In June 2013 the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 9 meetings: no. 160-168. During these meetings the Committee:

• scrutinised 106 EU documents;
• adoped one opinion concerning EU document (opinion no. 36);
• together with Public Finance Committee and Economic Committee heard the information on recommendations for Poland concerning the implementation of European Semester in 2013, presented by Janusz Lewandowski, Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget, Jacek Dominik, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance and Grażyna Henclewska, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Economy (mtg no. 160);
• heard the information on the functioning and implementation of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (so called Fiscal Pact), presented by Jacek Dominik, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance and Artur Nowak-Far, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affaires (mtg no. 161);
• met with Ivan Del Vechio, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia, on the occasion of the accession of Croatia to the EU, 1.07.2013 (mtg no. 166);
• considered draft EU Affairs Committee's action plan for 1.07.2013 - 31.12.2013 (mtg no. 167).

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In June 2013 information and documents on SUE meetings no. 162-165 and 167-168, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat, were published in databases European Legislative Documents in the Sejm (EDL-S) and IPEX.

•  12.06.2013, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee heard: the information of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on participation in the work of the Council in May 2013, including the information on the documents COM(2013) 226 and COM(2013) 159 (mtg no. 111); the information of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on decision of the European Commission and on the ongoing administrative proceedings to exclude Common Agricultural Policy from the financing from UE funds (mtg no. 112);
• 12.06.2013, Administration and Digitization Committee heard the information on preparation and adoption of the National Broadband Plan, i.a. in the context of the EU broadband programmes and new financial perspective (mtg no. 23);
• 13.06.2013, Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry Committee considered and adopted the information of the Supreme Audit Office on the results of audit of compliance with the selected provisions of the the EU regulation on shipments of waste (mtg no. 76);
• 13.06.2013, Administration and Digitization Committee heard i.a. the information on the implementation of projects under the priority axis 7 and 8 of the Innovative Economy Operational Programme (mtg no. 24);
• 19.06.2013, Innovation and New Technologies Committee considered the information of the Ministry of Regional Development on the proposed directions of supporting innovation, research and development and supporting of information society in the period 2014-2020 (co-financing from Structural Funds, mtg no. 77);
• 20.06.2013, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee took note of the information of the Ministry of Regional Development and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on the preparation of the Partnership Agreement and information on Operational Programmes prepared under the Cohesion Policy (mtg no. 119).

 In June 2013

• the following bills implementing EU law have been referred to the first reading [papers no.]:
  • Government bill amending the act - Geological and Mining Law and some other acts [1493],
  • Government bill amending the act on mutual assistance for the recovery of taxes, duties and other receivables [1490].

• the following acts implementing EU law have been adopted [paper no.]:
  • Act of 21 June 2013 amending some acts concerning the rights of passengers travelling by sea and inland waterway [1268],
  • Act of 13 June 2013 amending the act on payment services and some other acts [1290],
  • Act of 13 June 2013 amending the act - Code of Civil Procedure [1272],
  • Act of 13 June 2013 on management of packaging and packaging waste [815].

23-25.06.2013, Dublin, XLIX Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC)
­ - ­Taking stock and looking to the future,
­ - ­The future of European integration,
­ - Delivering on development,
­ - ­A European future for young citizens,
­ - ­Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy – maintaining momentum.

20.06.2013, Brussels, The Stockholm Programme: State of play regarding police and judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters , meeting of sectorial committees organised by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament.

19.06.2013, Brussels, Improving gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges , meeting of sectorial committees organised by the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament.

16-17.06.2013, Dublin, Meeting of Chairpersons of Communications, Education and Transport Committees
­- ­Connecting Europe's citizens and communities in a digital age,
­- ­Rethinking education for a digital age,
­- ­The smart move - progress towards intelligent transport systems,
­- ­The Digital Agenda towards 2020.

 NEW ON THE OIDE WEBSITE

In the section Legal and Systemic Issues

Controversy between the European Parliament and the Council over Schengen evaluation mechanism

On 12 June 2013 the EP approved compromise draft Council regulation on the establishment of the Schengen evaluation mechanism. Although the draft is based on the Article 70 TfEU (Council decision), it has been negotiated with the EP and includes the vast majority of amendments tabled by the Parliament. In the draft’s preamble and in the joint statement by the Parliament, the Council and the Commission, the participation of the Parliament in any future amending of the evaluation mechanism has been ensured.

Accession of Croatia to the European Union

On 1 July 2013 Republic of Croatia became 28th Member State of the European Union. The accession will influence the functioning of the Union institutions, including voting in the Council, composition of the European Parliament and the Commission.

Common European Asylum System (CEAS)

In June 2013 directives and regulations creating Common European Asylum System have been adopted. The CEAS aims at establishing common asylum procedure and a uniform status for persons granted asylum.

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Articles on the current political and economic issues in the EU from the specialist periodicals available on-line (accessed 01.07.2013)

• Bertoncini Y., Andoura S.: "Europe" and its "enlargements": enough... or do we want more?, "Tribune", Notre Europe, 27.06.2013.
• Bigo D., Boulet G., Bowden C. i in.: Open Season for Data Fishing on the Web: The Challenges of the US PRISM Programme for the EU, "CEPS Policy Briefs", 18.06.2013.
• Blockmans S.: Too cold to handle: EU accession talks with Iceland, "CEPS Commentaries", 03.06.2013.
• Chislett W.: The EU bows to German pressure to delay Turkey's membership talks, "Expert Comment" 42/2013, Real Instituto Elcano, 26.6.2013.
• Copeland N.: Review of the European Transparency Register, "Library Briefing", Library of the European Parliament, 18.06.2013.
• D'Alfonso A.: Rationale behind a euro area "fiscal capacity". Possible instruments including a dedicated budget, "Library Briefing", Library of the European Parliament, 26.06.2013.
• D'Alfonso A.: Report on protection of EU's financial interests, "Library Briefing", Library of the European Parliament, 27.06.2013.
• De Jong W.: Reforming European banks' structures, "Library Briefing", Library of the European Parliament, 27.06.2013.
• Delors J.: Rebuilding Greater Europe, "Tribune", Notre Europe,19.06.2013.
• Ferraro F.: Revising Schengen governance rules, "Library Briefing", Library of the European Parliament, 06.06.2013.
• Grant C.: Can national parliaments make the EU more legitimate?, Centre for European Reform, 10.06.2013.
• Grant C.: What is wrong with the European Commission?, Centre for European Reform, 27.06.2013.
• Gros D.: Combating Youth Unemployment: The latest European fad?, "CEPS Commentaries", 14.06.2013.
• Jacobsson J.: Towards an integrated Transatlantic market: The EU and the United States open ­politically charged negotiations on free trade, "FIIA Comment" 10 (2013), The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 19.6.2013.
• Katsarova I.: Common Agricultural Policy after 2013. What will change?, "Library Briefing", Library of the European Parliament, 24.06.2013.
• Mildner S., Schmucker C.: Trade Agreement with Side-Effects? European Union and United States to Negotiate Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, "SWP Comments" 2013/C 18, June 2013.
• Miller V.: Proposal to increase the number of EU Court of Justice Advocates-General, "Commons Library Standard Note", House of Commons Library, 07.06.2013.
• Nicoli F.: Pathways to achieve a Genuine Fiscal Union, "Policy Brief", European Policy Centre, 03.06.2013.
• Ott K.: Croatia and the EU: The Catch-Up Issue, "CEPS Commentaries", 28.06.2013.
• Pascouau Y.: EU immigration policy: act now before it is too late, "Commentary", European Policy Centre, 20.06.2013.
• Poptcheva E.: 'Europeanisation' of the 2014 EP elections, "Library Briefing", Library of the European Parliament, 27.06.2013.
• Puka L.: Unijna inicjatywa jawności w sektorze wydobywczym – dobry kierunek, niewystarczające środki, „Biuletyn PISM" nr 65 (1041), 18.06.2013.
• Stratulat C.: For better, for worse: the European Union takes Croatia as its 28th member, "Commentary", European Policy Centre, 12.06.2013.
• Tokarski P., Toporowski P.: Unia Gospodarcza i Walutowa 2.0 w zawieszeniu, „Biuletyn PISM" nr 68 (1044), 28.08.2013.
• Véron N.: A realistic bridge towards European banking union, "Bruegel Policy Contribution" Issue 2013/09, Bruegel, 27.06.2013.
• Zibold F.: Lobbying the EU institutions, "Library Briefing", Library of the European Parliament, 18.06.2013.