Date: 2025-09-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (EU) 2025/1959 of 18 September 2025 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Portuguese Republic, of the Committee of the Regions
**Executive Summary**
Council Decision (EU) 2025/1959, dated September 18, 2025, appoints Mr. Duarte Nuno Nunes de Freitas as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions, proposed by the Portuguese Republic. This appointment fills a vacancy due to the end of the previous alternate member's mandate and is effective until January 25, 2030. The decision enters into force on the date of its adoption.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Appointment:**
* Mr. Duarte Nuno Nunes de Freitas is appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
* He represents a regional body and holds a regional authority electoral mandate.
* He is the Secretário Regional das Finanças do Governo Regional da Madeira (Regional Secretary of Finance of the Regional Government of Madeira).
* **Term:**
* The appointment is for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until January 25, 2030.
* **Context:**
* The appointment follows a proposal by the Portuguese Government.
* The decision adheres to Article 300(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
* It fills a vacancy created by the end of Mr. Rogério DE ANDRADE GOUVEIA's mandate.
* **Effective Date:**
* The decision enters into force on September 18, 2025.
**Impact Analysis**
**Committee of the Regions**
* **Impact:** Fills a vacancy in the alternate member representation, ensuring complete membership and proper functioning of the Committee.
* **Action Required:** Update membership records to reflect the change.
**Portuguese Republic**
* **Impact:** Successfully proposes a new alternate member for the Committee of the Regions.
* **Action Required:** Inform Mr. Duarte Nuno Nunes de Freitas of his appointment and responsibilities.
**Mr. Duarte Nuno Nunes de Freitas**
* **Impact:** Appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
* **Action Required:** Assume duties and responsibilities as an alternate member of the Committee, as defined by relevant regulations and procedures.
Key Entities Referenced
Committee of the Regions: Committee of the Regions, an EU advisory body composed of representatives of regional and local authorities.
Council Decision (EU) 2025/71: Council Decision (EU) 2025/71 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030.
Council Decision (EU) 2019/852: Council Decision determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions.
Council Decision (EU) 2025/1959: The policy document itself, appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
Portuguese Republic: The member state that proposed the alternate member.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1959 24.9.2025
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2025/1959
of 18 September 2025
appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Portuguese 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 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the
Regions(1),
Having regard to the proposal of the Portuguese 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 2024, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2025/71(2), appointing the members and alternate
members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030.
(3) An alternate 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 Rogério DE ANDRADE GOUVEIA was proposed for appointment.
(4) The Portuguese Government has proposed Mr Duarte Nuno Nunes de Freitas, representative of a regional body who
holds a regional authority electoral mandate, Secretário Regional das Finanças do Governo Regional da Madeira (Regional
Secretary of Finance of the Regional Government of Madeira), as an alternate member of the Committee of the
Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2030.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Mr Duarte Nuno Nunes de Freitas, representative of a regional body who holds a regional authority electoral mandate,
Secretário Regional das Finanças do Governo Regional da Madeira (Regional Secretary of Finance of the Regional Government of
Madeira), 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 2030.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 18 September 2025.
For the Council
The President
L. AAGAARD
(1) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2019/852/oj.
(2) Council Decision (EU) 2025/71 of 10 December 2024 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the
Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030 (OJ L, 2025/71, 16.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/
2025/71/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1959/oj 1/1