**Summary:**
Council Decision (EU) 2023/547, adopted on 7 March 2023, appoints Mr. Antonio Mazzeo, Presidente del Consiglio regionale e Consigliere della Regione Toscana (President and Member of the Regional Council of Tuscany), as a member of the Committee of the Regions. This appointment fills a vacant member seat resulting from the end of Mr. Nicola Irto's national mandate. Mr. Mazzeo, a representative of a regional body holding a regional authority electoral mandate, will serve for the remainder of the current term of office, which concludes on 25 January 2025. The decision, based on Article 305 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Council Decision (EU) 2019/852, entered into force on the date of its adoption.
Key Entities Referenced
Committee of the Regions: An advisory body of the European Union composed of representatives of regional and local authorities.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Italian Republic: The country that proposed a member to the Committee of the Regions.
Council Decision EU 2023/547: A Council Decision of the European Union appointing a member to the Committee of the Regions.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Council Decision EU 2019/852: A Council Decision determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions.
Antonio MAZZEO: The individual appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions.
Regione Toscana (Tuscany Region): The region in Italy that Antonio Mazzeo represents. He is the President and Member of the Regional Council of Tuscany.
L 73/16 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.3.2023
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/547
of 7 March 2023
appointing a member, 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 proposal 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.
(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 IRTO was proposed for appointment.
(4) The Italian Government has proposed Mr Antonio MAZZEO, representative of a regional body who holds a regional
authority electoral mandate, Presidente del Consiglio regionale e Consigliere della Regione Toscana (President and Member
of the Regional Council of Tuscany), 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 Antonio MAZZEO, representative of a regional body who holds an electoral mandate, Presidente del Consiglio regionale e
Consigliere della Regione Toscana (President and Member of the Regional Council of Tuscany), 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, 7 March 2023.
For the Council
The President
L. EDHOLM
(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).