Council Decision (EU) 2023/2153 of 9 October 2023 appointing five members and three alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2023-10-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Spain, appointment of members, member of the Committee of the Regions








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2023/2153


12.10.2023







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/2153
of 9 October 2023
         
appointing five 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 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. On 14 November 2022, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2022/2516 (3), appointing two alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions. On 16 May 2023, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2023/1014 (4), appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions.












(3)


Five members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the national mandates on the basis of which Ms Concepción ANDREU RODRÍGUEZ, Mr Guillermo FERNÁNDEZ VARA, Ms Paula FERNÁNDEZ VIAÑA, Mr Ximo PUIG i FERRER, and Mr Ángel Víctor TORRES PÉREZ were proposed for appointment.












(4)


Three alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the national mandates on the basis of which Ms Ana Belén ÁLVAREZ FERNÁNDEZ, Ms Rosa BALAS TORRES, and Ms Ana Isabel CÁRCABA GARCÍA were proposed for appointment.












(5)


The Spanish Government has proposed the following representatives of regional bodies who hold a regional authority electoral mandate as members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: Mr Gonzalo CAPELLAN DE MIGUEL, Presidente del Gobierno de La Rioja (President of the Government of La Rioja), Mr Fernando CLAVIJO BATLLE, Presidente del Gobierno de Canarias (President of the Government of the Canary Islands), Ms María GUARDIOLA MARTÍN, Presidenta de la Junta de Extremadura (President of the Regional Government of Extremadura), Mr Carlos MAZÓN GUIXOT, President de la Generalitat Valenciana (President of the Regional Government of Valencia), and Ms María José SÁENZ DE BURUAGA, Presidenta del Gobierno de Cantabria (President of the Government of Cantabria).












(6)


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 Raquel GARCÍA GONZÁLEZ, Directora General de Asuntos Europeos, Gobierno del Principado de Asturias (Director-General for European Affairs, Government of Principality of Asturias), Mr Pablo HURTADO PARDO, Director-General de Acción Exterior, Junta de Extremadura (Director-General for External Action, Regional Government of Extremadura), and Ms María Isabel URRUTIA DE LOS MOZOS, Consejera de Presidencia, Interior, Justicia, Seguridad y Simplificación administrativa del Gobierno de Cantabria (Regional Minister for the Presidency, Home Affairs, Justice, Security and Administrative simplification, Government of Cantabria),





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 to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025:






(a)


as members:






—


Mr Gonzalo CAPELLAN DE MIGUEL, Presidente del Gobierno de La Rioja (President of the Government of La Rioja),










—


Mr Fernando CLAVIJO BATLLE, Presidente del Gobierno de Canarias (President of the Government of the Canary Islands),










—


Ms María GUARDIOLA MARTÍN, Presidenta de la Junta de Extremadura (President of the Regional Government of Extremadura),










—


Mr Carlos MAZÓN GUIXOT, President de la Generalitat Valenciana (President of the Regional Government of Valencia),










—


Ms María José SÁENZ DE BURUAGA, Presidenta del Gobierno de Cantabria (President of the Government of Cantabria);
and














(b)


as alternate members:






—


Ms Raquel GARCÍA GONZÁLEZ, Directora General de Asuntos Europeos, Gobierno del Principado de Asturias (Director-General for European Affairs, Government of Principality of Asturias),










—


Mr Pablo HURTADO PARDO, Director-General de Acción Exterior Junta de Extremadura (Director-General for External Action, Regional Government of Extremadura),










—


Ms María Isabel URRUTIA DE LOS MOZOS, Consejera de Presidencia, Interior, Justicia, Seguridad y Simplificación administrativa del Gobierno de Cantabria (Regional Minister for the Presidency, Home Affairs, Justice, Security and Administrative simplification, Government of Cantabria).










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




Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2023.


For the Council


The President

Y. DÍAZ PÉREZ
            





(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).

(3)  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 (OJ L 326, 21.12.2022, p. 13).

(4)  Council Decision (EU) 2023/1014 of 16 May 2023 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 136, 24.5.2023, p. 72).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2153/oj
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