Published in March:

• information and documents concerning SUE meetings no. 232-234 and 237, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat - in SUE and IPEX database
• resolution adopted at the 86^th sitting of the Sejm - in IPEX database

On 3.03.2011, at the 86^th sitting the Sejm has adopted resolution containing reasoned opinion on the non-compliance with the principle of subsidiarity of draft legislative act COM(2010) 799 final.

• 3939 – Rządowy projekt ustawy o zmianie ustawy - Prawo atomowe oraz o zmianie niektórych innych ustaw,
• 3974 – Rządowy projekt ustawy o zmianie ustawy - Prawo bankowe, ustawy o obrocie instrumentami finansowymi oraz ustawy o nadzorze nad rynkiem finansowym,
• 4016 – Rządowy projekt ustawy o wdrożeniu naziemnej telewizji cyfrowej.

From among bills uploaded into the UST database before March, the following acts have been adopted [papers no.]:

• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy o radiofonii i telewizji oraz niektórych innych ustaw [3812],
• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy o systemie oceny zgodności oraz niektórych innych ustaw [3772],
• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy - Kodeks karny oraz niektórych innych ustaw [3755],
• Ustawa o efektywności energetycznej [3514],
• Ustawa o Urzędzie Rejestracji Produktów Leczniczych, Wyrobów Medycznych i Produktów Biobójczych [3490, 3486].

The following acts implementing EU law have been published [papers no.]:

• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy o płatnościach w ramach systemów wsparcia bezpośredniego oraz niektórych innych ustaw [3781],
• Ustawa o substancjach chemicznych i ich mieszaninach [3737],
• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy - Kodeks karny, ustawy - Kodeks postępowania karnego oraz ustawy - Kodeks karny skarbowy [3597].

In March 2011 following meetings of parliamentary committees were held:

• 31.03-1.04.2011, Budapest, Meeting of Chairpersons of Agriculture Committees
Information on the meeting
• 15.03.2011, Brussels, First debate on the European Semester for economic coordination
  Information on the meeting
• 14.03.2011, Brussels, Interparliamentary committee meeting on "Investing in the real economy: A tool kit for growth, innovation and cohesion"
  Information on the meeting
• 3-4.03.2011, Budapest, Joint Meeting of Chairpersons of Regional Development and Sustainable Development Committees
  Information on the meeting
• 3.03.2011, Brussels, Interparliamentary committee meeting on "Women in politics in the European Union"
  Information on the meeting

COMMISSION WORK PROGRAMME 2011

3 March 2011 

European Union Affairs Committee of the Sejm held a discussion on the Commission Work Programmme for 2011, with participation of the Financial Programming and Budget Commissioner Janusz Lewandowski.

Bulletin no. 231 of the European Union Affairs Committee of the Sejm

AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 136 TFEU 

7 March 2011
The Committee on Constitutional Affairs of the EP adopted:

Report on on the draft European Council decision amending Article 136 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union with regard to a stability mechanism for Member States whose currency is the euro(2010/0821(NLE)), 7.03.2011

23 March 2011
The European Parliament adopted:

European Parliament resolution of 23 March 2011 on the draft European Council decision amending Article 136 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union with regard to a stability mechanism for Member States whose currency is the euro (2010/0821(NLE))

APPLICATION OF THE REGULATION 2004/2003 ON THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING POLITICAL PARTIES ON THE EUROPEAN LEVEL

15 March 2011
The Committee on Constitutional Affairs of the EP adopted: 

Report on the application of Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding (2010/2201(INI)), 18.03.2011

CURRENT EU AFFAIRS

Articles on the current political-economic issues in the EU from the specialist periodicals available on-line

• Boussaguet L.: A l'écoute des citoyens : bilan des premières expériences participatives organisées à l'échelle communautaire, Notre Europe, Policy paper No 44.
• Deubner C.: Mieux gouverner la zone euro : le fragile compromis franco-allemand, Note du Cerfa, n°82, mars 2011.
• The EU budget – an Instrument for Shaping and Delivering Key EU policy Priorities, European Policy Centre, 21 March 2011.
• Fioramanti M., Vicarelli C.: The New Stability and Growth Pact: Primum non nocere, CEPS Working Documents, 31 March 2011.
• Grant C.: A new neighbourhood policy for the EU, CER Policy Brief, March 2011.
• Gros D.: Financial Stability: 'Collective responsibility' will not work, CEPS Commentaries, 9 March 2011.
• Kopf C.: Restoring financial stability in the euro area, CEPS Policy Briefs, 15 March 2011.
• Menkes M., Tokarski P.: Szczyt szefów państw i rządów strefy euro z 11 marca 2011. Najważniejsze postanowienia i próba oceny, Biuletyn PISM nr 29, 18 marca 2011. 
• Messerlin P., Emerson M., Jandieri G., Le Vernoy A.: An Appraisal of the EU's Trade Policy towards its Eastern Neighbours: The Case of Georgia, CEPS Paperbacks, 1 March 2011.
• Messori M.: Can the eurozone countries still live together happily ever after? , CEPS Policy Brief, 21 March 2011.
• Micossi S., Carmassi J., Peirce F.: On the Tasks of the European Stability Mechanism, CEPS Policy Briefs, 9 March 2011.
• Migratory flows from North Africa: challenges for the EU, European Policy Centre, 7 March 2011.
• Świeboda P.: Europa Środkowa powinna być liderem w kształtowaniu oferty Unii Europejskiej dla Afryki Północnej, demosEUROPA, 31 marca 2011.
• Świeboda P.: The Pact for Competitiveness is better than nothing, demosEUROPA, Commentary, 1 marca 2011.
• Vaïsse J. Kundnani H.: European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2010, European Council on Foreign Relations, March 2011.
• Verhelst S.: Renewed Financial Supervision in Europe – Final or transitory?, Egmont Paper n°44, March 2011.
• What next for EU Cohesion Policy? Going 'beyond GDP' to deliver greater well-being, European Policy Centre, 11 March 2011.
• Znojek B.: Negocjacje UE-Mercosur. Bliżej umowy stowarzyszeniowej?, Biuletyn PISM nr 34, 31 marca 2011.

EU CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES *

SELECTED ARTICLES AND STUDIES

• Costa O., Dehousse R., Trakalovà A.: La codécision et les "accords précoces" : progrès ou détournement de la procédure legislative, Notre Europe, Etudes & Recherches No 84.
• Giegerich T.: Ostatnie słowo Niemiec w sprawie zjednoczonej Europy - wyrok Federalnego Trybunału Konstytucyjnego w sprawie Traktatu z Lizbony, „Europejski Przegląd Sądowy" 2011, nr 3, s. 4.
• Hardacre A., Kaeding M.: Delegated & Implementing Acts - The New Comitology, EIPA Essential Guide, March 2011.
• Łazowski A.: Half full and half empty glass: The application of EU law in Poland (2004–2010), „Common Market Law Review" 2011, Vol. 48, iss. 2, s. 503.
• Schoutheete P.: Mode de décision dans l'Union, Notre Europe, Bref No 24, 28.03.2011
• Van Vooren B.: A legal-institutional perspective on the European External Action Service, „Common Market Law Review" 2011, Vol. 48, iss. 2, s. 475.
• de Wilde P.: No effect, weapon of the weak or reinforcing executive dominance? How media coverage affects national parliaments' involvement in EU policy-formulation, "Comparative European Politics" 2011, Vol. 9, iss.2, s. 123.
  
  

* Articles from the specialist periodicals available on the Internet or in the Sejm Library.