Date: 2023-07-03Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (EU) 2023/1346 of 27 June 2023 appointing a member and two alternate members, proposed by the Italian Republic, of the Committee of the Regions
Executive Summary:
Council Decision (EU) 2023/1346 appoints Ms. Roberta Angelilli as a member, and Mr. Luca Rosario Luigi Sammartino and Mr. Renato Schifani as alternate members, to the Committee of the Regions, as proposed by the Italian Republic. This decision fills vacancies created by the end of previous mandates and a resignation. The appointments are effective until 25 January 2025. The decision was adopted on June 27, 2023.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Appointments:**
* Ms. Roberta Angelilli is appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions.
* Mr. Luca Rosario Luigi Sammartino is appointed as an alternate member.
* Mr. Renato Schifani is appointed as an alternate member.
* **Reason for Appointments:**
* A member's seat became vacant due to the end of Mr. Nicola Zingaretti's national mandate.
* Two alternate member seats became vacant due to the end of Mr. Gaetano Armao's mandate and the resignation of Mr. Christian Solinas.
* **Term of Office:**
* The appointments are for the remainder of the current term, which ends on 25 January 2025.
* **Basis for Appointments:**
* The appointees are representatives of regional bodies holding a regional authority electoral mandate.
Impact Analysis:
* **Committee of the Regions:**
* Impact: The composition of the Committee is updated with a new member and two new alternate members proposed by the Italian Republic.
* Action Required: Integrate the new member and alternate members into the Committee's proceedings.
* **Italian Government:**
* Impact: Its proposals for member and alternate member appointments to the Committee of the Regions have been adopted.
* Action Required: Inform the appointed individuals of their roles and responsibilities within the Committee.
* **Appointed Individuals (Ms. Angelilli, Mr. Sammartino, Mr. Schifani):**
* Impact: They are officially appointed to the Committee of the Regions.
* Action Required: Assume their duties and responsibilities as member and alternate members of the Committee until 25 January 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Committee of the Regions: An advisory body of the European Union composed of representatives of regional and local authorities.
Italian Republic: The country that proposed the member and alternate members to the Committee of the Regions.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: A foundational treaty of the European Union.
Council Decision EU 2019/852: A Council Decision determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions.
Council Decision EU 2020/102: A 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.
Council Decision EU 2021/1834: A Council Decision appointing six members and four alternate members, proposed by the Italian Republic, of the Committee of the Regions.
Roberta ANGELILLI: Representative of Regione Lazio, appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions.
Regione Lazio: A region of Italy. Roberta Angelilli is a representative of this region.
L 168/36 EN Official Journal of the European Union 3.7.2023
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/1346
of 27 June 2023
appointing a member and two alternate members, proposed by the Italian 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 proposals of the Italian 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. On 6 October
2021, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2021/1834(3), appointing six members and four alternate members,
proposed by the Italian Republic, of the Committee of the Regions.
(3) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the national mandate on
the basis of which Mr Nicola ZINGARETTI was proposed for appointment.
(4) Two alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the
national mandate on the basis of which Mr Gaetano ARMAO was proposed for appointment and the resignation of
Mr Christian SOLINAS.
(5) The Italian Government has proposed Ms Roberta ANGELILLI, representative of a regional body who holds a
regional authority electoral mandate, Vicepresidente, Assessore e Consigliere della Regione Lazio (Vice-President, Regional
Minister of the Region of Lazio and Member of the Regional Council), as a member of the Committee of the Regions
for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025.
(6) The Italian Government has proposed the following representatives of regional bodies who hold a regional authority
electoral mandate as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of
office, which runs until 25 January 2025: Mr Luca Rosario Luigi SAMMARTINO, Vicepresidente, Assessore e
Consigliere della Regione Siciliana (Vice-President, Regional Minister of the Region of Sicily and Member of the
Regional Council), and Mr Renato SCHIFANI, Presidente e Consigliere della Regione Siciliana (President of the Region of
Sicily and Member of the Regional Council),
(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).
(3) Council Decision (EU) 2021/1834 of 6 October 2021 appointing six members and four alternate members, proposed by the Italian
Republic, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 372, 20.10.2021, p. 11).3.7.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/37
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following representatives of regional bodies who hold an electoral mandate are hereby appointed to the Committee of
the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025:
(a) as a member:
— Ms Roberta ANGELILLI, Vicepresidente, Assessore e Consigliere della Regione Lazio (Vice-President, Regional Minister of
the Region of Lazio and Member of the Regional Council),
and
(b) as alternate members:
— Mr Luca Rosario Luigi SAMMARTINO, Vicepresidente, Assessore e Consigliere della Regione Siciliana (Vice-President,
Regional Minister of the Region of Sicily and Member of the Regional Council),
— Mr Renato SCHIFANI, Presidente e Consigliere della Regione Siciliana (President of the Region of Sicily and Member of
the Regional Council).
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 2023.
For the Council
The President
J. ROSWALL