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EU DOCUMENTS IN THE SEJM |
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In February 2023 the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 3 meetings, no. 196-198. During these meetings the Committee:
- considered the information on the Annual report of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) on the performance of the EU budget in 2021, presented by Marek Opioła, ECA member [mtg no. 196],
- pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
- communication from the Commission: Annual Sustainable Growth Survey 2023 (COM(2022) 780) together with the Government position [mtg no. 197],
- communication from the Commission: Short-Term Energy Market Interventions and Long Term Improvements to the Electricity Market Design – a course for action (COM(2022) 236) together with the Government position [mtg no. 197],
- information of the Council of Ministers on the Foreign Affairs Council meeting planned for 20 February 2023 [mtg no. 198],
- pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders, considered:
- proposal for a Council regulation Enhancing solidarity through better coordination of gas purchases, exchanges of gas across borders and reliable price benchmarks (COM(2022) 549) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 197],
- proposal for a Council regulation laying down a framework to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy (COM(2022) 591) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 197],
- proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation, and deleting Article 20 of Directive 2006/54/EC and Article 11 of Directive 2010/41/E (COM(2022) 688) as well as proposal for a Council directive on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment between persons irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin, equal treatment in the field of employment and occupation between persons irrespective of their religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, equal treatment between women and men in matters of social security and in the access to and supply of goods and services, and deleting Article 13 of Directive 2000/43/EC and Article 12 of Directive 2004/113/EC (COM(2022) 689), together with the draft positions of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 198],
- proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market (European Media Freedom Act) and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (COM(2022) 457) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 198],
- pursuant to Art. 10(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
- proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste and amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) No 2020/1056 (COM(2021) 709) together with the Government information relating to it [mtg no. 197],
- according to the proposal of the Committee Bureau, didn't raise any comment to the following EU documents:
- pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 3 draft legal acts:: COM(2023) 4, 6, 23 [mtg no. 198],
- pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Standing Orders of the Sejm and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 8 documents: COM(2023) 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 32; C(2023) 39 [mtg no. 198],
- considered [mtg no. 198]:
- the Committee Bureau proposal to establish a permanent sub-committee,
- proposals for scrutiny topics to be included in the 2024 work programme of the Supreme Audit Office,
- information of the Committee Chair on the delegation of the Bureaus of the EU Affairs Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee in Chisinau, 16-18 January 2023.
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In February 2023, information on and documents of SUE meetings no. 196-198, 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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SUBSIDIARITY CHECK IN NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS |
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INTERPARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION |
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27-28 February 2023, Brussels, European Semester Conference - Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the EU, co-organised by the European Parliament and the Swedish Riksdag
- Political groups meetings
- Opening session: Economic and social challenges in times of geopolitical uncertainty
- Welcoming words and opening remarks: Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, Andreas NORLÉN, Speaker of the Swedish Riksdag, Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Executive Vice-President, European Commission, Mathias CORMANN, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)(video message)
Interparliamentary Committee Meetings (in parallel)
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
- Session I: High Inflation: the Conundrum of the right policy responses
- Session II: The impact of the decreasing use of cash - the case of digital currencies
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
- Session I: Socio-economic consequences of high inflation and energy prices and remedies to address them with focus on vulnerable households
- Session II: Further integrating the social dimension in the review of the EU's economic and fiscal framework
Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
- Session I: Climate change, energy, inflation: what role for the Multiannual Financial Framework and Own Resources, and how to best create synergies with national interventions?
- Session II: Support for Ukraine - national and EU budgetary crisis responses and the role of parliaments
Plenary session
- Review of the EU economic governance framework – exchange of views
- Remote working within the EU – fiscal challenges
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