Date: 2023-07-03Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (EU) 2023/1348 of 27 June 2023 appointing two members and an alternate member, proposed by the Czech Republic, of the Committee of the Regions
**Executive Summary:**
Council Decision (EU) 2023/1348, dated June 27, 2023, appoints two new members and one alternate member to the Committee of the Regions, as proposed by the Czech Republic. These appointments fill vacancies created by the end of a national mandate and resignations. The new members and alternate member will serve for the remainder of the current term, which ends on January 25, 2025. The decision came into force on the date of its adoption.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Appointments:**
* Ms. Dagmar KODOV PARMOV is appointed as a member.
* Mr. Richard VERE is appointed as a member.
* Mr. Jaroslav ZMENK is appointed as an alternate member.
* **Term of Office:**
* The term of office for the appointed members and alternate member runs until January 25, 2025.
* **Basis for Appointments:**
* The appointed members and alternate member are representatives of local bodies holding a local authority electoral mandate.
* The appointments fill vacancies due to the end of Mr. Dan JIRNEK's national mandate, the resignation of Mr. Tom MACURA, and the end of Mr. Jan MARE's national mandate.
* **Legal Basis:**
* The decision is based on Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
* It references Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Committee of the Regions:**
* *Impact:* The Committee's composition is updated with new members and an alternate member from the Czech Republic.
* *Action Required:* Integrate the new members and alternate member into the Committee's activities and procedures.
**Czech Government:**
* *Impact:* The Czech Government's proposals for appointments to the Committee of the Regions have been adopted.
* *Action Required:* Inform the appointed members and alternate member of their responsibilities and ensure their participation in the Committee's work.
**Appointed Members (Dagmar KODOV PARMOV and Richard VERE) and Alternate Member (Jaroslav ZMENK):**
* *Impact:* They are now members/an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
* *Action Required:* Participate in the Committee's activities and fulfill their duties as representatives of local bodies.
Key Entities Referenced
Committee of the Regions: A European Union advisory body composed of representatives of regional and local authorities.
Council Decision EU 2023/1348: Council Decision appointing two members and an alternate member, proposed by the Czech Republic, of the Committee of the Regions
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: A foundational treaty of the European Union.
Czech Republic: A country in Central Europe that proposed members and an alternate member to the Committee of the Regions.
Dagmar KODOV PARMOV: Representative of the City of esk Budjovice, appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions.
Richard VERE: Representative of the Municipal District of Silesia Ostrava, appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions.
Jaroslav ZMENK: Representative of the City of Liberec, appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
Council Decision EU 2019/852: Council Decision determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions.
3.7.2023 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/39
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/1348
of 27 June 2023
appointing two members and an alternate member, proposed by the Czech 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 Czech 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) Two members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the national
mandate on the basis of which Mr Dan JIRÁNEK was proposed for appointment and the resignation of Mr Tomáš
MACURA.
(4) An alternate 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 Jan MAREŠ was proposed for appointment.
(5) The Czech Government has proposed the following representatives of local bodies who hold a local authority
electoral mandate as members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office,
which runs until 25 January 2025: Ms Dagmar ŠKODOVÁ PARMOVÁ, Zastupitelka města České Budějovice
(Representative of the City of České Budějovice), and Mr Richard VEREŠ, Zastupitel městské části Slezská Ostrava
(Representative of the Municipal District of Silesia Ostrava).
(6) The Czech Government has proposed Mr Jaroslav ZÁMEČNÍK, representative of a local body who holds a local
authority electoral mandate, Zastupitel města Liberec (Representative of the City of Liberec), 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
The following representatives of local 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 members:
— Ms Dagmar ŠKODOVÁ PARMOVÁ, Zastupitelka města České Budějovice (Representative of the City of České
Budějovice),
(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).L 168/40 EN Official Journal of the European Union 3.7.2023
— Mr Richard VEREŠ, Zastupitel městské části Slezská Ostrava (Representative of the Municipal District of Silesia
Ostrava),
and
(b) as an alternate member:
— Mr Jaroslav ZÁMEČNÍK, Zastupitel města Liberec (Representative of the City of Liberec).
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