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31 August 2020
EUROPEAN DEBATES IN THE SEJM
24 July 2020 - the Sejm accepted the information of the Prime Minister on the provisions of the agreement reached at the special meeting of the European Council in Brussels on 17-21 July 2020. Debate in plenary was held on 22 July 2020 (verbatim record/PL point 3).
EU DOCUMENTS IN THE SEJM

In July-August 2020 the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 7 meetings via electronic means of distance communication: no 21-27. During these meetings the Committee:

  • pursuant to Art. 7(4) of the Cooperation Act, considered the following legislative proposals or amended legislative proposals together with the draft positions of the Republic of Poland relating to them:
    • proposal for a regulation of the EP and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards the introduction of specific measures for addressing the COVID-19 crisis (COM(2020) 223); proposal for a regulation of the EP and of the Council on the establishment of a Programme for the Union's action in the field of health –for the period 2021-2027 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 282/2014 ("EU4Health Programme") (COM(2020) 405); proposal for a regulation of the EP and of the Council on the public sector loan facility under the Just Transition Mechanism (COM(2020) 453) [mtg no. 21],
    • amended proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (COM(2020) 443); amended proposal for a Council decision on the system of Own Resources of the European Union (COM(2020) 445) [mtg no. 22],
    • proposal for a regulation of the EP and of the Council establishing the InvestEU Programme (COM(2020) 403); proposal for a regulation of the EP and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 as regards creation of a Solvency Support Instrument (COM(2020) 404); proposal for a regulation of the EP and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards exceptional additional resources and implementing arrangements under the Investment for growth and jobs goal (COM(2020) 451) [mtg no. 23],
    • proposal for a regulation of the EP and of the Council establishing a Recovery and Resilience Facility (COM(2020) 408); proposal for a regulation of the EP and of the Council establishing a Technical Support Instrument (COM(2020) 409); amended proposal for a regulation of the EP and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe [...] (COM(2020) 459); proposal for a regulation of the EP and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) N° 1257/96 concerning Humanitarian Aid (COM(2020) 461) [mtg no. 24],
  • pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered the following proposals or amended proposals for EU legal acts together with the draft positions of the Republic of Poland relating to them:
    • amended proposal for an Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline [...] (COM(2020) 444) [mtg no. 22],
    • recommendation for a Council recommendation on the 2020 National Reform Programme of Poland and delivering a Council opinion on the 2020 Convergence Programme of Poland (COM(2020) 521) [mtg no. 26],
    • proposal for a Council regulation establishing a European Union Recovery Instrument to support the recovery in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic (COM(2020) 441) [mtg no. 27],
  • pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
    • the Council of Ministers' information about the meeting of the European Council planned for 17-18 July 2020 [mtg no. 22],
    • communication from the Commission: 2020 European Semester: Country-specific recommendations (COM(2020) 500) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 26],
    • communication from the Commission: The EU budget powering the recovery plan for Europe (COM(2020) 442) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 27],
    • the Council of Ministers' information about the meeting of the European Council held on 17-21 July 2020 [mtg no. 27],
  • 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 17 draft legislative acts: COM(2020) 221, 225, 233, 450 [mtg no. 21]; COM(2020) 206, 215, 220, 407, 446, 447, 452, 460 [mtg no. 22]; COM(2020) 240, 257, 260, 421, 423 [mtg no. 26];
    • pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 44 draft legal acts: COM(2020) 227, 422 [mtg no. 21]; COM(2020) 205, 213, 214, 216, 218, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528 [mtg no. 22]; COM(2020) 234, 242, 247, 254, 255, 256, 267, 271, 279, 287 [mtg no. 26];
    • pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 62 documents: COM(2020) 226, 230 [mtg no. 21]; COM(2020) 204, 207, 208, 209, 217, 224, 381, 440, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, SWD(2020) 93 [mtg no. 22]; COM(2020) 64, 232, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 241, 243, 245, 248, 252, 258, 259, 262, 268, 272, 288, 289, 290, 298, 399, JOIN(2020) 8 [mtg no. 26];
  • established a Standing Subcommittee for the use of funds from the European Union [mtg. no. 23],
  • considered the draft work programme of the Committee for the period 1 August - 31 December 2020 [mtg no. 26].

SUE together with the Foreign Affairs Committee took note of the "Information concerning the level of involvement of the EU in dealing with the effects of SARS-COV-2 pandemic, including the assistance to Poland".

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In July-August 2020 information on and documents of SUE meetings no. 21-27, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat, were published in the EDL-S (European Legislative Documents in the Sejm) and IPEX databases.

WORK IN COMMITTEES
 Agriculture and Rural Development Committee
  • 23.07.2020, held the first reading and considered the governmental draft act amending the act on supporting rural development with the use of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development under the Rural Development Program for 2014-2020 (mtg no. 19).
SUBSIDIARITY CHECK IN NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS

According to the information from IPEX database as of 8 September 2020, 36 draft legislative acts were subject to subsidiarity scrutiny in July-August 2020. The national parliaments submitted no reasoned opinion on the non-compliance of the scrutinised draft acts with the subsidiarity principle.

ALL REASONED OPINIONS OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS IN IPEX