1Council Decision (EU) 2026/433 of 17 February 2026 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Sweden, of the Committee of the Regions

Council Decision (EU) 2026/433 of 17 February 2026 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Sweden, 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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2019/852/oj. , Having regard to the proposal of the Swedish 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 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). , appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030. (3) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Ms Elisabet LANN was proposed for appointment. (4) The Swedish Government has proposed Ms Nike Örbrink, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Stockholms kommun (Member of municipal council, Stockholm municipality), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2030, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Ms Nike Örbrink, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Stockholms kommun (Member of municipal council, Stockholm municipality), is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2030.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. Done at Brussels, 17 February 2026. For the Council The President M. Keravnos