COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/189

of 23 January 2023

appointing an alternate member, proposed by Romania, 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 proposal of the Romanian 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) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Nicolae PANDEA.

(4) The Romanian Government has proposed Mr Valentin-Dumitru-Ioan IVAN, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate,

Primar, Comuna Sadu, Județul Sibiu

(Mayor of Sadu Commune, Sibiu County), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Mr Valentin-Dumitru-Ioan IVAN, representative of a local body who holds an electoral mandate,

Primar, Comuna Sadu, Județul Sibiu

(Mayor of Sadu Commune, Sibiu County), 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 2025.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 23 January 2023.

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