**Summary:**
Council Decision (EU) 2021/1988, adopted on November 9, 2021, appoints Mr. Florian Hassler as a member of the Committee of the Regions, representing the Federal Republic of Germany. This appointment fills a vacant seat resulting from the end of Mr. Guido Wolf's mandate. Mr. Hassler, serving as Staatssekretär für politische Koordinierung und Europa im Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg (State Secretary for Political Coordination and Europe in the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg), is considered a representative of a regional or local body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly. The appointment is effective from the date of adoption and will last for the remainder of the current term of office, concluding on January 25, 2025. The decision is based on Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Council Decision (EU) 2019/852, which determines the composition of the Committee of the Regions.
Key Entities Referenced
Council Decision EU 2021/1988: Council Decision EU 2021/1988 of 9 November 2021 appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions.
Federal Republic of Germany: The member state proposing a member to the Committee of the Regions.
Committee of the Regions: An EU advisory body composed of representatives of regional and local authorities.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: The treaty that provides the legal basis for the Council Decision.
Council Decision EU 2019/852: Council Decision determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions.
Council Decision EU 2019/2157: Council Decision appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025.
Guido WOLF: Former member of the Committee of the Regions whose mandate ended.
Florian HASSLER: The newly appointed member of the Committee of the Regions, representative of Baden-Württemberg.
16.11.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 405/7
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1988
of 9 November 2021
appointing a member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, 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 German 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 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157(2), appointing the members and alternate
members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020to 25 January 2025.
(3) 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 Guido WOLF was proposed for appointment.
(4) The German Government has proposed Mr Florian HASSLER, representative of a regional or local body who is
politically accountable to an elected assembly, Staatssekretär für politische Koordinierung und Europa im Staatsministerium
Baden-Württemberg (State Secretary for Political Coordination and Europe in the State Ministry of Baden-
Wurttemberg), as a 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 Florian HASSLER, representative of a regional or local body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly,
Staatssekretär für politische Koordinierung und Europa im Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg (State Secretary for Political
Coordination and Europe in the State Ministry of Baden-Wurttemberg), is hereby appointed as a 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, 9 November 2021.
For the Council
The President
A. ŠIRCELJ
(1) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.
(2) 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).