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In June 2015 the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 5 meetings: no. 338-345. During these meetings the Committee:
- scrutinised 102 EU documents:
- pursuant to Art. 7(4) of the Cooperation Act – 3 EU draft legislative acts: concerning the possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the use of genetically modified food and feed on their territory, draft amending budget to the General budget for 2015 and concerning the implementation of the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the trade agreements with Colombia and Peru, and Central America,
- pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act – 25 European Commission documents (14 reports, 8 communications, 2 joint communications and 1 green paper) concerning i.a. European agenda on migration, application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in 2014, reviewing the decision-making process on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or building a Capital Markets Union (green paper),
- pursuant to Art. 11(1) of the Cooperation Act – EU documents, which were to be discussed by Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, Environment Council, Agriculture and Fisheries Council and Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council,
- pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act – 18 EU draft legal acts and 29 recommendations concerning i.a. the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide for payment of advances in the 2016 budget, National Reform Programmes and Stability or Convergence Programmes for 2015 from different Member States or approving the macroeconomic adjustment programme for Cyprus,
- adopted desideratum no. 4 addressed to the Prime Minister on the communication COM(2015) 44: A Global Partnership for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development after 2015 (mtg no. 342)
- examined and adopted positive opinion within the scope of the Committee competence (mtg no. 342):
- for the Public Finance Committee on the report on implementation of the state budget for 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2014 together with the analysis of the Supreme Audit Office (opinion no. 65),
- for the State Audit Committee on the report of activities of the Supreme Audit Office in 2014 (opinion no. 66),
- considered reply of the Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment to the desideratum no. 3 of 4.12.2014 addressed to the Prime Minister on the document COM(2008) 426: Proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (mtg no. 341).
SUE together with Agriculture and Rural Development Committee:
- considered the report of the special committee on the deputies' draft act on shaping the agricultural system and amending some other acts (paper no. 3109, mtg no. 343 and 344),
- considered amendments put forward during the second reading of the mentioned above draft act (papers no. 3109 and 3533, mtg no. 345).
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In June 2015 information on and documents of SUE meetings no. 338-342, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat, were published in the EDL-S (European Legislative Documents in the Sejm) and IPEX databases.
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WORK IN COMMITTEES |
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IMPLEMENTATION OF EU LAW - UST DATABASE |
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In June 2015
- the following bills implementing EU law have been referred to the first reading [paper no.]:
- Government bill amending the act - Energy law and some other acts [3590],
- Government bill on the macro-prudential oversight of the financial system and crisis management in the financial system [3576],
- Government bill amending the act - Code of Civil Procedure, the act - Law on Notary and some other acts [3516],
- Government bill amending the act on the organization of the fish market [3472],
- Government bill amending the act on the Border Guard and some other acts [3464],
- Government bill on the support of sustainable development of the fisheries sector with the use of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund [3463],
- Government bill amending the act - Tax Ordinance and some other acts [3462],
- Government bill amending the act on the Agricultural Market Agency and organization of some agricultural markets and some other acts [3524],
- Government bill amending the act - Environmental law and some other acts [3523].
- the following acts implementing EU law have been adopted [paper no.]:
- Act of 25 June 2015 amending the act on Maritime Safety Act and some other acts [3369],
- Act of 25 June 2015 amending the act - Labour Code and some other acts [3321],
- Act of 25 June 2015 on infertility treatment [3245],
- Act of 25 June 2015 amending the act on the functioning of cooperative banks, their affiliations and affiliated banks and some other acts [3150],
- Act of 25 June 2015 amending the act on construction products, act - Construction law and act amending the act on construction products and act on compatibility assessment [2493],
- Act of 25 June 2015 on infertility treatment [608],
- Act of 12 June 2015 amending the act on accounting and some other acts [3352],
- Act of 12 June 2015 amending the act - Industrial Property Law and some other acts [3249],
- Act of 12 June 2015 on scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading [3151].
- the following act implementing EU law has been published [paper no.]:
- Act of 15 May 2015 on substances that deplete the ozone layer and on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases [3106].
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SUBSIDIARITY CHECK IN NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS |
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INTERPARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION |
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17 June 2015, Brussels, Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on "Aggressive tax planning and democratic control: role of parliaments"
- Introductory remarks by Alain Lamassoure, Chair
- Introductory speeches by Heinz Zourek, Director General of DG Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission and Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
- Exchange of views with Members of EU National Parliaments
- Concluding remarks by Elisa Ferreira and Michael Theurer, Co-Rapporteurs
- Concluding remarks by Alain Lamassoure, Chair
31 May – 2 June 2015, Riga, Plenary Meeting of the LIII COSAC
- Procedural matters of the LIII COSAC
- State of play of the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
- European Union Energy Policy: state of play, challenges and opportunities
- Dealing with the security concerns in the Middle East and North African Region
- EU Trade Policy for the next five years: focus on the EU-US TTIP negotiations
- Informal morning session - EU Passenger Name Record proposal: taking stock
- Future of the parliamentary scrutiny of the European Union affairs (National Parliaments' involvement in EU decision-making: state of play and overview of existing instruments; green card: towards an enhanced political dialogue; the European Commission's Multiannual Work Programme and the role of parliaments)
- Adoption of the Contributions of the Plenary Meeting of the LIII COSAC
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS |
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ON THE OIDE WEBSITE
Following sections have been updated
OIDE Notes : EU Data Protection Reform, Digital Agenda for Europe, TTIP - Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Bibliographies: The national parliaments' position in the EU under the Lisbon Treaty, National parliaments in the EU - new publications
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LATEST DEBATES - COMMENTS
Selected articles on the current political and economic issues in the EU from the specialist periodicals available on-line (accessed 06.07.2015)
- Anghel S.E: Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP): EUCO policy developments since December 2013, „Briefing", European Parliament - European Parliamentary Research Service, June 2015.
- Bendiek A., Kaim M.: New European Security Strategy – The Transatlantic Factor, „SWP Comment" no. 2015/C 34, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, June 2015.
- Bertoncini Y. i inn.: Improving EMU: Our recommendations for the debate on the five presidents report, „Policy paper" no. 137, Jacques Delors Institut, 15.06.2015.
- Boytha D.: Luxembourg EU Council Presidency - 2015 second semester - Overview of priority dossiers, „Briefing", European Parliament - European Parliamentary Research Service, June 2015.
- Brender A. i inn.: Building a Capital Markets Union... or designing a financial system for the euro area?, „Commentary", Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), 02.06.2015.
- Brinke A. auf dem i inn.: Growth and euro area stability: for a deepened single market for services, „Background Note", Jacques Delors Institut – Berlin, Bertelsmann Stiftung, 26.06.2015.
- Brudzińska K.: Niewykorzystany potencjał współpracy UE z Ameryką Łacińską i Karaibami, „Biuletyn PISM" nr 57 (1294), Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, 10.06.2015.
- Cîrlig C.: Progress on European defence to be evaluated by the European Council, „Briefing", European Parliament - European Parliamentary Research Service, 25.06.2015.
- D'Alfonso A.: 2016 draft EU budget: Mandate for the trilogue, „At a glance", European Parliament - European Parliamentary Research Service, June 2015.
- De Grauwe P.: Greece is solvent but illiquid: What should the ECB do?, „Commentary", Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), 18.06.2015.
- Dennison S., Witney N.: Europe's Neighbourhood: Crisis as the new normal, „Policy Memo", European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), 23.06.2015.
- Dufour N.: Czerwcowy szczyt obronny UE: Francja chce zwiększyć rolę WPBiO, „Biuletyn PISM" nr 61 (1298), Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, 25.06.2015.
- Emmanouilidis J.A., Zuleeg F.: Post-Summit Commentary - Greece on the brink, European Policy Centre (EPC), 29.06.2015.
- Frontini A.: Ensuring the EU's future as a security provider - Five recommendations for the June European Council's session on CSDP, „Commentary", European Policy Centre (EPC), 23.06.2015.
- Gimdal G.: Cornerstone of the Commission's Investment Plan – European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), „Briefing", European Parliament - European Parliamentary Research Service, June 2015.
- Giuli M.: Capacity mechanisms – A credibility test for the Energy Union?, „Policy Brief", European Policy Centre (EPC), 11.06.2015.
- Græger N., Todd J.: Still a "Strategic" EU–NATO Partnership? Bridging Governance Challenges through Practical Cooperation, „PISM Policy Paper" nr 21 (123), Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, June 2015.
- Mayer T.: The Euro as a Foreign Currency for Greece, „Commentary", Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), 19.06.2015.
- Neuvonen M.: Fear of Migration: Is the EU's Southern Neighbourhood Policy fading away?, „Briefing Paper" no. 177 (2015), Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 08.06.2015.
- Orav A.: First measures of the European Agenda on Migration, „Briefing", European Parliament - European Parliamentary Research Service, 17.06.2015.
- Pascouau Y.: Solidarity and asylum seekers: member states agreed to disagree, „Commentary", European Policy Centre (EPC), 29.06.2015.
- Pawlak P.: Cyber diplomacy. EU dialogue with third countries, „Briefing", European Parliament - European Parliamentary Research Service, June 2015.
- Perchoc Ph.: Reviewing the European Neighbourhood Policy, „At a glance", European Parliament - European Parliamentary Research Service, June 2015.
- Płóciennik S.: Zamrozić Grexit. Niemcy wobec kryzysu strefy euro, „Biuletyn PISM" nr 62 (1299), Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, 26.06.2015.
- Renda A.: Antitrust on the 'G string': What's behind the Commission's investigations of Google and Gazprom?, „Commentary", Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), 15.06.2015.
- Secrieru S., Sobják A.: Moldova's European Integration: On Sick Leave?, „PISM Strategic File" no. 13 (76), Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, June 2015.
- Steinberg F.: Reforming the euro to win back the people, „Expert Comment" no. 42/2015, Royal Institute Elcano, 15.06.2015.
- Stormowska M. i in.: Europejska Stolica Kultury – szansa dla Wrocławia i Polski, „Biuletyn PISM" nr 63 (1300), Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, 30.06.2015.
- Tilford S.: How will the eurozone cope with the next downturn?, „CER Bulletin" iss. 102, June/July 2015, Centre for European Reform, s. 6.
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