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EU DOCUMENTS IN THE SEJM |
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In April 2013 the EU Affaires Committee (SUE) held 11 meetings: no. 137-147. During these meetings the Committee:
- scrutinised 59 EU documents;
- adopted two opinions (no. 34 and 35) and one desideratum (at the 144th meeting) concerning EU documents;
- held the first reading of the governmental bill on the ratification of the Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon, done in Brussels, 13.06.2012 (paper no. 1047, meeting no. 139);
- considered information for the Sejm and the Senate on the Republic of Poland's participation in the work of the European Union in the period July-December 2012, during the Cyprus Presidency (paper no. 1159, meeting no. 140);
- heard information on the financial and economical effect of the EU-USA free trade zone, presented by Andrzej Dycha, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Economy (meeting no. 143);
- heard the information on the progress of the developement of the Digital Single Market in EU, presented by Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein, MEP, Małgorzata Olszewska, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Administration and Digitalization and Dariusz Bogdan, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Economy (meeting no. 146);
- heard information on the draft conclusions on energy for the meeting of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council on 07.06.2013, presented by Tomasz Tomczykiewicz, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Economy and Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, MEP (meeting no. 147).
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Published in April 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 April, - information and documents on SUE meetings no. 137, 138, 141, 144 i 145, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat.
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SUBSIDIARITY CHECK IN NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS |
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In April 2013 three bills implementing EU law have been referred to the first reading – see papers no.:
- Government bill amending the act on payment services and some other acts [1290],
- Government bill amending the act - Code of Civil Procedure [1272],
- Government bill amending some acts concerning the rights of passengers travelling by sea and inland waterway [1268].
In April 2013 from among bills uploaded into the UST database earlier, the following acts have been adopted [paper no.]:
- Act of 5 April 2013 amending the act on the organisation of the fisheries market [1171],
- Act of 5 April 2013 amending the act on road transport and act on working time of drivers [812].
In April 2013 the following acts implementing EU law have been published [paper no.]:
- Act of 8 March 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 8 March 2013 on plant protection products [740].
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INTERPARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION |
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- Conference of Speakers of the European Union Parliaments (21-23 April 2013, Nicosia)
Information on the meeting
- Meetings of sectoral committees of national parliaments and the European Parliament
- Cooperation of parliaments of the Visegrád Group countries
- Cooperation of parliaments of the Union for the Mediterranean countries
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS |
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LATEST DEBATES - COMMENTS
Articles on the current political and economic issues in the EU from the specialist periodicals available on-line (accessed 10.05.2013)
- Blockmans S.: Facilitated dialogue in the Balkans vindicates the EEAS, ”CEPS Commentaries”, 29.04.2013.
- Charniakovich A.: Levers for change: the EU and civil society in the Eastern neighbourhood, “Policy Brief” Nº 154, FRIDE, April 2013.
- De Grauwe P.: The New Bail-in Doctrine: A recipe for banking crises and depression in the Eurozone, “CEPS Commentaries”, 05.04.2013.
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Delors J., Vitorino A., Belfrage E.: EU and growth: three pacts rather than one, "Tribune”, Notre Europe, 04.04.2013.
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Delors J., Vitorino A.: EU budget: the path to an agreement, "Tribune”, Notre Europe, 25.04.2013.
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Dhéret C.: Youth unemployment - Does the EU care about its future?, “EPC Policy Brief”, European Policy Centre, 26.04.2013.
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Dudzińska K., Dyner A.: Perspektywy polityki UE wobec Białorusi podczas prezydencji Litwy, „Biuletyn PISM” nr 41 (1017), 24.04.2013.
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Formuszewicz R., Liszczyk D.: Joint Venture—Joint Responsibility. EEAS Review 2013, “PISM Strategic File” no. 3 (30), April 2013.
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Gostyńska A.: Polityczna gra Parlamentu Europejskiego wokół nowych Wieloletnich Ram Finansowych, „Biuletyn PISM” nr 39 (1015), 19.04.2013.
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Grieger G.: Kosovo's European integration process, “Library Briefing”, Library of the European Parliament, 11.04.2013.
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Gros D.: The Meaning of Cyprus: Moving towards banking union?, “CEPS Commentaries”, 08.04.2013.
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Kupiecki R.: Visegrád Defense Cooperation: From Mutual Support to Strengthening NATO and the EU. A Polish Perspective, “CEPA Report” No. 35, Center for European Policy Analysis, April 2013.
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Lecarte J.: Turkey: Reactions to the Commission's 2012 progress report, “Library Briefing”, Library of the European Parliament, 11.04.2013.
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Lorenz W.: Grupa bojowa UE – szansa na przełom we współpracy Grupy Wyszehradzkiej?, „Biuletyn PISM” nr 38 (1014), 16.04.2013.
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Pascouau Y.: Strong attack against the freedom of movement of EU citizens: turning back the clock, “EPC Commentary”, European Policy Centre, 30.04.2013.
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Pontiroli Gobbi F.: Iceland slows down enlargement talks, “Library Briefing”, Library of the European Parliament, 11.04.2013.
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Poptcheva E.: Policy and legislative evaluation in the EU, “Library Briefing”, Library of the European Parliament, 03.04.2013.
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Raik K.: Serving the citizens? Consular role of the EEAS grows in small steps, “EPC Policy Brief”, European Policy Centre, 30.04.2013.
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Rostowska M.: Porozumienie o wolnym handlu UE–USA a doświadczenia z negocjacji Jednolitego Aktu Europejskiego, „Biuletyn PISM” nr 33 (1009), 03.04.2013.
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Škoba L.: European Endowment for Democracy: hopes and expectations, “Library Briefing”, Library of the European Parliament, 30.04.2013.
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Szpringer Z.: Unia bankowa, „INFOS Zagadnienia społeczno-gospodarcze” nr 8 (145), Biuro Analiz Sejmowych, 18.04.2013.
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Vutz C.: Montenegro: which challenges for EU accession?, “Library Briefing”, Library of the European Parliament, 11.04.2013.
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Witney N., De France O.: Europe’s strategic cacophony, “Policy Brief”, European Council on Foreign Relations, 25.04.2013.
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