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30 June 2013
EUROPEAN DEBATES OF THE SEJM
13 June 2013 - the Sejm heard current information and held a debate on the proposition of allocation of EU funds to Operational Programmes (verbatim record /PL)
EU DOCUMENTS IN THE SEJM

In June 2013 the EU Affairs Committee (SUE) held 9 meetings: no. 160-168. During these meetings the Committee:

  • scrutinised 106 EU documents;
  • adoped one opinion concerning EU document (opinion no. 36);
  • together with Public Finance Committee and Economic Committee heard the information on recommendations for Poland concerning the implementation of European Semester in 2013, presented by Janusz Lewandowski, Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget, Jacek Dominik, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance and Grażyna Henclewska, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Economy (mtg no. 160);
  • heard the information on the functioning and implementation of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (so called Fiscal Pact), presented by Jacek Dominik, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance and Artur Nowak-Far, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affaires (mtg no. 161);
  • met with Ivan Del Vechio, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia, on the occasion of the accession of Croatia to the EU, 1.07.2013 (mtg no. 166);
  • considered draft EU Affairs Committee's action plan for 1.07.2013 - 31.12.2013 (mtg no. 167).

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In June 2013 information and documents on SUE meetings no. 162-165 and 167-168, provided by the EU Affairs Committee secretariat, were published in databases European Legislative Documents in the Sejm (EDL-S) and IPEX.

 WORK IN COMMITTEES
  •  12.06.2013, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee heard: the information of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on participation in the work of the Council in May 2013, including the information on the documents COM(2013) 226 and COM(2013) 159 (mtg no. 111); the information of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on decision of the European Commission and on the ongoing administrative proceedings to exclude Common Agricultural Policy from the financing from UE funds (mtg no. 112);
  • 12.06.2013, Administration and Digitization Committee heard the information on preparation and adoption of the National Broadband Plan, i.a. in the context of the EU broadband programmes and new financial perspective (mtg no. 23);
  • 13.06.2013, Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry Committee considered and adopted the information of the Supreme Audit Office on the results of audit of compliance with the selected provisions of the the EU regulation on shipments of waste (mtg no. 76);
  • 13.06.2013, Administration and Digitization Committee heard i.a. the information on the implementation of projects under the priority axis 7 and 8 of the Innovative Economy Operational Programme (mtg no. 24);
  • 19.06.2013, Innovation and New Technologies Committee considered the information of the Ministry of Regional Development on the proposed directions of supporting innovation, research and development and supporting of information society in the period 2014-2020 (co-financing from Structural Funds, mtg no. 77);
  • 20.06.2013, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee took note of the information of the Ministry of Regional Development and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on the preparation of the Partnership Agreement and information on Operational Programmes prepared under the Cohesion Policy (mtg no. 119).
IMPLEMENTATION OF EU LAW - UST DATABASE

 In June 2013

  • the following bills implementing EU law have been referred to the first reading [papers no.]:
    • Government bill amending the act - Geological and Mining Law and some other acts [1493],
    • Government bill amending the act on mutual assistance for the recovery of taxes, duties and other receivables [1490].
  • the following acts implementing EU law have been adopted [paper no.]:
    • Act of 21 June 2013 amending some acts concerning the rights of passengers travelling by sea and inland waterway [1268],
    • Act of 13 June 2013 amending the act on payment services and some other acts [1290],
    • Act of 13 June 2013 amending the act - Code of Civil Procedure [1272],
    • Act of 13 June 2013 on management of packaging and packaging waste [815].
SUBSIDIARITY CHECK IN NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS

Subsidiarity scrutiny in June

(Information from IPEX database as of 30.06.2013)

Draft legislative act
Deadline for subsidiarity scrutiny Adoption / transmission of reasoned opinion
Chamber / parliament (country)
COM(2013) 195 11.06.2013 - -
COM(2013) 197 11.06.2013 - -
COM(2013) 207 18.06.2013 18.06.2013 Riigikogu (Estonia)
COM(2013) 226 19.06.2013 - -
COM(2013) 245 19.06.2013 - -
COM(2013) 246 19.06.2013 - -
COM(2013) 236 24.06.2013 - -
COM(2013) 173 25.06.2013 19.06.2013 / 19.06.2013 Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
7.06.2013 / - Bundesrat (Germany)
18.06.2013 Cortes Generales (Spain)
COM(2013) 228 25.05.2013 - -
COM(2013) 247 2.07.2013 - -
COM(2013) 262 2.07.2013 5.06.2013 / 5.06.2013 Federal Council (Austria)
COM(2013) 267 2.07.2013 - -
COM(2013) 260 3.07.2013 - -
COM(2013) 265 8.07.2013 - -
COM(2013) 242 12.07.2013 - -
COM(2013) 288 16.07.2013 - -
COM(2013) 266 17.07.2013 - -
COM(2013) 301 17.07.2013 - -
COM(2013) 311 26.07.2013 - -
ALL REASONED OPINIONS OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS IN IPEX
INTERPARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION

23-25.06.2013, Dublin, XLIX Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC)
­ - ­Taking stock and looking to the future,
­ - ­The future of European integration,
­ - Delivering on development,
­ - ­A European future for young citizens,
­ - ­Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy – maintaining momentum.

20.06.2013, Brussels, The Stockholm Programme: State of play regarding police and judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters , meeting of sectorial committees organised by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament.

19.06.2013, Brussels, Improving gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges , meeting of sectorial committees organised by the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament.

16-17.06.2013, Dublin, Meeting of Chairpersons of Communications, Education and Transport Committees
­- ­Connecting Europe's citizens and communities in a digital age,
­- ­Rethinking education for a digital age,
­- ­The smart move - progress towards intelligent transport systems,
­- ­The Digital Agenda towards 2020.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
New books in the Sejm Library Przegląd Sejmowy Kronika Sejmowa (EN)

 NEW ON THE OIDE WEBSITE

In the section Legal and Systemic Issues

Controversy between the European Parliament and the Council over Schengen evaluation mechanism

On 12 June 2013 the EP approved compromise draft Council regulation on the establishment of the Schengen evaluation mechanism. Although the draft is based on the Article 70 TfEU (Council decision), it has been negotiated with the EP and includes the vast majority of amendments tabled by the Parliament. In the draft’s preamble and in the joint statement by the Parliament, the Council and the Commission, the participation of the Parliament in any future amending of the evaluation mechanism has been ensured.

Accession of Croatia to the European Union

On 1 July 2013 Republic of Croatia became 28th Member State of the European Union. The accession will influence the functioning of the Union institutions, including voting in the Council, composition of the European Parliament and the Commission.

Common European Asylum System (CEAS)

In June 2013 directives and regulations creating Common European Asylum System have been adopted. The CEAS aims at establishing common asylum procedure and a uniform status for persons granted asylum.

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