**Policy Summary:**
Council Decision (EU) 2019/581, adopted on April 8, 2019, appoints Mr. Konstantinos TZANAKOULIS, Municipal Councillor of Larissa, as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions. This appointment fills a vacant seat resulting from the end of the term of office of Mr. Petros SOULAS. The decision is based on Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and a proposal from the Greek Government. The term of office for the new alternate member will last for the remainder of the period from January 26, 2015, to January 25, 2020, as previously established by Council Decisions (EU) 2015/116, 2015/190, and 2015/994. The decision entered into force on April 8, 2019.
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
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Hellenic Republic: The country of Greece; proposing the alternate member.
Committee of the Regions: An EU advisory body representing local and regional authorities.
Petros SOULAS: Former alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
Konstantinos TZANAKOULIS: Appointed alternate member of the Committee of the Regions; Municipal Councillor of Larissa.
Larissa: A city in Greece where Konstantinos TZANAKOULIS is a Municipal Councillor.
L 100/46 EN Official Journal of the European Union 11.4.2019
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/581
of 8 April 2019
appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Hellenic Republic, 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 Greek 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) An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Petros SOULAS,
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:
— Mr Konstantinos TZANAKOULIS, Municipal Councillor of Larissa.
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).