**Summary:**
Council Decision (EU) 2022/286, adopted on 22 February 2022, appoints Mr. Sven Schulze as a member of the Committee of the Regions. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Michael Schneider. Mr. Schulze, Minister for Economic Affairs, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt, is a representative of a regional or local body politically accountable to an elected assembly, fulfilling the requirements stipulated in Article 300(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. His term will last until 25 January 2025, concluding the current term of office for the Committee of the Regions as defined by Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157. The decision entered into force on 22 February 2022. The decision was made by the Council of the European Union, under the presidency of C. Beaune.
Key Entities Referenced
Committee of the Regions: An EU advisory body composed of representatives from regional and local authorities.
Federal Republic of Germany: The country that proposed the member to the Committee of the Regions.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: A key treaty outlining the scope of the EU's powers.
Council Decision EU 2019/852: Council Decision determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions.
German Government: The government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Michael SCHNEIDER: Former member of the Committee of the Regions who resigned.
Sven SCHULZE: New member appointed to the Committee of the Regions, representing Saxony-Anhalt.
Saxony-Anhalt: Federal State of Germany where Sven Schulze is a Minister.
L 43/62 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.2.2022
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/286
of 22 February 2022
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 resignation of Mr Michael
SCHNEIDER.
(4) The German Government has proposed Mr Sven SCHULZE, representative of a regional or local body who is
politically accountable to an elected assembly, Minister für Wirtschaft, Tourismus, Landwirtschaft und Forsten des Landes
Sachsen-Anhalt (Minister for Economic Affairs, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry of the Federal State of Saxony-
Anhalt), 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 Sven SCHULZE, representative of a regional or local body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly, Minister
für Wirtschaft, Tourismus, Landwirtschaft und Forsten des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt (Minister for Economic Affairs, Tourism,
Agriculture and Forestry of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt) 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.
(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).24.2.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 43/63
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 22 February 2022.
For the Council
The President
C. BEAUNE