• pursuant to Art. 7(4) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • proposal for a regulation of the EP and of the Council on European green bonds (COM(2021) 391) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 82],
  • proposal for a regulation of the EP and of the Council on general product safety, amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Directive 87/357/EEC and Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2021) 346) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 83],
• pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • proposal for a Council decision on the accession by the European Union to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (COM(2021) 388) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 85],
• 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:
  • General Affairs Council, 21 September 2021 - COM(2018) 371, COM(2021) 402, 444 [mtg no. 81],
  • Justice and Home Affairs Council, 7-8 October 2021 - COM(2016) 378 [mtg no. 85],
  • Economic and Financial Council, 5 October 2021 - COM(2021) 36, 581, 582 [mtg no. 86],
  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 11-12 October 2021 - COM(2021) 554 [mtg no. 86],
  • Environment Council, 6 October 2021 - COM(2020) 642, COM(2021) 551, 555, 554, 556, 568 [mtg no. 86],
• pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • communication from the Commission on the performance framework for the EU budget under the 2021-2027 MFF (COM(2021) 366) together with the Government position [mtg no. 81],
  • communication from the Commission: Strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021 to 2030 (COM(2021) 236) together with the Government position [mtg no. 82],
  • communication from the Commission: A long-term Vision for the EU's Rural Areas - Towards stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas by 2040 (COM(2021) 345) together with the Government position [mtg no. 86],
• pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders, considered:
  • proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 609/2014 in order to enhance predictability for Member States and to clarify procedures for dispute resolution when making available the traditional, VAT and GNI based own resources (COM(2021) 327 together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 80]
  • proposal for a Council decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Partnership Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific (OACPS) States, of the other part (COM(2021) 312) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 80],
  • proposal for a regulation of the EP and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as regards establishing a framework for a European Digital Identity (COM(2021) 281) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 82 and 86],
  • proposal for a directive of the EP and of the Council on consumer credits (COM(2021) 347) ) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 83],

• 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 12 draft legislative acts: COM(2021) 356, 392, 397, 399, 402, 424, 429, 434, 444, 460, 477 [mtg no. 80]; COM(2021) 483 [mtg no. 81];
  • pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 67 draft legal acts: COM(2021) 317, 318, 319, 320, 352, 354, 357, 359, 363, 364, 368, 369, 371, 372, 374, 376, 377, 384, 386, 387, 394, 398, 401, 405, 406, 407, 411, 412, 413, 414, 418, 419, 426, 431, 433, 435, 441, 445, 450, 455, 456, 458, 461, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 479, 480 [mtg no. 80]; COM(2021) 482, 484, 485 [mtg no. 81]; COM(2021) 478, 491, 492, 495, 498, 499, 532, 533, 534 [mtg no. 85];
  • pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 52 documents: COM(2021) 342, 343, 348, 358, 373, 374, 375, 378, 379, 381, 383, 385, 389, 390, 393, 395, 403, 404, 408, 409, 415, 416, 417, 425, 427, 428, 439, 449, 451, 452, 459, 462, 476, 560, 602, 603, C(2021) 4950, 4951, 5935 [mtg no. 80]; COM(2021) 465, 486, 487, 488, 489 [mtg no. 81]; COM(2021) 493, 494, 496, 497, 535, 536, 538, 539 [mtg no. 85];

   

• considered the information submitted by the member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Marek Opioła on 2 ECA reports:

  • "Air passengers' rights during Covid-19 pandemics – despite the efforts made by the European Commission, the protection of the most important rights was not ensured",
  • „Customs inspections - insufficient harmonisation damages financial interests" [mtg no. 79],
• considered the information for the Sejm and the Senate, prepared pursuant to Art. 3(1) of the Cooperation Act, on the Republic of Poland's participation in the activities of the European Union in January-June 2021 (Portuguese Presidency of European Union Council) (paper no. 1528) [mtg no. 81],
• considered the reply of the Minister for European Affairs to the SUE desideratum no. 2 on the need for an in-depth analysis of the reasons for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and compliance by the European Union's institutions with the European Treaties as the exclusive framework for its functioning [mtg no. 81],
• pursuant to Art. 18(4) of the Cooperation Act, considered the information on legislative work related to the implementation of directives, for which the time limit has expired or will expire within 3 months of the presentation of such information (as at 19 August 2021) [mtg no. 81],
• pursuant to Art. 20(2) and Art. 19 of the Cooperation Act, considered the candidacy of Marek Opioła for the post of member of the European Court of Auditors for the term 2022 - 2028 [mtg no. 87].

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In September 2021 information on and documents of SUE meetings no. 79-87, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat, were published in the EDL-S (European Legislative Documents in the Sejm) and IPEX databases.

• 30.09.2021, considered information presented by Marek Opioła (member of the European Court of Auditors) on the tasks and work of the ECA [mtg no. 63].

27 September 2021, videoconference, "Turning the tide on cancer: the view of national parliaments on Europe's Beating Cancer Plan", ICM organised by the EP Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA)

• Opening of the conference - Bartosz Arłukowicz, Chair of the Special Committee on Beating Cancer
• Introductory remarks on the BECA draft report “Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer – towards a comprehensive and coordinated strategy" by Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, Rapporteur of the Special Committee on Beating Cancer
  Keynote speekers: Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Iva Dimic, Chair of the Sub-committee on Monitoring Cancer in the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenian National Assembly
• Panel discussion: “Strengthening EU cooperation to tackle national, regional and social inequalities in cancer prevention and care”, with participation of the rapporteurs from the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee
• Concluding and closing remarks: Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, Bartosz Arłukowicz 

9 September 2021, Lublana, videoconference, Interparliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy (IPC CFSP/CSDP)  

• Meeting of the Presidential Troika and the European Parliament
• Opening session, address by Mr Borut Pahor, the President of the Republic of Slovenia
• Session I: Priorities of the Common Foreign and Security Policy/Common Security and Defence Policy
• Session II: New Challenges, Old Patterns: Rethinking the EU's Foreign Policy Approaches in a Multipolar World
• Session III: Enhancing Regional Partnership with Western Balkan Countries through CSDP
• Session IV: Capability Development for the EU's Civil Protection and the Solidarity Clause: Integrating the Military
• Closing remarks

5-7 September 2021, Prague, Meeting of the Committees on European Affairs of the Visegrád Group countries

• Opening session: Ondřej Benešík, chairman of the European Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
• Session I - COVID situation and recovery after pandemic
• Session II - Package "Fit for 55"
• Adoption of conclusions