In January 2013 the EU Affaires Committee (SUE) held 7 meetings: no. 113-119. During these meetings the Committee:

• scrutinised 60 EU documents,
• heard information on the conclusions of the European Council 13-14 December 2012 (meeting no. 113),
• considered and adopted SUE work plan for 1.01.2013 - 30.06.2013 (meeting no. 113),
• together with Foreign Affaires Committee (meeting no. 118):
  • met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus Andreas Zenonos and heard information on the summary of Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council,
  • met with the Ambassador of the Ireland Eugene Hutchinson and heard information on the programme of the Irish Presidency of the EU Council.

SUBSIDIARITY SCRUTINY

COM(2012) 614 - deadline for scrutiny 15.01.2012
Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures

• 3.01.2013, at the 113th meeting the EU Affaires Committee held the first reading of the committee draft resolution on declaring the proposal COM(2012) 614 to be incompatible with the principle of subsidiarity (paper no. 1003),
• 4.01.2013, at the 31st sitting the Sejm adopted resolution on declaring the proposal to be incompatible with the principle of subsidiarity (reasoned opinion),
• 9.01.2013, the resolution was transmitted to the presidents of the European Parliament, Council and European Commission.
  
  

ALL REASONED OPINIONS OF THE POLISH SEJM (TABLE)

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Published in January 2013 in databases European Legislative Documents in the Sejm (EDL-S) and IPEX:
- EU documents concerning which a procedure in the Sejm has begun in January,
- information and documents on SUE meetings no. 113-117 and 119, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat.

In January 2013 three bills implementing EU law have been referred to the first reading – see papers no.:

• Government bill on participation of foreign officers or workers in common operations or common rescue actions on the territory of the Republic of Poland [1066],
• Government bill amending the act on payment under the direct support schemes and some other acts [1054],
• Government bill amending the act on rail transport and the act amending the act on rail transport [1046].

In January 2013 from among bills uploaded into the UST database earlier, the following acts have been adopted [paper no.]:

• Act of 25 January 2013 amending the act on payment under the direct support schemes and some other acts [1054],
• Act of 25 January 2013 amending the act on public offering and conditions governing the introduction of financial instruments to organised trading and on public companies, and some other acts [903],
• Act of 4 January 2013 amending the act – Water law and some other acts [811].

In January 2013 the following act implementing EU law has been published [paper no.]:

• Act of 7 December 2012 amending the act on the tax on goods and services and some other acts [805].

• 28-30 January 2013, Brussels
  First Parliamentary Week of the European Semester
  Information on the meeting
  
• 28-30 January 2013, Warsaw
  5th meeting of Committees on Public Administration and Regional Policy of Visegrad Group Countries
  Information on the meeting

LATEST DEBATES - COMMENTS

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

• Article 136 TFEU, ESM, Fiscal Stability Treaty - Ratification Requirements and Present Situation in the Member States, January 2013, European Parliament - Directorate General For Internal Policies, 15.01.2013.
• Bosch X. V.: A case for adjusting fiscal consolidation in the Eurozone, “Egmont European Policy Brief”, 2013, no. 14.
• Brady H.: Britain's 2014 justice opt-out: Why it bodes ill for Cameron's EU strategy, Centre for European Reform, 23.01.2013.
• Emerson M.: Cameron’s big speech on Europe – No, Prime Minister! “CEPS Essays”, 31.01.2013.
• Faleg G.: Castles in the Sand: Mali and the demise of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy, “CEPS Commentaries” , 28.01.2013.
• Gostyńska A., Rękawek K.: Prezydencja Irlandii w Radzie UE: najlepsza dla Irlandczyków? „Biuletyn PISM” 2013, nr 4 (980).
• Kunstein T., Wessels W.: The New Governance of the Economic and Monetary Union: Adapted Institutions and Innovative Instruments, “IAI Working Papers” 2013, no. 2.
• Linda B.: What to expect from Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, “SIEPS European Policy Analysis” 2013, no. 1.
• Linders T., Blockmans, S.: The Cyprus Presidency: Pragmatism amid European anxiety, “CEPS Commentaries”, 24.01.2013.
• Łazowski A.: How to withdraw from the European Union? Confronting hard reality, “CEPS Commentaries”, 16.01.2013.
• Pisani-Ferry J., Vihriälä E., Wolff G.B.: Options for a Euro-area fiscal capacity, “Bruegel Policy Contribution” 2013, iss. 1.
• Świeboda P.: Towards a new European settlement, demosEuropa, 28.01.2013.