EVENTS IN THE SEJM AND THE SENATE

1 July 2011
The Assembly of Deputies and Senators on the occasion of Poland's assumption of the Presidency of the European Union
Information about the Assembly

28 June 2011
95th sitting of the Sejm: the Government's information on the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the European Union Council in the period 1 July - 31 December 2011
Addresses under this item of the agenda – verbatim record

8 June 2011
Sitting No 254 of the Sejm EU Affairs Committee: the Government's information on the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the European Union Council in the period 1 July - 31 December 2011
Bulletin on sitting No 254 of the Sejm's European Union Affairs Committee (p.4)

Sitting No 148 of the Senate EU Affairs Committee: the Government's information on the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the European Union Council in the period 1 July - 31 December 2011

VISITS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT REPRESENTATIVES
IN THE SEJM AND THE SENATE

28 June 2011
Meeting of the Committee on International Trade of the EP with Economic Committees of the Sejm and the Senate, and meeting with EU Affairs Committee of the Sejm

Meeting of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy of the EP with Economic Committees and Education Committees of the Sejm and the Senate, and with the Innovation and New Technologies Committee of the Sejm, and meeting with EU Affairs Committee of the Sejm

17 June 2011
Meeting of the Committee on Legal Affairs of the EP with Justice and Human Rights Committees of the Sejm and the Senate, Legislation Committee of the Senate, Rules, Ethics and Senatorial Affairs Committee of the Senate, and with EU Affairs Committee of the Sejm

Meeting of Conference of Presidents of the EP with representatives of the Sejm and the Senate

SELECTED READING

Instytut Spraw Publicznych: Prezydencja 2011

• Dowgielewicz M.: Restoring growth and public confidence in Europe, E!Sharp, 23/06/2011.
• Gros D., Lannoo K. i in.: TGAE report - The contribution of 16 European think tanks to the Polish, Danish, and Cypriot trio presidency of the European Union, CEPS, Externally Published Books, 16 June 2011.
• Mahony H.: A short guide to the Polish presidency, EUobserver, 07.06.2011.
• Mahony H.: Eastern countries waiting for Poland's 'natural sympathy, EUobserver, 07.06.2011.
• Nowak B.: Poland - a mature country about to discover the dangers of leading, EUobserver, 07.06.2011.
• Mahony H.: Polish EU presidency to test treaty rules, EUobserver, 07.06.2011

In June the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 8 meetings: no. 253-260 and scrutinised 72 EU documents.

During these meetings the committee:

• heard the Council of Ministers' information on the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the European Union Council in the period 1 July - 31 December 2011 (no. 254),
• adopted positive opinion (opinion no. 89) on candidates for members and candidates for deputy members to Committee of the Regions 2010-2015 (no. 255),
• together with Local Government and Regional Policy Committee heard  the Council of Ministers' information on the future of regional policy in the context of multiannual financial framework 2010-2020 and held a discussion involving Danuta Hübner, chair of the Regional Policy Committee in EP (no. 256),
• considered and adopted positive opinion (opinion no. 90) for the Public Finance Committee on the report on the implementation of the budget for the period 1.01-31.12.2010 in relation to SUE competence (no. 258),
• considered and adopted positive opinion (opinion no. 91) for the State Audit Committee on the report on the activity of Supreme Audit Office in 2010 in relation to SUE competence (no. 258),
• heard information on bills implementing EU law with deadlines for the first half of 2011.

Published in June:

• information and documents concerning SUE meetings no. 253-255, 257, 259 i 260, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat – in SUE and IPEX databases (due to the technical break resulting from the launch of a new IPEX database on 17-28.06.2011, and a consequent period of adaptation, the documents in the database were published until 17.06, missing data will be supplemented at a later date).
  

* On 28th of June 2011 new IPEX database was launched. Due to the technical break in the functioning of IPEX website, data concerning adoption of reasoned opinions by national parliaments can be incomplete. The Sejm and the Senate have not adopted or transmitted in June any reasoned opinion.

In June three bills implementing EU law have been submitted – see papers no.:

• 4326 – Rządowy projekt ustawy o zmianie ustawy o organizacji i funkcjonowaniu funduszy emerytalnych,
• 4331 – Rządowy projekt ustawy o zmianie ustawy o wspieraniu rozwoju obszarów wiejskich z udziałem środków Europejskiego Funduszu Rolnego na rzecz Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich oraz ustawy o wspieraniu rozwoju obszarów wiejskich ze środków pochodzących z Sekcji Gwarancji Europejskiego Funduszu Orientacji i Gwarancji Rolnej,
• 4342 – Rządowy projekt ustawy o zmianie ustawy - Kodeks karny i niektórych innych ustaw.

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

• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy o podatku od towarów i usług, ustawy o zasadach ewidencji i identyfikacji podatników i płatników oraz ustawy o transporcie drogowym [4201],
• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy o komercjalizacji, restrukturyzacji i prywatyzacji przedsiębiorstwa państwowego "Polskie Koleje Państwowe" [4166],

• Ustawa o wdrożeniu naziemnej telewizji cyfrowej [4016].

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

• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy o podatku od towarów i usług, ustawy o zasadach ewidencji i identyfikacji podatników i płatników oraz ustawy o transporcie drogowym [4201],

• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy - Prawo bankowe, ustawy o obrocie instrumentami finansowymi oraz ustawy o nadzorze nad rynkiem finansowym [3974],
• Ustawa o zmianie ustawy - Prawo atomowe oraz niektórych innych ustaw [3939],
• Ustawa o systemie handlu uprawnieniami do emisji gazów cieplarnianych [3887],

• Ustawa o wyrobie i rozlewie wyrobów winiarskich, obrocie tymi wyrobami i organizacji rynku wina [3788],
• Ustawa o kredycie konsumenckim [3596].

CURRENT EU AFFAIRS

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

• Bojarska M.: Źle się dzieje w Unii, Stosunki Międzynarodowe, 29 czerwca 2011.
• Emmanouilidis J. A.: All eyes on Greece - the EU in crisis mode, again! European
  Policy Centre, 27 June 2011.
• Gros D., Mayer T.: Debt reduction without (a messy) default, CEPS Commentaries, 23 June 2011.
• Zuleeg F., Emmanouilidis J.A.: A Greek tragedy foretold , European Policy Centre, 23 June 2011.
• Makarychev , A. Sergunin: The EU-Russia Summit in Nizhny Novgorod: Divergent logics of communication, CEPS Policy Briefs, 21 June 2011.
• Puka L.: Przegląd Strategii UE dla regionu Morza Bałtyckiego – główne wyzwania, Biuletyn PISM nr 67 (814), 20 czerwca 2011.
• Brouwer E.: Ignoring Dissent and Legality: The EU's proposal to share the personal information of all passengers, CEPS Liberty and Security in Europe, 17 June 2011.
• Carrera S.: The EU's Dialogue on Migration, Mobility and Security with the Southern Mediterranean: Filling the gaps in the global approach to migration, CEPS Liberty and Security in Europe, 16 June 2011.
• Emmanouilidis J. A., Janning J.: Stronger after the crisis - Strategic choices for Europe's way ahead, European Policy Centre, 16 June 2011.
• Emerson M.: Review of the Review – of the European Neighbourhood Policy, CEPS Commentaries, 8 June 2011.
• Tokarski P.: Realizacja reform związanych z pakietem pomocy finansowej UE i MFW wyzwaniem dla nowego rządu Portugalii, Biuletyn PISM nr 59 (808), 3 czerwca 2011.
• Adamski Ł., Jesień L.: Zmiany w polityce sąsiedztwa – nowy dokument programowy UE, Biuletyn PISM nr 57 (806), 1 czerwca 2011.
• Biscop S., Coelmont J.: Europe Deploys - Towards a Civil-Military Strategy for CSDP, Egmont Paper 49, June 2011.
• Carter N.: Croatia's Progress to EU Should Encourage Other Balkan States , The European Institute, European Affairs, June 2011.
• Despot, D. Reljić: Croatia's rush to join the EU; Hasty admission would damage the country, other candidate countries and the EU, SWP Comments 2011/C 14, June 2011.
• Flassbeck H.: Eurozone pointers to a new global monetary system, Europe's World, Summer 2011.
• Major C., Mölling C.: EU Battlegroups: What Contribution to European Defence? Progress and Prospects of European Rapid Response Forces, SWP Research Paper 2011/RP 08, June 2011.
• Marin: Divided we fail: Time for the EU to speak with one voice to Belarus, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs Briefing Paper 85, June 2011.
• Perruche J-P.: Which Strategy for CSDP? Egmont Security Policy Brief, June 2011.
• Tilford S.: Germany's brief moment in the sun, Center for European Reform, June 2011.
• Vignon J.: Solidarité et responsabilité dans l'UE, N°26 Notre Europe, czerwiec 2011.
• Taylor S., Brand C.: Barroso's budget bid for 2014-20 hides increases, European Voice, 30.06.2011.
• Stoyanov E.: The battle for Schengen: More Europe in the next decade, EUobserver, 21.06.2011.
• Bishop G.: Three scenarios for the unfolding eurozone crisis, Europe's World, Summer 2011.

EU CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES *


SELECTED ARTICLES AND STUDIES

• Hobbing P.: Customs Cooperation in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: The role of customs in the management of the EU's external border, CEPS Liberty and Security in Europe, 17 June 2011.
• Garavoglia M.: Democracy in Europe: Politicizing Champions for the European Public Sphere, Istituto Affari Internazionali Working Papers 11, 14 June 2011.
• Perissich R.: Necessary desirability: The inherent contradiction in the European system, EuropEos Commentaries No. 11, 9 June 2011.
• Dawson M., Muir E.: Individual, institutional and collective vigilance in protecting fundamental rights in the EU: Lessons from the Roma, Common Market Law Review 48, Issue 3, pp. 751–775, June 2011.
• González Fuster G., De Hert P., Gutwirth S.: Privacy and Data Protection in the EU Security Continuum, CEPS, INEX Policy Briefs No. 12 , June 2011.
• Hinarejos: Extending citizenship and the scope of EU law, The Cambridge Law Journal (2011) 70, Issue 2, pp. 309-312, July 2011.
• Morillas P.: Institutionalization or Intergovernmental Decision-Taking in Foreign Policy: The Implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, European Foreign Affairs Review, 2011.
• Parkin J.: The Schengen Information System and the EU Rule of Law, CEPS, INEX Policy Briefs, No. 13, June 2011.
• Peers S.: Mission accomplished? EU Justice and Home Affairs law after the Treaty of Lisbon, „Common Market Law Review" 2011 ,Vol. 48, Iss. 3, p. 661–693.
• Śledzińska-Simon A.: Zasada równości i zasada niedyskryminacji w prawie Unii Europejskiej, Studia BAS, Nr 2(26) 2011, s.41.
• Zygierewicz A.: Polityka Unii Europejskiej na rzecz przeciwdziałania dyskryminacji, Studia BAS, Nr 2(26) 2011, s.87.

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