• scrutinised 71 EU documents:
  • pursuant to Art. 7(4) of the Cooperation Act – 17 EU draft legislative acts concerning i.a.: monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles, General Budget of the EU for the financial year 2018; harmonisation of gross national income at market prices (GNI Regulation),
  • pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act – 28 EC documents (7 communications, 17 reports, 1 joint report, 1 proposal for regulation and 2 other) concerning i.a.: social dimension of Europe; Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights; Mid-Term Review of the Capital Markets Union Action Plan,
  • pursuant to Art. 11(1) of the Cooperation Act – EU documents, which were to be discussed by: Economic and Financial Affairs Council and Agriculture and Fisheries Council,
  • pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act – 18 EU draft legal acts concerning i.a.: Council decision laying down a simplified procedure for the drawing up of Union positions in the Council of Members of the International Olive Council, Council recommendation on tracking graduates, renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil,
• scrutinized information on the Foreign Affairs Council meeting planned for 17 July 2017 and information on the results of the European Council meeting held on 22-23 June 2017 (presented by Secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Konrad Szymański) (mtg no. 144).

SUE together with Local Government and Regional Policy Committee:

• considered the Government bill amending the act on principles of realization of programmes in the scope of cohesion policy financed in the financial perspective 2014–2020 and some related acts (paper no. 1636);
• considered amendments tabled during the second reading to bill amending the act on principles of realization of programmes in the scope of cohesion policy financed in the financial perspective 2014–2020 and some related acts (paper no. 1636 and 1695) (mtg no. 146).

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In July and August 2017 information on and documents of SUE meetings no. 143-145 and 147-148, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat, were published in the EDL-S (European Legislative Documents in the Sejm) and IPEX databases.

• 18.07.2017, held the first reading and considered a government bill on the ratification of the Headquarters Agreement between the Republic of Poland and the European Frontier and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) signed in Warsaw on 09.03.2017 (paper no. 1694). The bill was presented by the Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Renata Szczęch and the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Jakub Skiba (AHA mtg no. 109, FA mtg no. 82).

Digitalisation, Innovation and New Technologies Committee

• 05.07.2017, considered the information of the President of the Office of Electronic Communications, Marcin Cichy on the "roam like at home" principle and fees for telecommunications services in Poland after the entry into force of the regulation of the EP and of the Council 2015/2120/EU of 25.11.2015 and the EU regulation 531/2012 of 13.06.2012 (mtg no.64);

Public Finance Committee

• 19.07.2017, gave a positive opinion for the EU Affairs Committee and Local Government and Regional Policy Committee on the Government bill amending the act on principles of implementation of programmes in the scope of cohesion policy financed under the financial perspective 2014–2020 and some related acts (paper no. 1636) (mtg no. 244).

 In July and August 2017

• the following bills implementing EU law have been referred to the first reading [paper no.]:
  
  • Government bill on package travel and linked travel arrangements [1784],
  • Government bill amending the act on supervision of financial market and the act on the business of insurance and reinsurance [1782],
  • Government bill on insurance distribution [1781],
  • Government bill amending the act on aliens and some other acts [1780],
  • Government bill amending the act - Environmental law and some other acts [1765],
  • Government bill amending the act on technical inspection [1731],

  • Government bill amending the act on management of packaging and packaging waste and some other acts [1730],

• the following acts implementing EU law have been published [paper no.]:
  
  • Act of 20 July 2017 on technical inspection [1731],
    
  • Act of 12 July 2017 amending the act on substances that deplete the ozone layer and some fluorinated greenhouse gases and some other acts [1647],
  • Act of 20 July 2017 - Water law [1529],
  • Act of 20 July 2017 amending the act on promotion of employment and labour market institutions and some other acts [1494].

In July and August 2017, 21 draft legislative acts were subject to subsidiarity scrutiny. As of 6 September 2017, the national parliaments submitted 2 reasoned opinions on the non-compliance of the scrutinised draft acts with the subsidiarity principle.

9-10 July 2017, Tallinn, Meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC

• Meeting of the Presidential Troika of COSAC
• Opening of the meeting, welcome address, introductory remarks, adoption of the agenda
• Procedural issues and miscellaneous matters
  • Information of the results of the Presidential Troika of COSAC
  • Draft agenda of the LVIII COSAC
  • Outline of the 28th Bi-Annual Report of COSAC
  • Appointment of the Permanent Member of the COSAC Secretariat for 2018–2019
  • Letters received by the Presidency
• Priorities of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU
  • Debate
• From start-ups to scale-ups – EU’s unused potential
  • Debate
• Closing remarks

NEW ON THE OIDE WEBSITE

Following sections have been updated:

OIDE Notes: Brexit - documents, Rule of law compliance mechanisms in the European Union

Important Parliamentary Debates: Debate on the state of the Union and Commission’s work programmes

Bibliographies: BREXIT – selected publications (since 2016)

LATEST DEBATES - COMMENTS

Selected articles on the current political and economic issues in the EU from the specialist periodicals available on-line (accessed 05.09.2017)

• Atanassov N.: European Citizens' Initiative (ECI), „W skrócie", Biuro Analiz Parlamentu Europejskiego, 14.07.2017.
• Bond I.: Liberalism under attack: Is the EU a fortress or a sandcastle?, „Policy insight", Centre for European Reform, July 2017.
• Bonomi M.: The Western Balkans in the European Union: Perspectives of a Region in Europe, „Documenti IAI", iss. 17/13, Istituto Affari Internazionali, 06.07.2017.
• Carrera S., Guild E., Mitsilegas V.: Reflections on the Terrorist Attacks in Barcelona: Constructing a principled and trust-based EU approach to countering terrorism, „Ceps Policy Insights", no 32, Centre for European Policy Studies, 29.08.2017.
• Debomy D., Tripier A.: European public opinion and the EU following the peak of the migration crisis, „Policy paper", Notre Europe - The Jacques Delors Institute, 06.07.2017.
• Fabry E.: Protecting without Protectionism?, „Tribune", Notre Europe - The Jacques Delors Institute, 11.07.2017.
• Giuli M.: Trump's gas doctrine: What does it mean for the EU?, „Commentary", European Policy Centre, 26.07.2017.
• Helwig N.: The EU in the German Elections: A Window of Opportunity for Euro and Defence Reforms, „FIIA Briefing Paper 225", Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 30.08.2017.
• Kugiel P.: Relacje Unii Europejskiej z Australią: czas na strategiczne partnerstwo, „Biuletyn PISM" nr 72 (1514), Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, 25.07.2017.
• Lazarou E.: European defence – A year on from the global strategy, „Briefing", Biuro Analiz Parlamentu Europejskiego,12.07.2017.
• Lilyanova V.: The Berlin Process and the Trieste summit 2017, „W skrócie", Biuro Analiz Parlamentu Europejskiego,11.07.2017.
• Luining M., Schout A.: EU labour mobility: an EU that protects?, Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael', August 2017.
• McDonagh B.: Why Europe Matters More Than Ever, „IAI Commentaries", iss. 17/01, Istituto Affari Internazionali, 06.07.2017.
• Mesdag F.: Towards a new way to finance the EU budget? Reflections on the Monti Report, „CEPOB - College of Europe Policy Brief series", College of Europe, July 2017.
• Radjenovic A.: Reception of asylum-seekers - recast Directive, „Briefing ", Biuro Analiz Parlamentu Europejskiego, 19.07.2017.
• Raś K.: „Jedność poprzez równowagę" – przewodnictwo Estonii w Radzie UE, „Biuletyn PISM" nr 68 (1506), Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, 17.07.2017.
• Russell M.: Gazprom's controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline, „W skrócie", Biuro Analiz Parlamentu Europejskiego, 06.07.2017.
• Schout A.: Public support for European integration: Not an EU problem, Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael', July 2017.
• Tocci N.: The Time for European Defence Has Come: Rome Must Step Up to the Task, „Commentaries IAI", iss. 17/07, Istituto Affari Internazionali, August 2017.
• Turhan E.: Thinking out of the Accession Box: The Potential and Limitations of Internal and External Differentiated Integration Between Turkey and the EU, Centre international de formation européenne, „CIFE Policy Paper", n°58, Centre international de formation européenne, 03.07.2017.
• Zandee D.: 2017: A turning point for European defence?, Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael', July 2017.
• Zuleeg F.: Why the EU will have an industrial policy - but not necessarily a good one, „Commentary", European Policy Centre, 18.07.2017.
  

BREXIT

• Amtenbrink F.: Legal Implications of Brexit: Customs Union, Internal Market Acquis for Goods and Services, Consumer Protection Law, Public Procurement, „Badanie", Biuro Analiz Parlamentu Europejskiego,09.08.2017.
• Blockmans S.,Van der Loo G.: Brexit: Towards an 'EFTA-like' dispute settlement mechanism, "CEPS Commentaries", Centre for European Policy Studies, 31 August 2017.
• Bakker A., Drent M., Zandee D.: European defence: how to engage the UK after Brexit?, „Clingendael Report ", Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael', July 2017.
• Duff A.: Brexit: No ordinary third country, „Discussion paper", European Policy Centre, 06.07.2017.
• Feldman D.: Pulling a trigger or starting a journey? Brexit in the Supreme Court, Cambridge Law Journal", Vol. 76/2, July 2017, s. 217.
• Poptcheva E.-M., A., Tilindyte-Humburg L.: EU and UK positions on citizens' rights: First phase of Brexit negotiations, „Briefing", Biuro Analiz Parlamentu Europejskiego, 13.07.2017.
• Robinson T.: Brexit reading list: negotiations and future relations, „Commons Briefing Paper" no. 7989, House of Commons Library, 31.08.2017.
• Springford J.: Why Brexiters should get behind Philip Hammond's transition, „Policy insight", Centre for European Reform, August 2017.
• Szymańska J.: Perspektywy negocjacji w sprawie Brexitu, „Biuletyn PISM" nr 69 (1511), Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, 18.07.2017.
• Temple Lang J.:Can the UK Negotiate a New Kind of Free Trade Arrangement?, The Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA), 28.07.2017.
• Zuleeg F.: Reality bites: the Brexit negotiations seen from the other side of the Channel, „Commentary", European Policy Centre, 24.07.2017.

EU CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES

Selected articles and papers
(available in the Sejm Library or on-line, accessed 05.09.2017)

• Carrera V: Towards a comprehensive EU protection system for minorities, „Badanie", Biuro Analiz Parlamentu Europejskiego, 30.08.2017.
• Dehousse F.: The reform of the EU Courts (IV), „In Commentaries", EGMONT – The Royal Institute for International Relations, 30.08.2017.
• Depaigne V.: Protecting Fundamental Rights in Trade Agreements between the EU and Third Countries, „European Law Review" iss. 4, August 2017.
• Frenz W.: No Judicial Brexit of the German Federal Constitutional Court, „European Law Review" iss. 4, August 2017.
• Huber D., Mohamed K., Nouira A.: The EU's Democracy, Human Rights and Resilience Discourse and Its Contestation, „Methodology and Concept Papers", no. 4, Istituto Affari Internazionali, July 2017.
• Ligeti K.: The Protection of the Procedural Rights of Persons Concerned by OLAF Administrative Investigations and the Admissibility of OLAF Final Reports as Criminal Evidence, „Analiza", Biuro Analiz Parlamentu Europejskiego, 06.07.2017.
• Galster J., Lis-Staranowicz D.: Doktryna point of no return w prawie Unii Europejskiej. Ratione materiae wobec ratione temporis, „Państwo i Prawo", Nr 7, lipiec 2017, s. 3.
• Sancho D.: The Concept of Establishment and Data Protection Law: Rethinking Establishment, „European Law Review" iss. 4, August 2017.
• Sari A.: Reversing a Withdrawal Notification under Article 50 TEU: Can a Member State Change its Mind?, „European Law Review" iss. 4, August 2017.