In June 2021 the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 4 meetings, no. 70-73, (including 2 meetings, no. 70 and 71, via electronic means of distance communication). During these meetings the Committee:

• pursuant to Art. 7(4) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market (COM(2021) 223) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 72],
• 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 legal acts at the meetings of:
  • Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 14-15 June 2021 - COM(2008) 426; COM(2018) 51, 277, 390, 438, 471, 472, 473; COM(2020) 682, 725, 726, 727; COM(2021) 93, 130, 140 [mtg no. 70],
  • Environment Council, 10 June 2021 - COM(2020) 642, 652, 798 [mtg no. 70],
  • Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, 11 June 2021 - COM(2020) 824 [pos. nr 70],
  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 28-29 June 2021 - COM(2018) 368, 392, 393, 394, COM(2019) 3, 4, COM(2020) 80, 563 [mtg no. 72],
• pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • information of the Council of Ministers on the European Council meeting held on 25 May 2021 [pos. nr 71],
  • Commission recommendation (EU) 2021/402 of 4 March 2021 on an effective active support to employment following the COVID-19 crisis (EASE) (C(2021) 1372) together with the Government position [mtg no. 72],
  • joint communication to the European Council: State of play of EU-Turkey political, economic and trade relations (JOIN(2021) 8) together with the Government position [mtg no. 72],
  • communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on a new funding strategy to finance Next Generation EU (COM(2021) 250) together with the Government position [mtg no. 73],
  • report from the Commission on the European instrument for Temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) following the COVID-19 outbreak pursuant to Article 14 of Council Regulation (EU) 2020/672 SURE: Taking Stock After Six Months (COM(2021) 148) together with the Government position [mtg no. 73],
• 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(2021) 89, 231 [mtg no. 70], COM(2021) 254 [mtg no. 72],
  • pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 14 draft legal acts: COM(2021) 209, 211, 215, 217, 220, 226, 227, 230, 232, 233 [mtg no. 70], COM(2021) 237, 243, 257, 259 [mtg no. 72],
  • pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 18 documents: COM(2021) 120, 213, 219, 222, 224, 229, 350, 355, C(2021) 2750, 2784 [mtg no. 70], COM(2021) 205, 235, 240, 245, 249, 251, 252, 255 [mtg no. 72],
• issued, pursuant to Art. 20(2) and Art. 19 of the Cooperation Act, opinion on candidacy of Piotr Patkowski for member of the Council of Directors of the European Investment Bank [mtg no. 73],
• considered the State budget execution report for the period 1 January – 31 December 2020 (paper no. 1234) together with the Analysis of the Supreme State Office (paper no. 1273) and adopted an opinion thereon, intended for the Public Finance Committee, within the scope of budget parts no. 23 (Republic of Poland's membership of the EU, no. 83 (Earmarked reserves, in the scope of items 8 and 49) and no. 84 (Own resources of the EU) [mtg no. 73].

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In June 2021 information on and documents of SUE meetings no. 70-73, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat, were published in the EDL-S (European Legislative Documents in the Sejm) and IPEX databases.

• 11.06.2021, information by the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the current situation with regard to the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and joint consideration of parliamentary motions for resolutions on: the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline (paper no. 1214); calling on the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany to immediately stop the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline (paper no. 620); calling on the Governments of the EU Member States, in particular the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, to take urgent action to stop the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline (paper no. 1213) (meeting no. 51).

According to the information from IPEX database as of 7 July 2021, 4 draft legislative acts were subject to subsidiarity scrutiny in June 2021. The national parliaments submitted no reasoned opinion on the non-compliance of the scrutinised draft acts with the subsidiarity principle

14 June 2021, European Parliament (hybrid format), Second High-level lnterparliamentary Conference on Migration and Asylum

• Opening session
  • Welcoming speeches: President of the European Parliament, David-Maria Sassoli, President of the Portuguese Assembleia da República, Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, President of the Slovenian National Assembly, Igor Zorčič, President of the German Bundestag, Wolfgang Schäuble
  • Keynote speech: Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission
• Session 1: The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on migration and asylum policies
  • Introduction: António Vitorino, Director-General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Branko Grims, Chair of the Committee on the Interior, Public Administration and Local Self-Government, Slovenian National Assembly,
  • Exchange of views with Members of national Parliaments and the European Parliament
• Session 2: The External dimension of migration and asylum policies
  • Introduction: Eduardo Cabrita, Minister for Home Affairs, Detlef Seif, Member of the Committee on Internal Affairs and Community of the German Bundestag
  • Testimony from the organisation Operazione Colomba
  • Exchange of views with Members national Parliaments and the European Parliament
• Closing ceremony: Final statements by President Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues and President David-Maria Sassoli

22 June 2021, European Parliament (hybrid format), Interparliamentary Committee Meeeting (ICM) on: The Reform of the European Electoral Law and The European Parliament’s Right of Inquiry

• Introductory statements: Antonio Tajani, Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs of the EP, Věra Jourova, European Commission Vice-President
• Session I – The Reform of the European Electoral Law
  • Presentations: Domènec Ruiz Devesa, AFCO rapporteur on the “Modification of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage pursuant to Article 223(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union” (2020/2220(INL)); Isabel Oneto, Member of the Portuguese Parliament; Marguerite Deprez-Audebert, Member of the French Parliament
  • Debate
• Session II – The European Parliament’s Right of Inquiry
  • Presentations: Domènec Ruiz Devesa, AFCO rapporteur on the ”Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parliament’s right of inquiry and repealing Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ESCS of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission” (Rule 240 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament – unfinished business); André Coelho Lima, Member of the Portuguese Parliament
  • Debate
• Closing remarks: Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Antonio Tajani