Date: 2019-04-11Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (EU) 2019/579 of 8 April 2019 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, of the Committee of the Regions
**Policy Summary:**
Council Decision (EU) 2019/579, adopted on April 8, 2019, addresses the appointment of an alternate member to the Committee of the Regions. This decision follows previous Council Decisions (EU) 2015/116, 2015/190, and 2015/994, which appointed members and alternate members to the Committee for the term running from January 26, 2015, to January 25, 2020. It also references Council Decision (EU) 2018/1015, which replaced Mr. Pierre WIES with Ms. Cécile HEMMEN as an alternate member. Ms. Cécile HEMMEN, Conseillère communale de la Commune de Weiler-la-Tour, is appointed as an alternate member for the remainder of the current term, which concludes on January 25, 2020, due to a change in mandate. The decision, proposed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is based on Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The decision enters into force on the date of its adoption.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: The political and economic union of European countries.
Council of the European Union: An institution of the European Union where government ministers from each EU country meet to discuss, amend and adopt laws, and coordinate policies.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining the organization and operation of the EU.
Committee of the Regions: An EU advisory body composed of locally and regionally elected representatives voicing the opinion of their constituency on EU legislation.
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: A landlocked country in Western Europe.
Pierre WIES: Former alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
Ccile HEMMEN: Current alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
WeilerlaTour: Commune in Luxembourg
L 100/44 EN Official Journal of the European Union 11.4.2019
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/579
of 8 April 2019
appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg 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 13 July 2018, by Council Decision
(EU) 2018/1015 (4), Mr Pierre WIES was replaced by Ms Cécile HEMMEN as an alternate member.
(2) An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the
mandate on the basis of which Ms Cécile HEMMEN (Maire de la Commune de Weiler-la-Tour) was proposed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the
current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:
— Ms Cécile HEMMEN, Conseillère communale de la Commune de Weiler-la-Tour (change of mandate).
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 8 April 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).
(4) Council Decision (EU) 2018/1015 of 13 July 2018 appointing two members and three alternate members, proposed by the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 181, 18.7.2018, p. 85).