In March 2023 the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 8 meetings, no. 199-206. 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 on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information (API) for enhancing and facilitating external border controls, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/817 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1726, and repealing Council Directive 2004/82/EC (COM(2022) 729) and proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/818 (COM(2022) 731) together with the draft positions of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 199],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU, Euratom) amending the Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union (2022/0906 (COD)) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 200],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 648/2012, (EU) No 575/2013 and (EU) 2017/1131 as regards measures to mitigate excessive exposures to third-country central counterparties and improve the efficiency of Union clearing markets (COM(2022) 697) and proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2009/65/EU, 2013/36/EU and (EU) 2019/2034 as regards the treatment of concentration risk towards central counterparties and the counterparty risk on centrally cleared derivative transactions (COM(2022) 698) together with the draft positions of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 202],
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/65/EU to make public capital markets in the Union more attractive for companies and to facilitate access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises and repealing Directive 2001/34/EC (COM(2022) 760) and proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) No 596/2014 and (EU) No 600/2014 to make public capital markets in the Union more attractive for companies and to facilitate access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises (COM(2022) 762) together with the draft positions of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 202],
  • proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (COM(2022) 707) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 202],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013 (COM(2023) 31) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 203),
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law (COM(2022) 702) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 203],
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims (COM(2022) 732) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 203],
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on multiple-vote share structures in companies that seek the admission to trading of their shares on an SME growth market (COM(2022) 761) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 205],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (COM(2022) 748) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 205],
  • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removal (COM(2022) 672) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 206],
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (recast) (COM(2022) 542) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 206],
  • proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards VAT rules for the digital age (COM(2022) 701) and proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 as regards the VAT administrative cooperation arrangements needed for the digital age (COM(2022) 703) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 206],
• 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 , 9-10 March 2023 - COM(2016) 277, COM(2022) 245, COM(2022) 684 [mtg no. 199],
  • Environment Council, 16 March 2023 - COM(2022) 156, 541, 672, 677, COM(2023) 88 [mtg no. 201],
  • Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Protection Council, 14 March 2023 - COM(2022) 721 [mtg no. 202],
  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 20 March 2023 – COM(2022) 304 [mtg no. 206],
• pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
  • report from the Commission on the cultural dimension of sustainable development in EU actions (COM(2022) 709) [mtg no. 200],
  • communication from the Commission on the EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods (COM(2022) 800) together with the Government position [mtg no. 200],
  • communication from the Commission: Digitalising the energy system - EU action plan (COM(2022) 552) together with the Government position [mtg no. 201],
  • report from the Commission: Progress on competitiveness of clean energy technologies (COM(2022) 643) together with the Government position [mtg no. 201],
  • communication from the Commission: Energy Emergency - preparing, purchasing and protecting the EU together (COM(2022) 553) together with the Government position [mtg no. 201],
  • communication from the Commission: EU Global Health Strategy Better Health for All in a Changing World (COM(2022) 675) together with the Government position [mtg no. 202],
  • information of the Council of Ministers on the European Council meeting held on 9 February 2023 [mtg no. 200],
  • information of the Council of Ministers on the European Council meeting planned for 23-24 March 2023 [mtg no. 205],
  • information of the Council of Ministers on the Foreign Affairs Council meeting planned for 20 March 2023 [mtg no. 205],
  • communication from the Commission: State of Health Preparedness Report (COM(2022) 669) together with the Government position [mtg no. 201],
• pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders, considered:
  • proposal for a Council regulation establishing a market correction mechanism to protect citizens and the economy against excessively high prices (COM(2022) 668) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 201],
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy (COM(2022) 540) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 204],
  • proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning urban wastewater treatment (recast) (COM(2022) 541) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 204],
• 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 4 draft legislative acts: COM(2023) 10, 63 [mtg no. 199], COM(2023) 64, 65 [mtg no. 200];
  • pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 21 draft legal acts: COM(2023) 37, 41, 42, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 58 [mtg no. 199], JOIN(2022) 34, COM(2023) 67, 69, 70, 90 [mtg no. 200], COM(2023) 82, 87, 89 [mtg no. 205];
  • pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Standing Orders of the Sejm and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act – do 34 documents: COM(2023) 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 43, 44, 45, 53, 57, 60, 62, C(2023) 800 [mtg no. 199], JOIN(2021) 12, 15, JOIN(2022) 8, 17, 19, 25, 37, 41, 44, 56, COM(2023) 61, 66, 68 [mtg no. 200], COM(2023) 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 100, 101, 103 [mtg no. 205];
• heard the information of the Deputy Bolesław Piecha on the participation in the COSAC meeting held in Stockholm, 29-30 January 2023 [mtg no. 200],
• heard the information on issues of international container transport, with particular emphasis on excluding shipowners from the EU general competition rules (Consortia Block Exemption Regulation) [mtg no. 204],
• considered the information for the Sejm and for the Senate (prepared pursuant to Art. 3(1) of the Cooperation Act) on the Republic of Poland's participation in the activities of the European Union in July-December 2022 (Czech Presidency of the Council of European Union) (paper no. 3034) [mtg no. 205].

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In March 2023, information on and documents of SUE meetings no. 199-206, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat, were published in the EDL-S (European Legislative Documents in the Sejm) and IPEX databases.

In March 2022 the national parliaments submitted 4 reasoned opinions on the non-compliance of the scrutinised draft legislative acts with the subsidiarity principle.

26-27 March 2023, Stockholm, 12th meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol

• Troika meeting
• Adoption of the agenda and opening remarks
  • Chairs’ announcements, reporting on the outcome of the Troika meeting, update on the establishment of the Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights. Written report by the JPSG Representatives to the Europol Management Board meeting
• Keynote intervention by Commissioner Johansson on the fight against organised crime; exchange of views
• Reporting on Europol activities October 2022 – March 2023; exchange of views
• Report by the European Data Protection Supervisor; exchange of views
• The priorities of the Swedish Presidency in the area of internal security
• Thematic debate I: Europol’s operational support to member states – with a special focus on the concept of High Value Targets/Operational
• Task Force (HVT/OTF); exchange of views
• Thematic debate II: The fight against trafficking in human beings; exchange of views
• Closing remarks by JPSG Co-Chairs

21 March 2023, Brussels, Legislative resilience, electoral laws and information manipulation campaigns Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, and the strengthening of integrity, transparency and accountability in the European Parliament (ING2)

• Draft agenda
• Introductory remarks, Raphaël Glucksmann, Chair of the ING2 committee
• Keynote speeches:
  • Dmitry Muratov, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, Editor-in-chief, Novaya Gazeta,
  • Pietro Ducci, Director-General, Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union, European Parliament
• Exchange of views with ING2 MEPs and national MPs
• Closing remarks by Mr Raphaël Glucksmann, Chair of the ING2 committee

02-03 March 2023, Stockholm, Interparliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy (IPC CFSP/CSDP)

• Welcome address and opening remarks
• Session I – The Russian aggression against Ukraine
• Meetings of the political groups
• Session II – The EU’s Strategic Compass for Security and Defence – challenges and opportunities
• Session III – The Arctic
• Session IV - Priorities of the Common Foreign and Security Policy/Common Security and Defence Policy
• Closing remarks