CELEX: 32017D0444
Language: en
Date: 2017-03-09 00:00:00
Title: European Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/444 of 9 March 2017 electing the President of the European Council

14.3.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 67/87
            
         EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2017/444
   of 9 March 2017
   electing the President of the European Council
   THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               On 30 August 2014, by European Council Decision 2014/638/EU (1), Mr Donald TUSK was elected President of the European Council for the period from 1 December 2014 until 31 May 2017.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               In accordance with the Treaty on European Union, the holder of the office of President of the European Council may be re-elected once,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Mr Donald TUSK is hereby re-elected President of the European Council for the period from 1 June 2017 until 30 November 2019.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall be notified to Mr Donald TUSK by the Secretary-General of the Council.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
      Done at Brussels, 9 March 2017.
      
         
            For the European Council
         
         
            The President
         
         D. TUSK
      
   
   
      (1)  European Council Decision 2014/638/EU of 30 August 2014 electing the President of the European Council (OJ L 262, 2.9.2014, p. 5).