**Summary:**
Council Decision (EU) 2020/650, adopted on May 8, 2020, appoints Mr. Siim Suursild as a member of the Committee of the Regions, representing the Republic of Estonia. This decision addresses a vacancy created by the end of Mr. Suursild's previous mandate, where he served as a representative of a local body with political accountability to the Pärnu City Council. Mr. Suursild's new term will run until January 25, 2025, aligning with the existing term for members of the Committee of the Regions as defined by prior Council Decisions (EU) 2019/2157, (EU) 2020/102, (EU) 2020/144 and (EU) 2020/511. The decision entered into force on May 8, 2020.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: An international organization consisting of European countries.
Committee of the Regions: An advisory body of the European Union composed of representatives of local and regional authorities.
Republic of Estonia: The country that proposed a member for the Committee of the Regions.
Council of the European Union: A body of the European Union comprising representatives of member states.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Siim SUURSILD: Member of the Committee of the Regions representing Prnu City Council.
Prnu City Council: A local body with political accountability to an elected Assembly in Estonia.
Brussels: The location where the Council Decision was done.
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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/650
of 8 May 2020
appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Estonia, 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 Estonian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 10 December 2019, 20 January 2020, 3 February 2020 and 26 March 2020, the Council adopted Decisions (EU)
2019/2157(1), (EU) 2020/102(2), (EU) 2020/144(3) and (EU) 2020/511(4) appointing the members and alternate
members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025.
(2) A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the mandate on the basis
of which Mr Siim SUURSILD (Representative of a local body with political accountability to an elected Assembly:
Pärnu City Council) was proposed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of
office, which runs until 25 January 2025:
— Mr Siim SUURSILD, Member of a Local Assembly: Pärnu City Council (change of mandate).
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 8 May 2020.
For the Council
The President
G. GRLIĆ RADMAN
(1) Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157 of 10 December 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the
Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 78).
(2) Council Decision (EU) 2020/102 of 20 January 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the
Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 20, 24.1.2020, p. 2).
(3) Council Decision (EU) 2020/144 of 3 February 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the
Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 32, 4.2.2020, p. 16).
(4) Council Decision (EU) 2020/511 of 26 March 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 113, 8.4.2020, p. 18).