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Date: 8-Nov-2024 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: Europe

Council Decision (EU) 2024/2859 of 5 November 2024 appointing three alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • Council Decision (EU) 2024/2859 appoints three alternate members to the Committee of the Regions, nominated by the Kingdom of Spain.
  • The appointments fill vacancies that arose due to the end of the national mandates of the previous alternate members.
  • The newly appointed members will serve for the remainder of the current term, which ends on 25 January 2025.

Key Changes

  • Three new alternate members are appointed to the Committee of the Regions: Mr. José Manuel CABALLERO SERRANO, Mr. Jaume DUCH GUILLOT, and Mr. Jesús Ángel GARRIDO MARTÍNEZ.
  • The previous alternate members, Ms. Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ms. Virginia MARCO CÁRCEL, and Mr. Miquel ROYO VIDAL, are no longer serving due to the end of their national mandates.
  • The decision is effective from the date of its adoption, November 5, 2024.
  • The term of the newly appointed members will run until January 25, 2025.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders

  • European Union: The EU benefits from the continued functioning of the Committee of the Regions with updated membership, contributing to the representation of regional and local interests in the EU decision-making process.

Suggested Action Items

  • Relevant stakeholders within the EU system should be notified of the updated composition of the Committee of the Regions.

Key Entities Referenced

Committee of the Regions: An EU advisory body composed of representatives of regional and local authorities. It provides opinions on EU legislation to ensure that the views of regional and local bodies are taken into account. Council of the European Union: A body composed of government ministers from each EU member state. It negotiates and adopts EU laws and coordinates EU policies. Kingdom of Spain: A member state of the European Union that proposed the alternate members for appointment to the Committee of the Regions. 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. Council Decision (EU) 2023/227: Council Decision appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions. Council Decision (EU) 2023/2716: Council Decision appointing two members and four alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/2859 8.11.2024 COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2024/2859 of 5 November 2024 appointing three alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, 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 proposals of the Spanish 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 30 January 2023, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2023/227 (3) appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions. On 27 November 2023, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2023/2716 (4) appointing two members and four alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions. (3) Three alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the national mandates on the basis of which Ms Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Ms Virginia MARCO CÁRCEL and Mr Miquel ROYO VIDAL were proposed for appointment. (4) The Spanish Government has proposed the following representatives of regional bodies who are politically accountable to an elected assembly 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 José Manuel CABALLERO SERRANO, Vicepresidente Segundo de la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha (Second Vice-President of the Government of the Autonomous Community of Castile-La Mancha), Mr Jaume DUCH GUILLOT, Consejero de Unión Europea y Acción Exterior, Generalitat de Cataluña (Minister for European Union and Foreign Action, Government of Catalonia), and Mr Jesús Ángel GARRIDO MARTÍNEZ, Director-General de Fondos y Relaciones con la Unión Europea, Gobierno de La Rioja (Director-General for Funds and Relations with the European Union, Government of La Rioja), HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The following representatives of regional bodies who are politically accountable to an elected assembly are hereby appointed 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 José Manuel CABALLERO SERRANO, Vicepresidente Segundo de la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha (Second Vice-President of the Government of the Autonomous Community of Castile-La Mancha), — Mr Jaume DUCH GUILLOT, Consejero de Unión Europea y Acción Exterior, Generalitat de Cataluña (Minister for European Union and Foreign Action, Government of Catalonia), and (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) 2023/227 of 30 January 2023 appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 32, 3.2.2023, p. 56, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/227/oj). (4) Council Decision (EU) 2023/2716 of 27 November 2023 appointing two members and four alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L, 2023/2716, 1.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2716/oj). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2859/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 8.11.2024 — Mr Jesús Ángel GARRIDO MARTÍNEZ, Director-General de Fondos y Relaciones con la Unión Europea, Gobierno de La Rioja (Director-General for Funds and Relations with the European Union, Government of La Rioja). Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. Done at Brussels, 5 November 2024. For the Council The President VARGA M. 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2859/oj

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