In December 2022 the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 5 meetings, no. 183-187. 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 horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 (COM(2022) 454) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 184],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market (European Media Freedom Act) and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (COM(2022) 457) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 185],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 260/2012 and (EU) 2021/1230 as regards instant credit transfers in euro (COM(2022) 546) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 186],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on import, export and transit measures for firearms, their essential components and ammunition, implementing Article 10 of the United Nations' Protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UN Firearms Protocol) (recast) (COM(2022) 480) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 187],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Single Market emergency instrument and repealing Council Regulation No (EC) 2679/98 (COM(2022) 459) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 187],
• pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • proposal for a Council implementing decision on measures for the protection of the Union budget against breaches of the principles of the rule of law in Hungary (COM(2022) 485) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 183],
• 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, 13 December 2022 - COM(2021) 731 [mtg no. 183],
  • Transport, Telecommunication and Energy Council, 5-6 December 2022 - COM(2017) 10, COM(2020) 577, 579, COM(2021) 206, 281, 559, 561, 562, 567, 812, 813, COM(2022) 53, 68, 384, 454 [mtg no. 184],
  • Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumers Affairs Coucil, 8-9 December 2022 - COM(2008) 426, (COM(2021) 762, COM(2022) 197, 338, 489, 526 [mtg no. 184],
  • Economic and Financial Council, 6 December 2022 - COM(2021) 563, 570, 823, COM(2022) 595, 596, 597 [mtg no. 184],
  • Justice and Home Affairs Council, 8-9 December 2022 - COM(2018) 225, 226, COM(2020) 829, COM(2021) 34, 356, 574, 759, 760, 851, 890, COM(2022) 32, 177, 209, 245, 662 [mtg no. 185],
• pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • Council of Ministers' information on the European Council meeting planned for 15-16 December 2022 [mtg no. 183],
  • communication from the Commission on the Report on migration and asylum (COM(2022) 740) together with the Government position [mtg no. 186],
• pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders, considered:
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market (COM(2022) 453) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 184],
  • proposal for a Council regulation on the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to that Decision (2022/0902(APP) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 186],
• according to the proposal of the Committee Bureau, didn't raise any comment to the following EU documents:
  • pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 9 draft legal acts:: COM(2022) 582, 589, 593, 631, 632, 644, 645, 646, 782 [mtg no. 187],
  • pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 21 documents: JOIN(2022) 48, 49, COM(2022) 574, 580, 581, 583, 585, 592, 594, 635, 638, 639, 641, 642, 647, 664, 700, 710, 781, 783, 900 [mtg no. 187],
• considered the EU Affairs Committee draft work programme for 1 January – 31 July 2023 [mtg no. 187].

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In December 2022 information on and documents of SUE meetings no. 183-187, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat, were published in the EDL-S (European Legislative Documents in the Sejm) and IPEX databases.

In December 2022 the national parliaments submitted 4 reasoned opinions on the non-compliance of the scrutinised draft legislative acts with the subsidiarity principle.

9 December 2022, The situation of the Rule of Law in the EU, Interparliamentary Committee Meeting organised by the EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)

• Introductory remarks, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Chair of the LIBE committee
• Session I - Exchange of views on the Commission annual Rule of Law report 2021; interventions; question and answer session
• Session II - The way forward on the Mechanism on Democracy, Rule of Law and
• Fundamental Rights; interventions; question and answer session
• Closing remarks by Juan Fernandez López Aguilar, LIBE Chair

8 December 2022, Gender Mainstreaming, Interparliamentary Committee Meeting organised by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)

• Welcoming words, Robert Biedroń, Chair of the FEMM Committee
• Introductory remarks, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Vice-President of the European Parliament
• I panel - Anti-harassment protocols, their implementation and sanctions; Exchange of views
• II panel - Gender Action Plans; Exchange of views
• Closing words, Robert BIEDROŃ, Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

1 December 2022, Legislative resilience, electoral laws and information manipulation campaigns, Interparliamentary Committee Meeting (ICM), the EP Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (ING2)

• Introductory remarks by Raphaël Glucksmann, Chair of the Special Committee ING2
• Keynote speeches:
  • Jaume Duch Guillot, Director-General for Communication and Spokesperson of the European Parliament
  • Liubov Tsybulska, Founder of the Centre for Strategic Communications and Information Security under the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine
• Exchange of views with ING2 MEPs and national MPs
• Closing remarks by Raphaël Glucksmann