Council Decision (EU) 2024/1495 of 21 May 2024 appointing two members, proposed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, of the Committee of the Regions

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/1495 28.5.2024 COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2024/1495 of 21 May 2024 appointing two members, proposed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 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 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1), Having regard to the proposal of the Luxembourgish 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 2020 to 25 January 2025. On 9 October 2023, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2023/2161 (3), appointing two members and two alternate members, proposed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, of the Committee of the Regions.

(3) Two members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Mr Gusty GRAAS and Mr Marc SPAUTZ.

(4) The Luxembourgish 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: Mr Alexandre DONNERSBACH, Conseiller communal, Conseil communal de la commune de Walferdange (Municipal Councillor, Municipal Council of Walferdange), and Mr Lou LINSTER, Conseiller communal, Conseil communal de la commune de Leudelange (Municipal Councillor, Municipal Council of Leudelange),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following representatives of local bodies who hold an electoral mandate are hereby appointed as members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025:

— Mr Alexandre DONNERSBACH, Conseiller communal, Conseil communal de la commune de Walferdange (Municipal Councillor, Municipal Council of Walferdange), — Mr Lou LINSTER, Conseiller communal, Conseil communal de la commune de Leudelange (Municipal Councillor, Municipal Council of Leudelange).

(1) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2019/852/oj.

(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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/ dec/2019/2157/oj).

(3) Council Decision (EU) 2023/2161 of 9 October 2023 appointing two members and two alternate members, proposed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L, 2023/2161, 12.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/ 2023/2161/oj).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1495/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 28.5.2024 Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 21 May 2024.

For the Council The President H. LAHBIB 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1495/oj