2010/29/: Council Decision of 18 January 2010 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015
Date: 2010-01-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Germany, Ireland, alternate, appointment of members








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            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 18 January 2010
         
appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015
         
(2010/29/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 300(3) and 305 thereof, in conjunction with Article 8 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to the proposals made by each Member State,

Whereas:







(1)


Article 300(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that members or alternate members of the Committee of the Regions, besides being representatives of regional or local bodies, ‘either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly’.












(2)


Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides for the members of the Committee and an equal number of alternate members to be appointed by the Council for five years in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State.












(3)


Article 8 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions sets out the allocation of members of the Committee of the Regions.












(4)


As the term of office of the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions is due to expire on 25 January 2010, new members and alternate members should be appointed to the Committee of the Regions.












(5)


On 22 December 2009, the Council adopted the proposals of members and alternate members submitted by the Belgian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Greek, Spanish, French, Italian, Cypriot, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Austrian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Slovak, Finnish, Swedish and British Governments and the list containing 24 members and 23 alternate members submitted by the German Government (1).












(6)


The members and alternate members proposed by the Irish government as well as one alternate member proposed by the German government, should now be appointed to the Committee of the Regions,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015:






—


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
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 18 January 2010.


For the Council


The President

E. ESPINOSA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.




ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ I - ANEXO I - PŘÍLOHA I - BILAG I - ANHANG I - I LISA - ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι - ANNEX I - ANNEXE 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 / Membri / Locekļi / Nariai / Tagok / Membri / Leden / Członkowie / Membros / Membri / Členovia / Člani / Jäsenet / Ledamöter

IRELAND







 


Mr Gerry BREEN

Member of Dublin City Council and Dublin Regional Authority











 


Ms Constance HANNIFFY

Member of Offaly County Council and Midland Regional Authority











 


Mr Denis LANDY

Member of South Tipperary County Council and South East Regional Authority











 


Mr Declan MCDONNELL

Member of Galway City Council and West Regional Authority











 


Mr Patrick MCGOWAN

Member of Donegal County Council and Border Regional Authority











 


Mr Brian MEANEY

Member of Clare County Council and Mid-West Regional Authority











 


Ms Michelle MULHERIN

Member of Mayo County Council and West Regional Authority











 


Mr Paul O’DONOGHUE

Member of Kerry County Council and South West Regional Authority











 


Ms Fiona O’LOUGHLIN

Member of Kildare County Council and Mid-East Regional Authority










ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ II - ANEXO II - PŘÍLOHA II - BILAG II - ANHANG II - II LISA - ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IΙ - ANNEX II - ANNEXE 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 / Alternates / Suppléants / Supplenti / Aizstājēji / Pakaitiniai nariai / Póttagok / Supplenti / Plaatsvervangers / Zastępcy / Suplentes / Supleanți / Náhradníci / Nadomestni člani / Varajäsenet / Suppleanter

DEUTSCHLAND

Herr Gustav BERGEMANN

Mitglied des Thüringer Landtags


IRELAND







 


Mr Terry BRENNAN

Member of Louth County Council











 


Ms Maria BYRNE

Member of Limerick City Council











 


Ms Mary FREEHILL

Member of Dublin City Council











 


Mr John LAHART

Member of South Dublin County Council











 


Mr Michael MCGREAL

Member of Roscommon County Council











 


Mr Niall MCNELIS

Member of Galway City Council











 


Mr John PENDER

Member of Carlow County Council











 


Ms Mary SHIELDS

Member of Cork City Council











 


Mr Barney STEELE

Member of Longford County Council