In July-August 2022 the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 10 meetings, no. 150-159. During these meetings the Committee:

• pursuant to Art. 7(4) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • proposal for a Council directive on laying down rules on a debt-equity bias reduction allowance and on limiting the deductibility of interest for corporate income tax purposes (COM(2022) 216) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 151],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products and amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Decision (EU) 2019/1754 (COM(2022) 174) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 151],
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency (COM(2022) 222) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 155],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Health Data Space (COM(2022) 197) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 155],
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (recast) (COM(2022) 650) and the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State (recast) (COM(2022) 655) together with the draft positions of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 156],
  • draft Union annual budget for the financial year 2023 (COM(2022) 400) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 157],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/241 as regards REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 , Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, Directive 2003/87/EC and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 (COM(2022) 231) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 157],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on nature restoration (COM(2022) 304) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 159],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 as regards additional flexibility to address the consequences of the military aggression of the Russian Federation FAST (Flexible Assistance for Territories) – CARE (COM(2022) 325) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 159],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 as regards conversion of the Farm Accountancy Data Network into a Farm Sustainability Data Network (COM(2022) 296) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 159],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 (COM(2022) 305) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 159],
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on asset recovery and confiscation (COM(2022) 245) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 159],
• pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (COM(2022) 241) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 154],
  • proposal for a Council implementing decision on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Poland (COM(2022) 268) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 155],
  • proposal for a Council decision on adding the violation of Union restrictive measures to the areas of crime laid down in Article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (COM(2022) 247) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 156],
  • recommendation for a Council recommendation on the 2022 National Reform Programme of Poland and delivering a Council opinion on the 2022 Convergence Programme of Poland (COM(2022) 622) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 157],
• 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:
  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 18 July 2022 - COM(2020) 842, COM(2021) 706, COM(2022) 179, 288, 305 [mtg no. 154],
• 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 Foreign Affairs Council meeting planned for 18 July 2022 [mtg. nr 154],
  • communication from the Commission: Attracting skills and talent to the EU (COM(2022) 657) together with the Government position [mtg no. 154],
• pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders considered:
  • Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union Secure Connectivity Programme for the period 2023-2027 (COM(2022) 057) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 151],
• 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(2022) 288 [pos. nr 155]; COM(2022) 313 [mtg no. 157]; COM(2022) 329 [mtg no. 159],
  • pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 22 draft legal acts: COM(2022) 257, 259, 275, 281, 282 [mtg no. 151]; COM(2022) 263, 265, 276, 277, 293 [mtg no. 154]; COM(2022) 290, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 312 [mtg no. 155]; COM(2022) 311 [mtg no. 157]; COM(2022) 316, JOIN(2022) 11, 12, 14 [mtg no. 159],
  • pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 38 documents: COM(2022) 226, 251, 252, 256, 258, 266, 280, 292, 303, C(2022) 3631 [mtg no. 151]; COM(2022) 254, 264, 274, 283, 284, 401 [mtg no. 154]; COM(2022) 279, 287, 314, 404 [mtg no. 155]; COM(2022) 294, 295, 321, 323, 409, JOIN(2022) 28 [mtg no. 157]; COM(2022) 289, 315, 317, 318, 324, 326, 328, 331, 332, 333, 335, 342 [mtg no. 159],
• together with the Foreign Affairs Committee:
  • considered the information of the Minister for EU Affairs Konrad Szymański on the results of the European Council meeting held on 23-24 June 2022 [mtg no. 150],
  • met with the Ambassador of the French Republic in Poland Frédéric Billet and considered the information on the results of the EU Council French Presidency [mtg no. 153],
  • met with the Ambassador of the Czech Republic in Poland Jakub Dürr and considered the information on the programme of the EU Council Czech Presidency [mtg no. 153],
• considered the information submitted by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on the conditions that Poland must fulfil to obtain the funds in the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (KPO) [mtg no. 152],
• considered the information of the representative of the Sejm in the COSAC working group on the role of national parliaments in the EU, Member of the EP Rafał Bochenek, on the working group activity results during the French Presidency [mtg no. 157],
• considered the information on the impact of switching off nuclear power plants in Germany on the climate and energy security of the EU states; possibility of leasing the German nuclear power plants by Poland [mtg no. 158].

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In July-August 2022 information on and documents of SUE meetings no. 150-159, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat, were published in the EDL-S (European Legislative Documents in the Sejm) and IPEX databases.

In July-August 2022 the national parliaments submitted 3 reasoned opinions on the non-compliance of the scrutinised draft legislative acts with the subsidiarity principle.

* European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for the Council regulation on the election of the Members of the European Parliament

9-10 July 2022, Praha, Meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC

• Meeting of the COSAC Presidential Troika
• Opening session – welcome speech and opening remarks
• Procedural and other general matters
  • Adoption of the agenda of the meeting
  • Presentation of the results of the COSAC Presidential Troika meeting
  • Provisional agenda for the LXVIII COSAC meeting
  • Outline of the 38th COSAC Bi-Annual Report
  • Letters received by the Presidency
  • Procedural items
  • Presentation of the outcomes of the COSAC working groups by representatives of the European Affairs Committees of the French Parliament
• Session I – Presentation of the priorities of the Czech Presidency; debate
• Session II – Media and democracy: current challenges; debate
• Closing remarks of the Chairs

12 July 2022, The rights of Ukrainian women fleeing the war, Interparliamentary Committee Meeting (ICM) organised by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM), the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)

• Welcome and opening remarks: Robert Biedroń, Chair of the FEMM Committee, Pietro Bartolo, Vice-Chair of the LIBE Committee, Dragoş Pîslaru, Chair of the EMPL Committee
• Panel I - Situation of Ukrainian women refugees with regard to reception conditions, protection measures and safety risks
• Panel II - Ukrainian women fleeing the war: Access to social protection and the labour market, housing, childcare facilities and education