**Summary:**
Council Decision (EU) 2021/1320, adopted on July 30, 2021, appoints Mr. Dimitrios KAFANTARIS, a Municipal Councillor for the Municipality of Pylou-Nestoros in Greece, as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Konstantinos TZIOUMIS. Mr. Kafantaris, as a representative of a local body holding a local authority electoral mandate, will serve for the remainder of the current term of office, which expires on January 25, 2025. The decision, based on Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Council Decision (EU) 2019/852, entered into force on the date of its adoption. The Hellenic Republic proposed Mr. Kafantaris for the position.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: The supranational political and economic union of European countries.
Council of the European Union: One of the two legislative bodies of the European Union, representing the governments of the member states.
Committee of the Regions: An EU advisory body composed of locally and regionally elected representatives representing local and regional authorities.
Hellenic Republic: The official name of Greece, a member state of the European Union, proposing a member to the Committee of the Regions.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining the scope of the EU's powers.
Dimitrios KAFANTARIS: The individual appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
Municipality of PylouNestoros: A local body in Greece where Dimitrios Kafantaris holds a local authority electoral mandate.
Brussels: The location where the Council Decision was made.
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DECISIONS
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1320
of 30 July 2021
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 Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019determining the composition of the Committee of the
Regions(1),
Having regard to the proposal of the Greek Government,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and
local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an
elected assembly.
(2) On 20 January 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/102(2), appointing the members and alternate
members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020to 25 January 2025.
(3) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of
Mr Konstantinos TZIOUMIS.
(4) The Greek Government has proposed Mr Dimitrios KAFANTARIS, representative of a local body who holds a local
authority electoral mandate, Δημοτικός Σύμβουλος Δήμος Πύλου-Νέστορος (Municipal Councillor, Municipality of
Pylou-Nestoros), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of
office, which runs until 25 January 2025,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Mr Dimitrios KAFANTARIS, representative of a local body who holds an electoral mandate, Δημοτικός Σύμβουλος Δήμος
Πύλου-Νέστορος (Municipal Councillor, Municipality of Pylou-Nestoros), 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 2025.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 30 July 2021.
For the Council
The President
G. DOVŽAN
(1) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.
(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).