Opinia prawna w sprawie obecności na zamkniętym posiedzeniu komisji sejmowej posłów do Parlamentu Europejskiego
Legal opinion on MEPs’ attendance at closed meetings of Sejm committees

Summary/Abstract: The opinion shows that, specifying the range of entities that can participate in closed committee meetings, the Standing Orders of the Sejm expressly states that such meetings may be attended by Deputies who are not members of that committee and the persons whose participation the committee deems indispensable. There is no legal basis for the admissibility of participation of MEPs in closed meetings of Sejm committees that involve classified information. The author of the opinion notes that the possible attendance of a Member of the European Parliament at such a meeting would implicate the recognition by the Commission of their attendance “as indispensable” and the requirement to present of an appropriate security clearance.

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