1Council Decision (EU) 2025/201 of 21 January 2025 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030 and amending Decision (EU) 2025/71

Council Decision (EU) 2025/201 of 21 January 2025 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030 and amending Decision (EU) 2025/71 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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2019/852/oj. , Having regard to the proposals made by each Member State, 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 is due to expire on 25 January 2025, new members and alternate members should be appointed. (4) On 10 December 2024, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2025/71 Council Decision (EU) 2025/71 of 10 December 2024 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030 (OJ L, 2025/71, 16.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/71/oj). . By that Decision, it appointed, for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030, the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions proposed by the Estonian, Irish, Croatian, Cyprus, Latvian, Luxembourgish, Maltese, Dutch, Austrian, Portuguese, Slovenian, Slovak, Finnish and Swedish Governments. By Decision (EU) 2025/71 the Council also appointed for the same period 12 members and nine alternate members proposed by the Czech Government, seven members and nine alternate members proposed by the Danish Government, 23 members and 19 alternate members proposed by the German Government, 11 members and 12 alternate members proposed by the Greek Government, 20 members and 20 alternate members proposed by the Spanish Government, 22 members and 24 alternate members proposed by the Italian Government, 21 members and 20 alternate members proposed by the Polish Government, and nine members and nine alternate members proposed by the Romanian Government. Members and alternate members in relation to whom the proposals for appointment had not been communicated to the Council before 22 November 2024 could not be included in Decision (EU) 2025/71. (5) From 22 November 2024 to 31 December 2024, further lists were submitted to the Council, namely the list of members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions proposed by the Bulgarian, Lithuanian and Hungarian Governments, as well as the list containing 10 members and 10 alternate members proposed by the Belgian Government and the list containing 24 members and 23 alternate members proposed by the French Government. Those members and alternate members should be appointed for the same period, namely from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030, as the members and alternate members appointed by Decision (EU) 2025/71.

(6) In addition, the Danish Government proposed that Mr Jan Riber JAKOBSEN be appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions and Mr Piet Papageorge TIMMERMANN be appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030. It also proposed that Mr Karsten Søndergaard NIELSEN, appointed by Decision (EU) 2025/71 as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030, be appointed instead as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the same period. Therefore, the list of alternate members for Denmark in Decision (EU) 2025/71 should be adapted accordingly. (7) Moreover, following the resignation of Mr Federico ROMANI, appointed by Decision (EU) 2025/71 as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030, the Italian Government proposed that Mr Giovanni MALANCHINI be appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the same period. Therefore, the list of alternate members for Italy in Decision (EU) 2025/71 should be adapted accordingly. (8) The appointment of the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions by this Decision will be followed at a later date by the appointment of other members and alternate members, in relation to whom the proposals for appointment were not communicated to the Council before 31 December 2024, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030: 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

Annex II to Decision (EU) 2025/71 is amended as follows: (1) in the list for Denmark, the following entry is deleted: Mr Karsten Søndergaard NIELSEN Kommunalbestyrelsesmedlem, Egedal Kommune (Municipal Council Member, Egedal Municipality); (2) in the list for Italy, the following entry is deleted: Mr Federico ROMANI Consigliere regionale, Consiglio regionale della Lombardia (Regional Councillor, Regional Council of Lombardy).

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. Done at Brussels, 21 January 2025. For the Council The President A. Domański

Annex

ANNEX I ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ I – ANEXO I – PŘÍLOHA I – BILAG I – ANHANG I – I LISA – ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι – ANNEX I – ANNEXE I – IARSCRÍBHINN 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 / Comhaltaí / Članovi / Membri / Locekļi / Nariai / Tagok / Membri / Leden / Członkowie / Membros / Membri / Členovia / Člani / Jäsenet / Ledamöter BELGIË / BELGIQUE / BELGIEN Mr Willy BORSUS Conseiller communal de la Ville de Marche-En-Famenne (Member of the Municipal Council of the City of Marche-En-Famenne)

Mr Olivier DE WASSEIGE Conseiller communal de la Ville de Liège (Member of the Municipal Council of the City of Liège) Mr Cédric DU MONCEAU Premier Échevin de la Ville d’Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (Deputy-Mayor of the City of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve) Ms Karolien GROSEMANS Lid van het Vlaams Parlement (Member of the Flemish Parliament) Mr Andries GRYFFROY Lid van het Vlaams Parlement (Member of the Flemish Parliament) Ms Joke SCHAUVLIEGE Gedeputeerde provincie Oost-Vlaanderen (Member of the Provincial Executive of East Flanders) Ms Liesa SCHOLZEN Abgeordnete im Parlament der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens (Member of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community) Ms Fauzaya TALHAOUI Lid van de Provincieraad van Antwerpen (Member of the Council of the Province of Antwerp) Mr Karl VANLOUWE Lid van het Vlaams Parlement (Member of the Flemish Parliament) Ms Valérie WARZEE-CAVERENNE Bourgmestre de la Commune de Hamois (Mayor of the City of Hamois) БЪЛГАРИЯ Mr Nedzhmi ALI Кмет на община Джебел (Mayor of Dzhebel Municipality) Mr Dobrin DOBREV Кмет на община Разград (Mayor of Razgrad Municipality) Mr Pavel GUDZHEROV Кмет на община Раковски (Mayor of Rakovski Municipality) Mr Rumen GUNINSKI Кмет на община Правец (Mayor of Pravets Municipality) Ms Tanya HRISTOVA Кмет на община Габрово (Mayor of Gabrovo Municipality) Mr Vladimir MOSKOV Кмет на община Гоце Делчев (Mayor of Gotse Delchev Municipality) Mr Dimitar NIKOLOV Кмет на община Бургас (Mayor of Burgas Municipality) Mr Stefan RADEV Кмет на община Сливен (Mayor of Sliven Municipality) Mr Radoslav REVANSKI Кмет на община Белица (Mayor of Belitsa Municipality) Ms Tsvetelina SIMEONOVA-ZARKIN Общински съветник в Столичен общински съвет (Municipal Councillor in Sofia Municipal Council) Mr Zhivko TODOROV Кмет на община Стара Загора (Mayor of Stara Zagora Municipality) Mr Zlatko ZHIVKOV Кмет на община Монтана (Mayor of Montana Municipality) DANMARK Mr Jan Riber JAKOBSEN Borgmester, Aabenraa Kommune (Mayor, Aabenraa Municipality) Mr Karsten Søndergaard NIELSEN Kommunalbestyrelsesmedlem, Egedal Kommune (Municipal Council Member, Egedal Municipality) FRANCE Ms Magali ALTOUNIAN Conseillère régionale de la Région Sud-Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (Regional Councillor of the Region of Sud-Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) Ms Anne BESNIER Vice-présidente de la Région Centre-Val de Loire (Vice-President of the Region of Centre-Val de Loire) Mr Frédéric BIERRY Président de la Collectivité européenne d’Alsace (President of the European Collectivity of Alsace) Ms Isabelle BOUDINEAU Membre du Conseil régional de Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Member of the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Mr Loïg CHESNAIS-GIRARD Président de la Région Bretagne (President of the Region of Brittany) Mr Mathieu CUIP Conseiller régional de la Région Ile-de-France (Regional Councillor of the Region of Ile-de-France) Mr François DECOSTER Vice-président de la Région Hauts-de-France (Vice-President of the Region of Hauts-de-France) Ms Cécile GALLIEN

Conseillère municipale de Vorey (Municipal Councillor of Vorey) Ms Karine GLOANEC-MAURIN Conseiller municipal de Couëtron-au-Perche (Municipal Councillor of Couëtron-au-Perche) Mr Thibaut GUIGNARD Conseiller municipal de Ploeuc-l’Hermitage (Municipal Councillor of Ploeuc-l’Hermitage) Ms Marie-Hélène HERRY Conseillère municipale de Saint-Malo-de-Beignon (Municipal Councillor of Saint-Malo-de-Beignon) Mr Thibault LECHAT-VEGA Vice-président de la Région Guyane (Vice-President of the Region of Guyana) Ms Sylvie MARCILLY Présidente du Conseil départemental de Charente-Maritime (President of the Departmental Council of Charente-Maritime) Ms Marie-Antoinette MAUPERTUIS Présidente de l’Assemblée de Corse (President of the Assembly of Corsica) Mr Patrick MOLINOZ Vice-président de la Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (Vice-President of the Region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) Ms Nadia PELLEFIGUE Vice-présidente de la Région Occitanie (Vice-President of the Region of Occitanie) Mr François-Xavier PRIOLLAUD Vice-président de la Région Normandie (Vice-President of the Region of Normandy) Mr Franck PROUST Conseiller municipal délégué de Nîmes (Delegated Municipal Councillor of Nîmes) Mr Christophe ROUILLON Conseiller municipal de Coulaines (Municipal Councillor of Coulaines) Ms Anne RUDISUHLI Conseillère départementale des Bouches-du-Rhône (Departmental Councillor of Bouches-du-Rhône) Ms Nathalie SARRABEZOLLES Conseillère départementale du Finistère (Departmental Councillor of Finistère) Mr Jean-Noël VERFAILLIE Conseiller départemental du Nord (Departmental Councillor of Nord) Mr André VIOLA Conseiller départemental de l’Aude (Departmental Councillor of Aude) Ms Huguette ZELLER Conseillère régionale de la Région Grand Est (Regional Councillor of the Region of Grand Est) LIETUVA Mr Arnoldas ABRAMAVIČIUS Savivaldybės tarybos narys, Zarasų rajono savivaldybės taryba (Councillor of the local government council, Zarasai District Municipality Council) Mr Valdas BENKUNSKAS Meras, Vilniaus miesto savivaldybė (Mayor, Vilnius City Municipality) Mr Nerijus CESIULIS Meras, Alytaus miesto savivaldybė (Mayor, Alytus City Municipality) Ms Nijolė DIRGINČIENĖ Merė, Birštono savivaldybė (Mayor, Birštonas Municipality) Mr Dovydas KAMINSKAS Meras, Tauragės rajono savivaldybė (Mayor, Tauragė District Municipality) Mr Bronius MARKAUSKAS Meras, Klaipėdos rajono savivaldybė (Mayor, Klaipėda District Municipality) Ms Rūta MATULAITIENĖ Meras, Mažeikių rajono savivaldybė (Mayor, Mažeikiai District Municipality) Mr Mantas VARAŠKA Meras, Kazlų Rūdos savivaldybė (Mayor, Kazlų Rūda Municipality) Mr Artūras VISOCKAS Meras, Šiaulių miesto savivaldybė (Mayor, Šiauliai City Municipality) MAGYARORSZÁG Ms Boglárka BÁNNÉ GÁL Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Vármegye Közgyűlés elnöke (President of the Council of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) Mr István BÓKA Balatonfüred Város polgármestere (Mayor of the Town of Balatonfüred) Ms Veronika DOBÓ Ásotthalom Képviselőtestület tagja (Member of the Local Assembly of Ásotthalom)

Mr Jácint HORVÁTH Nagykanizsa Megyei Jogú Város polgármestere (Mayor of the City of Nagykanizsa with county rights) Mr János Ádám KARÁCSONY Pest Vármegye Közgyűlés alelnöke (Vice-President of the Council of Pest County) Mr Attila KISS Hajdú-Bihar Vármegye Közgyűlés tagja (Member of the Council of Hajdú-Bihar County) Mr Raymund KOVÁCS Budapest Főváros XVI. Kerület Képviselőtestület tagja (Member of the Local Assembly of District 16 of Budapest) Ms Anna MAGYAR Csongrád-Csanád Vármegye Közgyűlés tagja (Member of the Council of Csongrád-Csanád County) Mr László Szabolcs ŐRI Baranya Vármegye Közgyűlés elnöke (President of the Council of Baranya County) Mr Oszkár János SESZTÁK Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Vármegye Közgyűlés elnöke (President of the Council of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) Ms Klaudia SZEMEREYNÉ PATAKI Kecskemét Megyei Jogú Város polgármestere (Mayor of the City of Kecskemét with county rights) Ms Kata TÜTTŐ Budapest Főváros Közgyűlés tagja (Member of the General Assembly of Budapest Capital)

Annex

ANNEX II ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ II – ANEXO II – PŘÍLOHA II – BILAG II – ANHANG II – II LISA – ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ ΙΙ – ANNEX II – ANNEXE II – IARSCRÍBHINN 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 / Comhaltaí malartacha / Zamjenici članova / Supplenti / Aizstājēji / Pakaitiniai nariai / Póttagok / Membri Supplenti / Plaatsvervangers / Zastępcy członków / Suplentes / Supleanți / Náhradníci / Nadomestni člani / Varajäsenet / Suppleanter BELGIË / BELGIQUE / BELGIEN Mr Adrien DOLIMONT Conseiller communal à Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes (Member of the Municipal Council of Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes) Mr Manu DOUETTE Bourgmestre de Hannut, Ville de Hannut (Mayor of Hannut, City of Hannut) Ms Sophie FAFCHAMPS Conseillère communale de Fléron (Member of the Municipal Council of Fléron) Ms Valérie GLATIGNY Conseillère communale à Auderghem (Member of the Municipal Council of Auderghem) Ms Sofie JOOSEN Lid van het Vlaams Parlement (Member of the Flemish Parliament) Ms Katrien PARTYKA Lid van het Vlaams Parlement (Member of the Flemish Parliament) Ms Els ROBEYNS Lid van het Vlaams Parlement (Member of the Flemish Parliament) Ms Katia SEGERS Lid van het Vlaams Parlement (Member of the Flemish Parliament) Ms Griet VANRYCKEGEM Lid van het Vlaams Parlement (Member of the Flemish Parliament) Mr Frederiek VERMEULEN Lid van de Gemeenteraad Ichtegem (Member of the Council of the Municipality of Ichtegem) БЪЛГАРИЯ Mr Isa BESOOLU Кмет на община Павел баня (Mayor of Pavel Banya Municipality) Mr Ivo DIMOV Кмет на община Димитровград (Mayor of Dimitrovgrad Municipality) Mr Angel DZHORGOV Кмет на община Самоков (Mayor of Samokov Municipality) Mr Ivan GAYKOV Кмет на община Приморско (Mayor of Primorsko Municipality) Mr Blagomir KOTSEV

Кмет на община Варна (Mayor of Varna Municipality) Mr Pencho MILKOV Кмет на община Русе (Mayor of Ruse Municipality) Mr Dencho MINEV Кмет на община Трявна (Mayor of Tryavna Municipality) Mr Vasko STOILKOV Кмет на община Сливница (Mayor of Slivnitsa Municipality) Mr Atanas STOYANOV Кмет на община Сандански (Mayor of Sandanski Municipality) Mr Adnan YALDAZ Кмет на община Стамболово (Mayor of Stambolovo Municipality) Mr Lyudmil VESELINOV Кмет на община Попово (Mayor of Popovo Municipality) Mr Dimitar ZDRAVKOV Кмет на община Садово (Mayor of Sadovo Municipality) DANMARK Mr Piet Papageorge TIMMERMANN Kommunalbestyrelsesmedlem, Glostrup Kommune (Municipal Council member, Glostrup Municipality) FRANCE Ms Zaminou AHAMADI Conseillère régionale de Mayotte (Regional Councillor of Mayotte) Ms Christine AMRANE Vice-Présidente du Conseil départemental du Var (Vice-President of the Departmental Council of Var) Mr Wilfrid BERTILE Conseiller régional de la Région Réunion (Regional Councillor of the Region of Réunion) Ms Frédérique BONNARD LE FLOC’H Conseillère municipale de Brest (Municipal Councillor of Brest) Ms Claudette BRUNET-LECHENAULT Conseillère départementale de Saône-et-Loire (Departmental Councillor of Saône-et-Loire) Mr Vincent CHAUVET Conseiller municipal d’Autun (Municipal Councillor of Autun) Ms Isabelle DE WAZIERS Vice-présidente du Conseil départemental de la Somme (Vice-President of the Departmental Council of Somme) Mr Sébastien DENAJA Conseiller régional de la Région Occitanie (Regional Councillor of the Region of Occitanie) Mr Nicolas EVRARD Conseiller municipal de Servoz (Municipal Councillor of Servoz) Ms Aurélie GROS Conseillère régionale de la Région Ile-de-France (Regional Councillor of the Region of Ile-de-France) Mr Christophe MADROLLE Conseiller régional de la Région Sud-Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (Regional Councillor of the Region of Sud-Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) Ms Laetitia MARTINEZ Vice-présidente de la Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (Vice-President of the Region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) Ms Françoise MESNARD Conseillère municipale de Saint-Jean-d’Angély (Municipal Councillor of Saint-Jean-d’Angély) Ms Martine MOUSSERION Conseillère municipale d’Anché (Municipal Councillor of Anché) Ms Martine PINVILLE Conseillère régionale de la Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Regional Councillor of the Region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Mr Christophe RAMOND Président du Conseil départemental du Tarn (President of the Departmental Council of Tarn) Mr Bertrand RINGOT Conseiller municipal de Gravelines (Municipal Councillor of Gravelines) Ms Marie-Hélène ROUX Conseillère régionale de la Région Normandie (Regional Councillor of the Region of Normandy) Mr François SAUVADET Président du Conseil départemental de Côte d’Or (President of the Departmental Council of Côte d’Or) Mr Gilbert SCHUH Vice-président du Conseil départemental de la Moselle (Vice-President of the Departmental Council of Moselle) Mr Patrick SELLIN Conseiller régional de la Région Guadeloupe (Regional Councillor of the Region of Guadeloupe)

Mr Gilles SIMEONI Président de la Collectivité de Corse (President of the Collectivity of Corsica) Ms Patricia TELLE Vice-présidente de la Collectivité territoriale de Martinique (Vice-President of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique) ITALIA Mr Giovanni MALANCHINI Consigliere regionale, Consiglio regionale della Lombardia (Regional Councillor, Regional Council of Lombardy) LIETUVA Mr Saulenas AŽELSKAS Savivaldybės tarybos narys, Vilkaviškio rajono savivaldybės taryba (Councillor of the local government council, Vilkaviškis District Municipality) Mr Tadas BARTKUS Meras, Šilalės rajono savivaldybė (Mayor, Šilalė District Municipality) Mr Robertas DUCHNEVIČIUS Meras, Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė (Mayor, Vilnius District Municipality) Mr Česlovas GREIČIUS Meras, Šiaulių rajono savivaldybė (Mayor, Šiauliai District Municipality) Mr Audrius KLIŠONIS Meras, Plungės rajono savivaldybė (Mayor, Plungė District Municipality) Mr Saulius MARGIS Meras, Pakruojo rajono savivaldybė (Mayor, Pakruojis District Municipality) Mr Algirdas RASLANAS Meras, Kupiškio rajono savivaldybė (Mayor, Kupiškis District Municipality) Mr Šarūnas VARNA Savivaldybės tarybos narys, Pasvalio rajono savivaldybė (Councillor of the local government council, Pasvalys District Municipality) Ms Rasa VITKAUSKIENĖ Merė, Alytaus rajono savivaldybė (Mayor, Alytus District Municipality) MAGYARORSZÁG Mr Károly ANDRÁS Bács-Kiskun Vármegye Közgyűlés tagja (Member of the Council of Bács-Kiskun County) Mr Lajos BARCSA Debrecen Megyei Jogú Város Képviselőtestület tagja (Member of the City Council of Debrecen with county rights) Mr Béla BÁSTHY Kőszeg Város polgármestere (Mayor of the Town of Kőszeg) Mr Benedek FARKAS Budaörs Város Képviselőtestület tagja (Member of the Local Assembly of Town of Budaörs) Ms Marietta HERFORT Budapest Főváros V. Kerület Képviselőtestület tagja (Member of the Local Assembly of District 5 of Budapest) Mr László HORINKA Sülysáp Város polgármestere (Mayor of the Town of Sülysáp) Mr László NYIKOS Polgárdi Város polgármestere (Mayor of the Town of Polgárdi) Mr Attila PÁL Zala Vármegye Közgyűlés tagja (Member of the Council of Zala County) Mr Nándor SKUCZI Nógrád Vármegye Közgyűlés tagja (Member of the Council of Nógrád County) Mr Patrik SCHWARCZ-KIEFER Baranya Vármegye Közgyűlés tagja (Member of the Council of Baranya County) Mr Ferenc TEMERINI Soltvadkert Város polgármestere (Mayor of the Town of Soltvadkert) Mr Botond VÁNTSA Szigetszentmiklós Város Képviselőtestület tagja (Member of Local Assembly of Town of Szigetszentmiklós)