Rozhodnutí Rady (EU) 2025/201 ze dne 21. ledna 2025 o jmenování členů a náhradníků Výboru regionů na období od 26. ledna 2025 do 25. ledna 2030 a o změně rozhodnutí (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 RegionsOJ 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,

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

OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2019/852/oj.

(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) 2025/71Council 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 ,

as members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex I,

as alternate members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex II.

Annex II to Decision (EU) 2025/71 is amended as follows:

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).

Article 1 Article 1

Article 2 Article 2

Article 3 Article 3

(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).

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

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