COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/2516

of 14 November 2022

appointing two 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 (1),

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 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025.

(3) Two alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the national mandates on the basis of which Mr Manuel Alejandro CARDENETE FLORES and Ms María SÁNCHEZ RUIZ were proposed for appointment.

(4) The Spanish Government has proposed the following representatives of regional bodies who hold a regional authority electoral mandate or 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 Ana Belén ÁLVAREZ FERNÁNDEZ,

Consejera de Economía y Hacienda del Gobierno de Cantabria

(Regional Minister for Economy and Finance, Government of Cantabria), and Mr José Enrique MILLO ROCHER,

Secretario General de Acción Exterior, Unión Europea y Cooperación, Junta de Andalucía

(Secretary General for External Action, European Union and Cooperation, Government of Andalusia),

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 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 Ana Belén ÁLVAREZ FERNÁNDEZ,

Consejera de Economía y Hacienda del Gobierno de Cantabria

(Regional Minister for Economy and Finance, Government of Cantabria),

— Mr José Enrique MILLO ROCHER,

Secretario General de Acción Exterior, Unión Europea y Cooperación, Junta de Andalucía

(Secretary General for External Action, European Union and Cooperation, Government of Andalusia).

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 14 November 2022.

For the Council

The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1)

OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13

.

(2) 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

).