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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2

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,

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 3 February 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/144 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025. On 28 June 2022, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2022/1043 appointing a member and two alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions.

(3) Four members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Mr Abel Ramón CABALLERO ÁLVAREZ and Mr José María GARCÍA URBANO, and the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Mr Jorge Antonio AZCÓN NAVARRO and Mr Julio MILLÁN MUÑOZ were proposed for appointment.

(4) Four alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Mr Manuel GARCÍA FÉLIX and Ms Noelia María ARROYO HERNÁNDEZ, and the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Ms Lidia MUÑOZ CÁCERES and Mr Óscar PUENTE SANTIAGO were proposed for appointment.

(5) The Spanish Government has proposed the following representatives of local bodies who hold a local 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 Jaume COLLBONI CUADRADO, Alcalde de Barcelona (Mayor of Barcelona); Ms Carolina DARIAS SAN SEBASTIÁN, Alcaldesa de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Mayor of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria); Ms María José GARCÍA-PELAYO JURADO, Alcaldesa de Jerez de la Frontera (Mayor of Jerez de la Frontera); and Mr José Luis MARTÍNEZ ALMEIDA NAVASQÜÉS, Alcalde de Madrid (Mayor of Madrid).

(6) The Spanish Government has proposed the following representatives of local bodies who hold a local authority electoral mandate as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: Mr Xavier GARCÍA ALBIOL, Alcalde de Badalona (Mayor of Badalona); Ms Gema IGUAL ORTIZ, Alcaldesa de Santander (Mayor of Santander); Mr Carlos MARTÍNEZ MÍNGUEZ, Alcalde de Soria (Mayor of Soria); and Ms Inés REY GARCÍA, Alcaldesa de A Coruña (Mayor of A Coruña),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following representatives of local bodies who hold an electoral mandate 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: and

Mr Jaume COLLBONI CUADRADO, Alcalde de Barcelona (Mayor of Barcelona),

Ms Carolina DARIAS SAN SEBASTIÁN, Alcaldesa de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Mayor of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria),

Ms María José GARCÍA-PELAYO JURADO, Alcaldesa de Jerez de la Frontera (Mayor of Jerez de la Frontera),

Mr José Luis MARTÍNEZ ALMEIDA NAVASQÜÉS, Alcalde de Madrid (Mayor of Madrid);

(b) as alternate members:

Mr Xavier GARCÍA ALBIOL, Alcalde de Badalona (Mayor of Badalona),

Ms Gema IGUAL ORTIZ, Alcaldesa de Santander (Mayor of Santander),

Mr Carlos MARTÍNEZ MÍNGUEZ, Alcalde de Soria (Mayor of Soria),

Ms Inés REY GARCÍA, Alcaldesa de A Coruña (Mayor of A Coruña).

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 January 2024. For the Council The President H. Lahbib

Versions

1. 2024-01-29