Date: 2019-10-30Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision 2019/1814 of 24 October 2019 appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions
**Summary:**
Council Decision 2019/1814, issued on October 24, 2019, addresses appointments to the Committee of the Regions. This decision, based on Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and a proposal from the Spanish Government, appoints Ms. Concepcin Andreu Rodríguez, Presidenta de la Comunidad Autnoma de La Rioja, as a member and Mr. Francisco Celso González González, Consejero de Hacienda de la Comunidad Autnoma de La Rioja, as an alternate member. These appointments fill vacancies created by the end of the terms of office of Mr. José Ignacio Ceniceros González and Ms. Begoña Martínez Arregui, respectively. The appointments are for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until January 25, 2020. The decision entered into force on October 24, 2019. The legal basis for this decision is rooted in previous Council Decisions (EU 2015/116, EU 2015/190, EU 2015/994, EU 2015/1571, and EU 2015/1774) concerning the composition of the Committee of the Regions.
Key Entities Referenced
Committee of the Regions: An advisory body of the European Union composed of locally and regionally elected representatives.
Council of the European Union: A body composed of government ministers from each EU member state.
Kingdom of Spain: The member state that proposed the member and alternate member.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Jos Ignacio CENICEROS GONZLEZ: Former member of the Committee of the Regions.
Begoa MARTNEZ ARREGUI: Former alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
Concepcin ANDREU RODRGUEZ: Appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions and Presidenta de la Comunidad Autnoma de La Rioja.
Francisco Celso GONZLEZ GONZLEZ: Appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions and Consejero de Hacienda de la Comunidad Autnoma de La Rioja.
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DECISIONS
COUNCIL DECISION 2019/1814
of 24 October 2019
appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the
Committee of the Regions
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 the proposal of the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1),
(EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the
Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020. On 18 September 2015, by Council Decision
(EU) 2015/1571 (4), Mr Pedro SANZ ALONSO was replaced by Mr José Ignacio CENICEROS GONZÁLEZ as a
member. On 1 October 2015, by Council Decision (EU) 2015/1774 (5), Mr Emilio DEL RÍO SANZ was replaced by
Ms Begoña MARTÍNEZ ARREGUI as an alternate member.
(2) A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr
José Ignacio CENICEROS GONZÁLEZ.
(3) An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the terms of
office of Ms Begoña MARTÍNEZ ARREGUI,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which
runs until 25 January 2020:
(a) as a member:
— Ms Concepción ANDREU RODRÍGUEZ, Presidenta de la Comunidad Autónoma de La Rioja,
(b) as an alternate member:
— Mr Francisco Celso GONZÁLEZ GONZÁLEZ, Consejero de Hacienda de la Comunidad Autónoma de La Rioja.
(1) Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the
Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).
(2) Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the
Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).
(3) Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
(4) Council Decision (EU) 2015/1571 of 18 September 2015 appointing two Spanish members of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L
245, 22.9.2015, p. 8).
(5) Council Decision (EU) 2015/1774 of 1 October 2015 appointing a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L
258, 3.10.2015, p. 10).30.10.2019 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 278/11
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 24 October 2019.
For the Council
The President
A.-K. PEKONEN