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Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/156 27.1.2025
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2025/156
of 21 January 2025
appointing four members and five alternate members, proposed by Hungary, 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 Hungarian 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 2020 to 25 January 2025.
(3) Four members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the national
mandates on the basis of which Ms Barbara Szilvia HEGEDŰS, Mr József KÓBOR, Mr Lajos KOVÁCS and Mr József
RIBÁNYI were proposed for appointment.
(4) Four alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the
national mandates on the basis of which Mr Attila KISS, Mr Erik KONCZER, Mr Ádám MIRKÓCZKI and Mr Zoltán
NÉMETH were proposed for appointment.
(5) One alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Raymund KOVÁCS as a member
of the Committee of the Regions.
(6) The Hungarian Government has proposed the following representatives of regional or local bodies who hold
a regional or 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 Raymund KOVÁCS, Budapest Főváros XVI. Kerület
Képviselőtestület tagja (Member of Local Assembly of District 16 of Budapest), Mr László Szabolcs ŐRI, Baranya
Vármegye Közgyűlés elnöke (President of County Council of Baranya Vármegye), Ms Klaudia SZEMEREYNÉ PATAKI,
Kecskemét Megyei Jogú Város polgármestere (Mayor of City of Kecskemét with county rights), and, on the basis of
a different national mandate, Mr Attila KISS, Hajdú-Biher Vármegye Közgyűlés tagja (Member of County Council of
Hajdú-Bihar Vármegye).
(7) The Hungarian Government has proposed the following representatives of regional or local bodies who hold
a regional or local authority electoral mandate 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 Károly ANDRÁS, Bács Kiskun
Vármegye Közgyűlés tagja (Member of County Council of Bács-Kiskun Vármegye), Mr Lajos BARCSA, Debrecen Megyei
Jogú Város Képviselőtestület tagja (Member of City Council of Debrecen with county rights), Mr Béla BÁSTHY, Kőszeg
Város polgármestere (Mayor of Town of Kőszeg), Mr Benedek FARKAS, Budaörs Város Képviselőtestület tagja (Member of
Local Assembly of Town of Budaörs) and Ms Marietta HERFORT Budapest Főváros v. Kerület Képviselőtestület tagja
(Member of Local Assembly of District 5 of Budapest),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(1) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13 (ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2019/852/oj).
(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, ELI: http://data.europa.
eu/eli/dec/2020/102/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/156/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 27.1.2025
Article 1
The following representatives of regional or 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:
— Mr Attila KISS, Hajdú-Biher Vármegye Közgyűlés tagja (Member of County Council of Hajdú-Bihar Vármegye) (change
of mandate),
— Mr Raymund KOVÁCS, Budapest Főváros XVI. Kerület Képviselőtestület tagja (Member of Local Assembly of District 16
of Budapest),
— Mr László Szabolcs ŐRI, Baranya Vármegye Közgyűlés elnöke (President of County Council of Baranya Vármegye),
— Ms Klaudia SZEMEREYNÉ PATAKI, Kecskemét Megyei Jogú Város polgármestere (Mayor of City of Kecskemét with
county rights);
and
(b) as alternate members:
— Mr Károly ANDRÁS, Bács Kiskun Vármegye Közgyűlés tagja (Member of County Council of Bács-Kiskun Vármegye),
— Mr Lajos BARCSA, Debrecen Megyei Jogú Város Képviselőtestület tagja (Member of City Council of Debrecen with
county rights),
— Mr Béla BÁSTHY, Kőszeg Város polgármestere (Mayor of Town of Kőszeg),
— Mr Benedek FARKAS, Budaörs Város Képviselőtestület tagja (Member of Local Assembly of Town of Budaörs) and
— Ms Marietta HERFORT Budapest Főváros v. Kerület Képviselőtestület tagja (Member of Local Assembly of District 5 of
Budapest).
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 21 January 2025.
For the Council
The President
A. DOMAŃSKI
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/156/oj