Council Decision (EU) 2023/2595 of 15 November 2023 appointing a member, proposed by Romania, of the European Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2023-11-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, Romania, appointment of members








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2023/2595


17.11.2023







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/2595
of 15 November 2023
         
appointing a member, proposed by Romania, of the European Economic and Social Committee


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2019/853 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),


Having regard to the proposal of the Romanian Government,


After consulting the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 300(2) of the Treaty, the Economic and Social Committee is to consist of representatives of organisations of employers, of the employed, and of other parties representative of civil society, notably in socioeconomic, civic, professional and cultural areas.












(2)


On 2 October 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/1392 (2), appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2020 to 20 September 2025.












(3)


A member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Cristian Mihai ENESCU.












(4)


The Romanian Government has proposed Ms Corina-Andreea MURAFA-BENGA, Expert afiliat, Centrul pentru Studiul Democrației (Affiliate Expert, Center for the Study of Democracy), and Co-fondator, Observatorul Român al Sǎrǎciei Energetice (Co-founder, Romanian Observatory on Energy Poverty), as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2025,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Ms Corina-Andreea MURAFA-BENGA, Expert afiliat, Centrul pentru Studiul Democrației (Affiliate Expert, Center for the Study of Democracy), and Co-fondator, Observatorul Român al Sǎrǎciei Energetice (Co-founder, Romanian Observatory on Energy Poverty), is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2025.


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




Done at Brussels, 15 November 2023.


For the Council


The President

P. NAVARRO RÍOS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 15.

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2020/1392 of 2 October 2020 appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2020 to 20 September 2025, and repealing and replacing the Council Decision appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period 21 September 2020 to 20 September 2025 adopted on 18 September 2020 (OJ L 322, 5.10.2020, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2595/oj
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