Council Decision (EU) 2023/2716of 27 November 2023appointing two members and four alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions

Council Decision (EU) 2023/2716 of 27 November 2023 appointing two members and four alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular 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 of the Spanish Government, Whereas: (1) Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, 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) 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). , appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025. On 6 October 2021, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2021/1835 Council Decision (EU) 2021/1835 of 6 October 2021 appointing two alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 372, 20.10.2021, p. 14). , appointing two alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions. (3) Two members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Ms Francesca Lluch ARMENGOL i SOCIAS and Mr Francisco Javier LAMBÁN MONTAÑÉS were proposed for appointment. (4) Four alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Mr Francisco Celso GONZÁLEZ GONZÁLEZ, Mr José Francisco HERRERA ANTONAYA, Mr Julián José ZAFRA DÍAZ and Ms Maria Teresa PÉREZ ESTEBAN were proposed for appointment. (5) The Spanish Government has proposed the following representatives of a regional body who hold a regional authority electoral mandate as members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: Mr Jorge Antonio AZCÓN NAVARRO, Presidente de la Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón (President of the Autonomous Community of Aragón) and Ms Margarita PROHENS RIGO, Presidenta del Gobierno de las Illes Balears (President of the Government of the Balearic Islands). (6) The Spanish Government has proposed the following representatives of a regional body who hold a regional authority electoral mandate or representatives of a regional body who are politically accountable to an elected assembly as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: Ms Celia ALBERTO PÉREZ, Directora General de Asuntos Europeos del Gobierno de Canarias (Director-General for European Affairs of the Government of the Canary Islands), Ms Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA Directora General de Fondos y Relaciones con la Unión Europea del Gobierno de La Rioja (Director-General for

Funds and Relations with the European Union of the Government of La Rioja), Ms Tomasa HERNÁNDEZ MARTÍN Consejera de Presidencia, Interior y Cultura,Gobierno de Aragón (Regional Minister for the Presidency, Home Affairs and Culture, Government of Aragon), and Ms Cristina MENÉNDEZ ÁLVAREZ, Directora General de Cooperación con el Estado y la Unión Europea, Comunidad de Madrid (Director-General for Cooperation with the State and the European Union, Community of Madrid), HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following representatives of regional bodies who hold an electoral mandate or who are politically accountable to an elected assembly are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: (a) as members: Mr Jorge Antonio AZCÓN NAVARRO, Presidente de la Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón (President of the Autonomous Community of Aragón), Ms Margarita PROHENS RIGO, Presidenta del Gobierno de las Illes Balears or Presidenta de la Comunidad Autónoma de las Illes Balers (President of the Government of the Balearic Islands), and (b) as alternate members: Ms Celia ALBERTO PÉREZ, Directora General de Asuntos Europeos del Gobierno de Canarias (Director-General for European Affairs of the Government of the Canary Islands), Ms Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA Directora General de Fondos y Relaciones con la Unión Europea del Gobierno de La Rioja (Director-General for Funds and Relations with the European Union of the Government of La Rioja), Ms Tomasa HERNÁNDEZ MARTÍN Consejera de Presidencia, Interior y Cultura,Gobierno de Aragón (Regional Minister for the Presidency, Home Affairs and Culture, Government of Aragon), Ms Cristina MENÉNDEZ ÁLVAREZ, Directora General de Cooperación con el Estado y la Unión Europea, Comunidad de Madrid (Director-General for Cooperation with the State and the European Union, Community of Madrid),

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. Done at Brussels, 27 November 2023. For the Council The President X. Méndez Bértolo