Council Decision of 17 December 1999 on the appointment by the Council of the members of the selection panel for the 'European Capital of Culture' Community action

COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 December 1999
on the appointment by the Council of the members of the selection panel for the "European Capital of Culture" Community action
(2000/C 9/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Europan Community,
Having regard to Decision No 1419/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2005 to 2019(1), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas Article 2(2) of Decision No 1419/1999/EC provides that the Commission is to form each year a selection panel which is to issue a report on the nomination or nominations judged against the objectives and characteristics of the action and that the said panel is to be composed of seven leading independent figures who are experts on the cultural sector, of whom two are to be appointed by the Council,