In June 2022 the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 8 meetings, no. 142-149, via electronic means of distance communication. During these meetings the Committee:

• pursuant to Art. 7(4) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC (COM(2022) 142) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 142],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (COM(2022) 184) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 144],
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) and Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (COM(2022) 156) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 145],
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/83/EU concerning financial services contracts concluded at a distance and repealing Directive 2002/65/EC (COM(2022) 204) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 146],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EU) 305/2011 (COM(2022) 144) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 147],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 as regards a specific measure to provide exceptional temporary support under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in response to the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine (COM(2022) 242) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 148],
• pursuant to Art. 11(1) of the Cooperation Act, considered information on the position the Council of Ministers intends to take during consideration of draft EU legal acts at the meetings of:
  • Justice and Internal Affairs Council, 9-10 June 2022 - COM(2018) 225, 226; COM(2021) 756, 757, 782, 784, 851, 891; COM(2022) 18 [pos. nr 142],
  • General Affairs Council, 21 June 2022 - COM(2021) 731, COM(2022) 122 [pos. nr 143],
  • Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 14 June 2022 - COM(2020) 727, COM(2022) 197 [pos. nr 144],
  • Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 16 June 2022 - com(2021) 762 [pos. nr 144],
  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 13 June 2022 - COM(2022) 134 [pos. nr 145],
  • Transport, Telecommunication and Energy Council, 27 June 2022 - COM(2020) 791, COM(2016) 798, COM(2021) 558, COM(2021) 557, COM(2021) 802, COM(2022) 135, COM(2021) 805 [mtg no. 147],
  • Environment Council, 28 June 2022 - COM(2022) 242, COM(2016) 798, COM(2021) 552, COM(2021) 571, COM(2021) 555, COM(2021) 554, COM(2021) 556, COM(2021) 568, COM(2021) 706, COM(2021) 709, COM(2022) 150, COM(2022) 156, COM(2022) 142, COM(2021) 551, [mtg no. 148],
• pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • information of the Council of Ministers on the European Council meeting held on 30-31 May 2022 [pos. nr 143],
  • information of the Council of Ministers on the Foreign Affairs Council meeting planned for 20 June 2022 [mtg no. 144],
  • report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation and application of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 January – 31 December 2021 (COM(2022) 126) together with the Government position [mtg no. 143],
  • communication from the Commission: REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy (COM(2022) 108) together with the Government position [mtg no. 145],
  • information of the Council of Ministers on the European Council meeting planned for 23-24 June 2022 [mtg no. 146],
  • communication from the Commission: Towards a green, digital and resilient economy: our European Growth Model (COM(2022) 83) together with the Government position [mtg no. 147],
• pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders considered:
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings ("Strategic lawsuits against public participation" (COM(2022) 177) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 148],
• according to the proposal of the Committee Bureau, didn't raise any comment to the following EU documents:
  • pursuant to Art. 7(4) of the Cooperation Act – to 2 draft legislative acts: COM(2022) 150, 189 [mtg no. 142];
  • pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 43 draft legal acts: COM(2022) 188, 193, 194, 199, 200, 201, 205, 207, 208, 214, 215, 218 [mtg no. 142]; COM(2022) 246, 248 [mtg no. 146]; JOIN(2021) 33, COM(2022) 219, 227, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627 [mtg no. 147];
  • pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 17 documents: COM(2022) 196, 198, 210, 213, 225 [mtg no. 142]; COM(2022) 228, 234, 240, 243, 301, 302, 629, 630, JOIN(2022) 13, 15, 16, 24 [mtg no. 147];
• considered the draft work programme of the Committee for the period 1 July - 31 December 2022 [mtg no. 146],
• considered:
  • for the State Audit Committee – the report on the activity of the Supreme Audit Office in 2021 (paper no. 2346) in the scope of the Committee competence,
  • for the Public Finances Committee – the report on the implementation of the State budget for the period 1 January - 31 December 2021 (paper no. 2306) together with the Supreme Audit Office analysis in the scope of the appropriate budget parts,
• and issued the opinions thereon [mtg no. 149].

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In June 2022 information on and documents of SUE meetings no. 142-149, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat, were published in the EDL-S (European Legislative Documents in the Sejm) and IPEX databases.

In June 2022 the national parliaments submitted 5 reasoned opinions on the non-compliance of the scrutinised draft legislative acts with the subsidiarity principle.

* European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for the Council regulation on the election of the Members of the European Parliament

27 June 2022, EU enlargement policy in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Interparliamentary Committee Meeting organised by the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), hybrid format
With the participation of Members of Parliament from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Moldova, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine

• Welcome and opening remarks by Mr David McAllister, Chair of the AFET Committee
• Speech of the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi 

16 June 2022, Common experiences and challenges in exercising budgetary control functions, Interparliamentary Committee Meeting of the EP Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)

• Opening of the meeting and welcome words by the Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control, Monika Hohlmeier
• Panel I - Audit and control processes, including:
  • Control procedures (reporting, questionnaires, hearings etc.)
  • Increased digitalisation of processes
  • Speeding up discharge processes
  • Co-operation between the actors in the budgetary control universe (parliamentary committee, national management and audit authorities, national court of auditors, etc.)
  • Prevention and detection or fraud, misuse, conflicts of interests, etc.
  • Financial corrections (how are parliaments involved/reporting etc.
• Panel II - Audit and control results, including:
  • More and better information about recipients of public funds
  • Better controls (including ARCHNE, EU and national IT systems and databases)
  • Balance between compliance and performance auditing
  • Link to budgetary procedures
• Closing remarks by the Chair of the Committee on budgetary control, Ms. Monika Hohlmeier

14 June 2022, The debt crisis in developing countries,  Interparliamentary Committee Meeting organised by the European Parliament Committee on Development (DEVE), hybrid fromat

• Welcoming words by Pierrette Herzberger Fofana, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Development
• Session 1: Developing countries’ debts: a ticking time bomb?
  • Anna Gelpern, expert on sovereign debt and financial regulation, Georgetown University Law Centre, Deborah Düring, Member of the German Bundestag
  • Case study: Zambia - guest speakers from Zambia, World Bank et al.
  • Questions, comments and replies by the panellists
• Session 2: What should be done?
  • Iolanda Fresnillo, EURODAD (European Network on Debt and Development), MEP Charles GOERENS, rapporteur of the 2018 European Parliament Resolution on ‘Enhancing developing countries’ debt sustainability’; officials from the European Commission
  • Debate
  • Closing words by Pierrette Herzberger Fofana, Vice-Chair of DEVE