Council Decision (EU) 2020/144 of 3 February 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025

Council Decision (EU) 2020/144 of 3 February 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 300(3) and Article 305 thereof, Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13. , Having regard to the proposals made by the Spanish and Finnish Governments, Whereas: (1) Article 300(3) of the Treaty provides that the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly. (2) Article 305 of the Treaty provides for the members of the Committee of the Regions and an equal number of alternate members to be appointed by the Council for a term of five years in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State. (3) As the term of office of the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions expired on 25 January 2020, new members and alternate members should be appointed. (4) On 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157 Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157 of 10 December 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 78). . That Decision appointed, for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025, the members and alternate members proposed by the Czech, Danish, Estonian, Cypriot, Latvian, Luxembourg, Dutch, Austrian, Romanian, Slovenian, Slovak and Swedish Governments. Decision (EU) 2019/2157 also appointed for the same period three members proposed by the Belgian Government, 21 members and 20 alternate members proposed by the German Government, 8 members and 8 alternate members proposed by the Irish Government, 16 members and 16 alternate members proposed by the Spanish Government, 10 members and 14 alternate members proposed by the Italian Government, 4 members and 4 alternate members proposed by the Maltese Government and 8 members and 8 alternate members proposed by the Finnish Government. Members and alternate members for whom no proposals from the respective Member State had been received by the Council before 15 November 2019 could not be included in Decision (EU) 2019/2157. (5) On 20 January 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/102 Council Decision (EU) 2020/102 of 20 January 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 20, 24.1.2020, p. 2). . That Decision appointed, for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025, the members and alternate members proposed by the Greek, French, Croatian, Lithuanian, Hungarian and Portuguese Governments, as well as four members and four alternate members proposed by the Belgian Government, one member proposed by the Bulgarian Government, one member and one alternate member proposed by the Irish Government, one member and one alternate member proposed by the Spanish Government, 14 members and 10 alternate members proposed by the Italian Government and 21 members and 20 alternate members proposed by the Polish Government. Members and alternate members for whom no proposals from the respective Member State had been received by the Council before 20 December 2019 could not be included in Decision (EU) 2020/102.

(6) Spain and Finland have proposed their candidates for their remaining members and alternate members’ seats. Those members and alternate members should be appointed for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025. This Decision should therefore apply retroactively from 26 January 2020. (7) The appointment of the other members and alternate members for whom proposals have not been yet communicated to the Council will follow at a later stage, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025: as members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex I, as alternate members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex II.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. It shall apply as from 26 January 2020. Done at Brussels, 3 February 2020. For the Council The President A. METELKO-ZGOMBIĆ

Annex

ANNEX I ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ I – ANEXO I – PŘÍLOHA I – BILAG I – ANHANG I – I LISA - ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι – ANNEX I – ANNEXE I – PRILOG I – ALLEGATO I - I PIELIKUMS – I PRIEDAS – I. MELLÉKLET – ANNESS I – BIJLAGE I - ZAŁĄCZNIK I – ANEXO I – ANEXA I – PRÍLOHA I – PRILOGA I – LIITE I – BILAGA I Членове/Miembros/Členové/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Liikmed/Μέλη/Members/Membres/Članovi/Membri/Locekļi/Nariai/Tagok/Membri/Leden/Członkowie/Membros/Membri/Členovia/Člani/Jäsenet/Ledamöter ESPAÑA Mr Jorge Antonio AZCÓN NAVARRO Member of a Local Executive: Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza Mr Abel Ramón CABALLERO ÁLVAREZ Member of a Local Executive: Ayuntamiento de Vigo (Pontevedra) Mr Juan ESPADAS CEJAS Member of a Local Executive: Ayuntamiento de Sevilla Mr José María GARCÍA URBANO Member of a Local Executive: Ayuntamiento de Estepona (Málaga) SUOMI Mr Bert HÄGGBLOM Member of a Regional Assembly: the Parliament of Åland

Annex

ANNEX II ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ II – ANEXO II – PŘÍLOHA II – BILAG II – ANHANG II – II LISA - ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ ΙΙ – ANNEX II – ANNEXE II – PRILOG II – ALLEGATO II - II PIELIKUMS – II PRIEDAS – II. MELLÉKLET – ANNESS II – BIJLAGE II - ZAŁĄCZNIK II – ANEXO II – ANEXA II – PRÍLOHA II – PRILOGA II – LIITE II – BILAGA II Заместник-членове/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Suppleanter/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Alternate members/Suppléants/Zamjenici članova/Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pakaitiniai nariai/Póttagok/Membri Supplenti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy członków/Suplentes/Supleanți/Náhradníci/Nadomestni člani/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter ESPAÑA Mr José Francisco BALLESTA GERMÁN Member of a Local Executive: Ayuntamiento de Murcia Mr Manuel GARCÍA FÉLIX Member of a Local Executive: Ayuntamiento de La Palma del Condado (Huelva) Mr Carlos MARTÍNEZ MÍNGUEZ Member of a Local Executive: Ayuntamiento de Soria Ms Lidia MUÑOZ CÁCERES Member of a Local Executive: Ayuntamiento de Sant Feliu de Llobregat (Barcelona) SUOMI Ms Annette BERGBO Member of a Regional Assembly: the Parliament of Åland