Council Decision (EU) 2019/1710 of 7 October 2019 appointing three members and three alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2019-10-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Spain, appointment of members








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11.10.2019   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 260/52








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1710
of 7 October 2019
         
appointing three members and three 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 the proposal of the Spanish Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020. On 5 October 2015, by Council Decision (EU) 2015/1792 (4) Ms Yolanda BARCINA ANGULO was replaced by Ms Miren Uxue BARCOS BERRUEZO as a member, and Ms María Victoria PALAU TÁRREGA was replaced by Ms Elena CEBRIÁN CALVO as an alternate member. On 16 December 2015, by Council Decision (EU) 2015/2397 (5) Mr Paulino RIVERO BAUTE was replaced by Mr Fernando CLAVIJO BATLLE as a member, and Mr Javier GONZÁLEZ ORTIZ was replaced by Ms María Luisa de MIGUEL ANASAGASTI as an alternate member. On 11 April 2016, by Council Decision (EU) 2016/572 (6) Ms María Sol CALZADO GARCÍA was replaced by Mr Ángel Luis SÁNCHEZ MUÑOZ as an alternate member. On 7 October 2016, by Council Decision (EU) 2016/1817 (7) Ms Elena CEBRIÁN CALVO was replaced by Mr Joan CALABUIG RULL as an alternate member. On 25 June 2019, by Council Decision (EU) 2019/1107 (8) Ms María Luisa de MIGUEL ANASAGASTI was replaced by Mr Julián ZAFRA DÍAZ as an alternate member.












(2)


Three members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Ms Miren Uxue BARCOS BERRUEZO, Mr Fernando CLAVIJO BATLLE and Mr Juan Vicente HERRERA CAMPO.












(3)


An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Ángel Luis SÁNCHEZ MUÑOZ.












(4)


Two alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the mandate on the basis of which Mr Joan CALABUIG RULL (Delegado del Consell para la Unión Europea y Relaciones Externas) and Mr Julián José ZAFRA DÍAZ (Director General de Asuntos Económicos con la Unión Europea del Gobierno de Canarias) were proposed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






(a)


as members:






—


Ms María Victoria CHIVITE NAVASCUÉS, Presidenta de la Comunidad Foral de Navarra,











—


Mr Francisco IGEA ARISQUETA, Vicepresidente de la Junta de Castilla y León,










—


Mr Ángel Víctor TORRES PÉREZ, Presidente del Gobierno de Canarias;




and










(b)


as alternate members:






—


Mr Joan CALABUIG RULL, Secretario Autonómico para la Unión Europea y Relaciones Externas
de la Generalidad Valenciana (change of mandate),










—


Mr Manuel Alejandro CARDENETE FLORES, Viceconsejero de Turismo, Regeneración, Justicia
y Administración Local
de la Junta de Andalucía,










—


Mr Julián José ZAFRA DÍAZ, Director General de Asuntos Europeos
del Gobierno de Canarias (change of mandate).










Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 7 October 2019.


For the Council


The President

A.-M. HENRIKSSON
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).

(4)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/1792 of 5 October 2015 appointing five Spanish members and five Spanish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 260, 7.10.2015, p. 28).

(5)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/2397 of 16 December 2015 appointing a Spanish member and a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 332, 18.12.2015, p. 144).

(6)  Council Decision (EU) 2016/572 of 11 April 2016 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 97, 13.4.2016, p. 11).

(7)  Council Decision (EU) 2016/1817 of 7 October 2016 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 278, 14.10.2016, p. 45).

(8)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/1107 of 25 June 2019 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 175, 28.6.2019, p. 37).