Date: 2019-11-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (EU) 2019/1986 of 25 November 2019 appointing five members and one alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Poland of the Committee of the Regions
**Policy Summary: Council Decision (EU) 2019/1986 Regarding Appointments to the Committee of the Regions**
On November 25, 2019, the Council of the European Union adopted Decision (EU) 2019/1986, addressing vacancies in the membership of the Committee of the Regions. This decision follows previous Council Decisions (EU) 2015/116, (EU) 2015/190, and (EU) 2015/994, which appointed members and alternate members for the period of January 26, 2015, to January 25, 2020. The present decision appoints five new members and one alternate member, nominated by the Republic of Poland, to fill vacant seats resulting from the end of terms of office and a prior appointment.
Specifically, the following individuals are appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term (until January 25, 2020):
* **Members:**
* Mr. Mariusz Rafał Frankowski, Councillor of the capital city of Warsaw
* Mr. Krzysztof Matyjaszczyk, President of Częstochowa
* Mr. Rafał Kazimierz Trzaskowski, President of the capital city of Warsaw
* Mr. Artur Michał Tusinski, Mayor of Podkowa Leśna
* Ms. Hanna Zdanowska, President of Łódź
* **Alternate Member:**
* Ms. Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, President of Gdańsk
This decision entered into force on November 25, 2019. The legal basis for this decision is Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and it was enacted based on a proposal from the Polish Government.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: The supranational political and economic union of European countries.
Council of the European Union: A body of the European Union
Republic of Poland: The country that proposed members and an alternate member to the Committee of the Regions.
Committee of the Regions: An EU advisory body composed of locally and regionally elected representatives.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: A treaty of the European Union.
Warsaw: The capital city of Poland.
Czestochowa: A city in Poland.
Gdansk: A city in Poland.
L 308/94 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 an Union 29.11.2019
DECISIONS
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1986
of 25 November 2019
appointing five members and one alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Poland
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 Polish 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) Five members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of
Mr Paweł ADAMOWICZ, Mr Lech JAWORSKI, Mr Zbigniew PODRAZA, Mr Dariusz Zygmunt WRÓBEL and
Mr Stanisław SZWABSKI.
(3) An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the appointment of Ms Hanna ZDANOWSKA as a member
of the Committee of the Regions,
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 members:
— Mr Mariusz Rafał FRANKOWSKI, Councillor of the capital city of Warsaw,
— Mr Krzysztof MATYJASZCZYK, President of Częstochowa,
— Mr Rafał Kazimierz TRZASKOWSKI, President of the capital city of Warsaw,
— Mr Artur Michał TUSIŃSKI, Mayor of Podkowa Leśna,
— Ms Hanna ZDANOWSKA, President of Łodź,
and
(b) as an alternate member:
— Ms Aleksandra DULKIEWICZ, President of Gdańsk.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 25 November 2019.
For the Council
The President
F. MOGHERINI
(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).