**Executive Summary**
Council Decision (EU) 2025/2564, dated 8 December 2025, appoints Mr. Guillermo Kirkpatrick de la Vega as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the end of Ms. Cristina Menéndez Álvarez's national mandate. The term of office runs until 25 January 2030.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Appointment:**
* Mr. Guillermo Kirkpatrick de la Vega is appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
* He is a representative of a regional body and politically accountable to an elected assembly.
* He holds the position of Director-General de Cooperación con el Estado y la Unión Europea, Comunidad de Madrid.
* **Term of Office:**
* Mr. Kirkpatrick de la Vega will serve for the remainder of the current term of office.
* The term runs until 25 January 2030.
* **Context:**
* The appointment is based on Article 300(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
* It also considers Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions.
* The Spanish Government proposed Mr. Kirkpatrick de la Vega for the position.
* The position became vacant after the end of Ms Cristina Menéndez Álvarez's national mandate.
* **Effective Date:**
* The decision enters into force on 8 December 2025.
**Impact Analysis**
**Committee of the Regions**
* **Impact:** The Committee gains a new alternate member.
* **Action Required:** Incorporate Mr. Kirkpatrick de la Vega into the Committee.
**Mr. Guillermo Kirkpatrick de la Vega**
* **Impact:** He will serve as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
* **Action Required:** Assume his responsibilities as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions.
**Kingdom of Spain**
* **Impact:** Fulfills its obligation to nominate a candidate for the vacant position.
* **Action Required:** Ensure the new representative is briefed on relevant matters.
Key Entities Referenced
Committee of the Regions: A European Union advisory body composed of representatives of regional and local authorities.
Council Decision (EU) 2019/852: Council Decision determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions.
Council Decision (EU) 2025/71: Council Decision appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030
Kingdom of Spain: The member state proposing the alternate member to the Committee of the Regions.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: Foundational treaty of the European Union, specifically referenced Article 305.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/2564 12.12.2025
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2025/2564
of 8 December 2025
appointing an alternate member, 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 proposal 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 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 Ms Cristina MENÉNDEZ ÁLVAREZ was proposed for appointment.
(4) The Spanish Government has proposed Mr Guillermo KIRKPATRICK DE LA VEGA, representative of a regional body
who is politically accountable to an elected assembly, Director-General de Cooperación con el Estado y la Unión Europea,
Comunidad de Madrid (Director-General for Cooperation with the State and the European Union, Comunidad de
Madrid), 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 Guillermo KIRKPATRICK DE LA VEGA, representative of a regional body who is politically accountable to an elected
assembly, Director-General de Cooperación con el Estado y la Unión Europea, Comunidad de Madrid (Director-General for
Cooperation with the State and the European Union, Comunidad de Madrid), 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.
(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/2025/2564/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 12.12.2025
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 8 December 2025.
For the Council
The President
R. STOKLUND
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2564/oj