In February 2024 the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 8 meetings, no. 8-15.
During these meetings the Committee

• pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders considered:
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a monitoring framework for resilient European forests (COM(2023) 728) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 8],
  • proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2022/2577 laying down a framework to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy (COM(2023) 763) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 8],
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/106/EEC as regards a support framework for intermodal transport of goods and Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards calculation of external costs savings and generation of aggregated data (COM(2023) 702) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 9],
  • proposal for a Council implementing decision amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 9728/22 INIT; ST 9728/22 ADD 1) of 17 June 2022 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Poland (COM(2023) 745) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 9],
• pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • Council of Ministers' information on the meeting of the European Council held on 1 February 2024 [mtg no. 8],
  • Council of Ministers' information on the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council planned for 19 February 2024 [mtg no. 9],
  • Communication from the Commission: 2023 Communication on EU Enlargement Policy (COM(2023) 690) together with the Government position [mtg no. 9],
  • Report from the Commission: 2023 Annual Report on the implementation of the European Union's External Action Instruments in 2022 (COM(2023) 717) together with the Government position [mtg no. 9],
  • Communication from the Commission: Creation of a common European mobility data space (COM(2023) 751) together with the Government position [mtg no. 12],
  • Communication from the Commission on the revision of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan (COM(2023) 634) together with the Government position [mtg no. 12],
  • Report from the Commission on the implementation of the Innovation Fund in 2022 (COM(2023) 732) together with the Government position [mtg no. 12],
  • Report from the Commission to the Council on the review of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2577 of 22 December 2022 laying down a framework to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy (COM(2023) 764) together with the Government position [mtg no. 12],
  • Communication of the EU Council: European Parliament proposals for the amendment of the Treaties - Notification to national Parliaments (CM 5781/23) together with the Government position [mtg no. 13],
  • Communication from the Commission on Skills and Talent Mobility (COM(2023) 715) together with the Government position [mtg no. 14],
  • Communication from the Commission: Annual Sustainable Growth Survey 2024 (COM(2023) 901) together with the Government position [mtg no. 15],
• pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act considered:
  • proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2022/2576 as regards the prolongation of its period of application (COM(2023) 762) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 12],
• pursuant to Art. 10(2) of the Cooperation Act considered:
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (COM(2022) 71) together with the Government information [mtg no. 9],
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating violence against women and domestic violence (COM(2022) 105) together with the Government information [mtg no. 14],
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (COM(2023) 424) together with the Government information [mtg no. 15],
  • 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 [...] (COM(2022) 688) together with the Government information [mtg no. 15],
  • 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 [...] (COM(2022) 689) together with the Government information [mtg no. 15],
• 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 Home Affairs Council, 4-5 March 2024 – COM(2022) 209, COM(2023) 755, 777 [mtg no. 15],
  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 26 February 2024 – COM(2021) 72, 784, COM(2022) 171, 546, COM(2023) 71, 244 [mtg no. 15],
  • Competitiveness Council, 7 March 2024 – COM(2023) 533, COM(2022) 71, 453, 459, 461, 462 [mtg no. 15],
• 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(2023) 636 [mtg no. 9], (COM(2024) 42 [mtg no. 12],
  • pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 15 draft legal acts: COM(2024) 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 [mtg no. 9], COM(2024) 10, 11, 18, 19 [mtg no. 12], COM(2024) 20, 37, 38, 39, 48, 57 [mtg no. 15],
  • pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Standing Orders of the Sejm and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 16 documents: COM(2024) 1, 6, 7, 9 [mtg no. 9], COM(2024) 12, 13, 16, 32 [mtg no. 12], C(2024) 344, 489, COM(2024) 21, 22, 36, 40, 41, 49 [mtg no. 15],
• considered proposals for audit topics for the work plan of the Supreme Audit Office for 2025 [mtg no. 9],
• considered the information on the "Annual report of the European Court of Auditors on the performance of the EU budget for 2022", presented by the member of the European Court of Auditors Marek Opioła [mtg no. 11],
• considered the information for the Sejm and for the Senate on the Republic of Poland's participation in the activities of the European Union in July-December 2023 (Spanish Presidency of the Council of European Union) (paper no. 193), presented by the Minister for EU Affairs Adam Szłapka [mtg no. 13],
• together with the Foreign Affairs Committee held the meeting [no. 10] on:
  • the results of the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council, with participation of the Spanish Presidency representative, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain in Poland, Ramiro Fernández Bachiller,
  • the programme of the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council, with participation of the Belgian Presidency representative, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium in Poland, Rik Van Droogenbroeck.

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In February 2024 information on and documents of SUE meetings no. 8-15, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat, were published in the EDL-S (European Legislative Documents in the Sejm) and IPEX databases.

• 08.02.2024, the Committee discussed:
  • the EP document P9_TA(2023)0427 - Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties. European Parliament resolution of 22 November 2023 on proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties (2022/2051(INL)),
  • treaties' amendments in the scope of environment, biodiversity, climate change, climate negotiations, water resources and lands,
  • amendments in the consolidated text (TFEU, TEU), ia. no. 4, 69, 83, 160, 167,
  • proposals for new scope of EU competence (points 13, 32) [mtg no. 7].

• 21.02.2024, the Committee established a permanent sub-committee for monitoring Common Agriculture Policy of the EU and new states accession to the EU with emphasis on Ukraine [mtg no. 9].

• 21.02.2024, the Committee established a permanent sub-committee for regional policy and spending of EU funds [mtg no. 11].

• 08.02.2024, heard the information of the Foreign Affairs Minister on the Eastern Partnership development and the situation in the states concerned, with particular emphasis on the Associated Trio [mtg no. 7].

In February 2024 the national parliaments submitted 4 reasoned opinions on the non-compliance of the scrutinised draft legislative acts with the subsidiarity principle.

12-13.02.2024, European Parliamentary Week, European Semester Conference - Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the EU
Monday, 12 February 2023

• Political groups meetings
• Opening session

Welcoming words and opening remarks: Dita Charanzová, Vice-President of the European Parliament, Eliane Tillieux, President of the Belgian House of Representatives, Stephanie D'Hose, President of the Belgian Senate, Charles Michel, President of the European Council, Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission
INTERPARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE MEETINGS (in parallel)
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Topic: Euro@25: What's next for the EMU?

• Panel I: Exchange of views with invited academics
• Panel II: Exchange of views with invited policy makers

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)

• Session I: How to best promote social investment in the context of the EU's reviewed governance framework and fiscal rules?
• Session II: The role of upward social convergence in the context of diverging inflation, debt challenges and increased cost of living

Committee on Budgets (BUDG)

• Session I: Lessons learned from NextGenerationEU: national and EU perspectives on how the EU budget can react in times of crisis
• Session II: The budget and the prospect of enlargement – options to reform the EU's financial, budgetary and regulatory resources

Tuesday, 13 February 2023
PLENARY SESSION

• Plenary session I: Strategic investments and reforms in view of enhancing EU's growth potential
• Plenary session II: The future of the EU single market and taxation

18-19.02.2024, Ghent, 14th Meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on Europol 

• Troika meeting
• Welcoming speech by Stephanie D'Hose, Speaker of the Belgian Senate
• Adoption of the agenda and opening remarks: Celia Groothedde, Co-Chair of the JPSG, Belgian Senate, Koen Metsu, Co-Chair of the JPSG, Belgian House of Representatives, Cyrus Engerer, Co-Chair of the JPSG, European Parliament
  • Chairs' announcements, reporting on the outcome of the Troika meeting
  • Report by the JPSG Representatives to the Europol Management Board meeting
• Presentation and possible adoption of the Joint amendment to the JPSG Rules of Procedure to include an Addendum regarding the establishment of the Consultative Forum on fundamental rights
• Europol activities October 2023 – February 2024 and reply to written contributions by delegations; presentations, exchange of views
• Report from the European Data Protection Supervisor
  • Presentations by the European Data Protection Supervisor, Wojciech Wiewiórowski and by Jürgen EBNER, Deputy Executive Director of Europol, Governance Directorate; exchange of views
• Session I: Illegal weapons trafficking; keynote speech, presentations, exchange of views
• Keynote speech by Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs
• Session II: Combating trafficking in human beings; presentations, exchange of views
• Closing remarks by JPSG Co-Chairs

28-29 February 2024, Meeting of the Presidents of Parliaments of the Visegrád Group countries
Part I (V4) – V4 cooperation in the field of economy, energy security and migration
Part II (V4 and Ukraine) – Russian aggression against Ukraine