co-Chair of the JPSG and Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the EP
- Feedback following Troika meeting
- Report by the JPSG Representatives to the Europol Management Board meeting
- Appointment of the members of the Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights
- Europol activities November 2025 - February 2026, including activities linked to the war in Ukraine and reply to written contributions by delegations
Presentations: Catherine De Bolle, Europol Executive Director, Ireneusz SIEŃKO, Chair of the Europol Management Board; exchange of views.
- Data Protection
Presentations: Wojciech Wiewiórowski, European Data Protection Supervisor, Jürgen EBNER, Deputy Executive Director of Europol, Governance Directorate, Europol; exchange of views
- Strengthening Europol's capabilities and oversight in the context of the new Europol Regulation
Presentations: Jürgen Ebner, Deputy Executive Director of Europol, Olivier Onidi, Deputy Director-General in charge of Schengen and Internal Security, DG Home, European Commission; exchange of views
Thursday, 5 February 2026
- Scrutiny Session I: Europol's role in preventing and countering migrant smuggling; presentations and exchange of views
- Scrutiny Session II: Financial and Economic Crime – cooperation of Europol with EPPO, Eurojust, OLAF and AMLA; presentations and exchange of views
- Closing remarks
15-16.02.2026, Paris, Meeting of the European Affairs Committees from Parliaments of the Weimar Triangle Countries
- Welcome to the delegations and opening of the meeting
Jean-François Rapin, Chairman of the European Affairs Committee of the French Senate, Pieyre-Alexandre Anglade, Chairman of the European Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly
- Session I: The place of agriculture in the future multiannual financial framework (2028-2034)
- Session II: Support for Ukraine and European security and defense challenges
- Summary of the sessions
- Working lunch: Challenges to European sovereignty in the field of digital technologies and artificial intelligence, with Thierry Breton, former EU Commissioner for the Internal Market
15-16.02.2026, Budapest, XXXIII Meeting of the European Affairs Committees from Parliaments of the Visegrád Group Countries
- Opening session: Zoltán Tessely, Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs of the Hungarian National Assembly
- Session I – Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034
Keynote speaker: János Bóka, Minister for European Union Affair
- Session II – The impact of demography on the competitiveness of EU Member States
Keynote speaker: Zsófia Koncz, State Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation
23-24.02.2026, Brussels, European Parliament, European Parliementary Week 2026 - Interparliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the European Union
Monday, 23 February 2026
- Political group meetings
- EGOV staff meeting
- Opening session
Welcome address: Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, Annita Demetriou, President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus
INTERPARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE MEETINGS (in parallel)
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
- Session I: Strengthening technological sovereignty, competitiveness and sustainable growth of the European economy
- Session II: The Savings and Investments Union: challenges and next steps
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
- Session I: No trade-off between competitiveness and a strong Social Europe for all
- Session II: Just and competitive labour markets in the twin transition
Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
- Session I: Financing the EU budget: how can the revenue side of the budget and the system of
- own resources contribute to EU objectives and priorities
- Session II: Focus on the next MFF: the National and Regional Partnership Plans
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
- Plenary session: Fostering a Business-Friendly Europe in the context of the Next Multiannual Financial Framework: Prospects and Challenges for the Single Market
- Extraordinary plenary session: Ukraine
- Plenary session: Investing in Europe's Future: Labour Market Resilience and Social Cohesion
26.02.2026, Budapest, Meeting of the Presidents of Parliaments of the Visegrád Group Countries
Welcoming thoughts - László Kövér, Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly
1. The contribution of the Visegrád countries to the competitiveness of the European Union
Presentations - László Kövér (introduction), János Bóka, Minister for European Union Affairs
Comments of Speakers and Heads of delegation
2. Demographic challenges in the Visegrád countries
Introductory presentation - László Kövér
Comments of Speakers and Heads of delegation
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