CELEX: 32019D1135
Language: en
Date: 2019-07-02 00:00:00
Title: European Council Decision (EU) 2019/1135 of 2 July 2019 electing the President of the European Council

3.7.2019   
               
               
                  EN
               
               
                  Official Journal of the European Union
               
               
                  LI 179/1
               
            
         EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1135
         of 2 July 2019
         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,
         Whereas:
         
                     (1)
                  
                  
                     On 30 November 2019, the term of office of the current President of the European Council, Mr Donald TUSK, will come to an end.
                  
               
                     (2)
                  
                  
                     A new President of the European Council should therefore be elected,
                  
               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
         
            Article 1
            Mr Charles MICHEL is hereby elected President of the European Council for the period from 1 December 2019 until 31 May 2022.
         
         
            Article 2
            This Decision shall be notified to Mr Charles MICHEL 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, 2 July 2019.
            
               
                  For the European Council
               
               
                  The President
               
               D. TUSK