**Policy Summary: Council Decision (EU) 2018/312 Regarding Appointment to the Committee of the Regions**
This Council Decision (EU) 2018/312, adopted on February 27, 2018, addresses the appointment of a member to the Committee of the Regions. The 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 Gamarra Ruiz-Clavijo, Alcaldesa de Logroño, as a member of the Committee. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the end of the term of office of Mr. Íñigo de la Serna Hernáiz. Ms. Gamarra Ruiz-Clavijo's term will last for the remainder of the current term of office for the committee, which runs until January 25, 2020, as defined by Council Decisions (EU) 2015/116, 2015/190, and 2015/994. The decision entered into force on February 27, 2018. The President of the Council at the time of adoption was E. Zaharieva.
Key Entities Referenced
Council Decision EU 2018/312: Council Decision of the European Union appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions.
European Union: The political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Kingdom of Spain: A sovereign state located in Southwestern Europe.
Committee of the Regions: An advisory assembly of the European Union composed of locally and regionally elected representatives coming from all 27 Member States.
Spanish Government: The government of the Kingdom of Spain.
Iigo de la SERNA HERNIZ: Former member of the Committee of the Regions whose term of office ended.
Concepcin GAMARRA RUIZ-CLAVIJO: Appointed member of the Committee of the Regions and Alcaldesa (Mayor) of Logroño.
Logroño: City in La Rioja, Spain.
2.3.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 60/39
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/312
of 27 February 2018
appointing a 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.
(2) A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of
Mr Iñigo de la SERNA HERNÁIZ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term
of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:
— Ms Concepción GAMARRA RUIZ-CLAVIJO, Alcaldesa de Logroño.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 27 February 2018.
For the Council
The President
E. ZAHARIEVA
(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).