Date: 2023-09-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (EU) 2023/2077 of 25 September 2023 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Cyprus, of the Committee of the Regions
**Summary:**
Council Decision (EU) 2023/2077, adopted on September 25, 2023, appoints Ms. Isabella Tymviou, a City Councillor of Nicosia Municipality, as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions. This appointment, proposed by the Republic of Cyprus, fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Christodoulos Ioannou. Ms. Tymviou's term will run until January 25, 2025, which is the end of the current term of office for members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions as determined by Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157. The decision is based on Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which stipulates that the Committee of the Regions consist of representatives of regional and local bodies holding an electoral mandate or politically accountable to an elected assembly. The decision entered into force on the date of its adoption.
Key Entities Referenced
Committee of the Regions: A European Union advisory body composed of representatives of regional and local authorities.
Republic of Cyprus: The member state of the European Union that proposed the alternate member.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: A primary treaty of the European Union.
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.
Isabella TYMVIOU: The proposed alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
Nicosia Municipality: The local body that Isabella TYMVIOU represents, located in Cyprus.
Brussels: The city where the Council Decision was adopted.
L 239/34 EN Official Journal of the European Union 28.9.2023
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/2077
of 25 September 2023
appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Cyprus, 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 Cyprus 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) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr
Christodoulos IOANNOU.
(4) The Cyprus Government has proposed Ms Isabella TYMVIOU, representative of a local body who holds a local
authority electoral mandate, Δημοτική Σύμβουλος-Δήμος Λευκωσίας (City Councillor, Nicosia Municipality), 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
Ms Isabella TYMVIOU, representative of a local body who holds an electoral mandate, Δημοτική Σύμβουλος-Δήμος
Λευκωσίας (City Councillor, Nicosia Municipality), 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, 25 September 2023.
For the Council
The President
H. GÓMEZ HERNÁNDEZ
(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 237, 17.12.2019, p. 78).