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31 January 2024
EU DOCUMENTS IN THE SEJM

In January 2024 the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 2 meetings, no. 6-7. During these meetings the Committee:

  • pursuant to Art. 7(4) of the Cooperation Act, considered:
    • proposal for a Council directive on Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT) (COM(2023) 532) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 6],
    • proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an EU talent pool (COM(2023) 716) together with the draft position of the Republic of Poland [mtg no. 6],
    • 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. 7],
  • 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:
    • Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 23 January 2024 - COM(2022) 721, COM(2023) 65, COM(2023) 502, COM(2023) 728 [mtg no. 6],
    • General Affairs Council, 29 January 2024 - COM(2022) 151, COM(2022) 150, COM(2023) 637, COM(2023) 636 [mtg no. 7],
  • pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Sejm Standing Orders and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act, considered the information on:
    • Foreign Affairs Council meeting planned for 22 January 2024 [mtg no. 6],
    • European Council meeting planned for 1 February 2024 [mtg no. 7],
  • 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) 692, 733, 771, 777 [mtg no. 6],
    • pursuant to Art. 8(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 13 draft legal acts: COM(2023) 756, 765, 773, 774, 776, 784, 785, 791, 793, 794, 798, 799, 950 [mtg no. 6],
    • pursuant to Art. 151(1) of the Standing Orders of the Sejm and Art. 3(2) of the Cooperation Act – to 18 documents: C(2023) 7436, 7448, 7583, 7599, 8362, JOIN(2023) 50, COM(2023) 758, 760, 767, 768, 778, 786, 788, 789, 792, 796, 797, 931 [mtg no. 6],
  • heard the information of the Minister on Climate and Environment on the implementation of the climate goals for 2040 [mtg no. 7].

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In January 2024, information on and documents of SUE meetings no. 6-7, 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
 Digitalisation, Innovation and New Technologies Committee
  • 25.01.2024, considered the information of the Digitalisation Minister on the European programmes of cybersecurity certification and certification of products and services in terms of cybersecurity in Poland [mtg no. 6].

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • 17.01.2024, heard the information of the Foreign Affairs Minister on the current state and perspectives of cooperation in the framework of the Weimar Triangle [mtg no. 5].
SUBSIDIARITY CHECK IN NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS

Subsidiarity scrutiny in January
(Information from IPEX database as of 09.02.2024)

Draft legislative act
Deadline for subsidiarity scrutiny Transmission / adoption of reasoned opinion Chamber / parliament
(country)
COM(2023) 529 26.01.2024 24.01.2024 Riksdag (Sweden)
COM(2023) 532  16.02.2024  31.01.2024  Riksdag (Sweden)

In January 2024 the national parliaments submitted 2 reasoned opinions on the non-compliance of the scrutinised draft legislative acts with the subsidiarity principle.

SEARCH FOR REASONED OPINIONS OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS IN IPEX
INTERPARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION

14-15 January 2024, Namur, Meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC

  • Meeting of the Presidential Troika
  • Opening session
  • Procedural issues and miscellaneous matters
    • Results of the meeting of the Presidential Troika of COSAC
    • Draft programme for the LXXI COSAC Plenary Meeting
    • Outline of the 41st Bi-annual Report of COSAC
    • Letters received by the Presidency
    • Any other business
  • Session I - Presentation of the priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU; debate
  • Session II – The European Pillar of Social Rights; debate
  • Session III – Enlargement and its impact on the future of the EU; debate
  • Closing Session