Council Decision (EU) 2025/378 of 18 February 2025 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 18 February 2025 to 25 January 2030 and amending Decision (EU) 2025/71

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2025/378 6.3.2025 COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2025/378 of 18 February 2025 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 18 February 2025 to 25 January 2030 and amending Decision (EU) 2025/71 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 300(3) and 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 made by each Member State, Whereas: (1) Article 300(3) of the Treaty provides that 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) Article 305 of the Treaty provides for the members of the Committee of the Regions and an equal number of alternate members to be appointed by the Council for a term of five years in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State. (3) As the term of office of the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions expired on 25 January 2025, new members and alternate members should be appointed. (4) On 10 December 2024, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2025/71(2). By that Decision, it appointed, for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030, the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions proposed by the Estonian, Irish, Croatian, Cyprus, Latvian, Luxembourgish, Maltese, Dutch, Austrian, Portuguese, Slovenian, Slovak, Finnish and Swedish Governments. By Decision (EU) 2025/71, the Council also appointed for the same period 12 members and nine alternate members proposed by the Czech Government, seven members and nine alternate members proposed by the Danish Government, 23 members and 19 alternate members proposed by the German Government, 11 members and 12 alternate members proposed by the Greek Government, 20 members and 20 alternate members proposed by the Spanish Government, 22 members and 24 alternate members proposed by the Italian Government, 21 members and 20 alternate members proposed by the Polish Government and nine members and nine alternate members proposed by the Romanian Government. Members and alternate members in relation to whom the proposals for appointment had not been communicated to the Council before 22 November 2024 could not be included in Decision (EU) 2025/71. (5) On 21 January 2025, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2025/201(3). By that Decision, it appointed, for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030, the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions proposed by the Bulgarian, Lithuanian and Hungarian Governments, as well as 10 members and 10 alternate members proposed by the Belgian Government and 24 members and 23 alternate members proposed by the French Government. Furthermore, by Decision (EU) 2025/201, the Council appointed two members and one alternate member proposed by the Danish Government, one of the members having initially been appointed as an alternate member by Decision (EU) 2025/71. It also appointed one alternate member proposed by the Italian Government following the resignation of an alternate member appointed by Decision (EU) 2025/71. Members and alternate members in relation to whom the proposals for appointment had not been communicated to the Council before 31 December 2024 could not be included in Decision (EU) 2025/201. (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). (3) Council Decision (EU) 2025/201 of 21 January 2025 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030 and amending Decision (EU) 2025/71 (OJ L, 2025/201, 31.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/201/oj). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/378/oj 1/4EN OJ L, 6.3.2025 (6) From 31 December 2024 to 31 January 2025, further lists were submitted to the Council, namely a list containing two members and two alternate members of the Committee of the Regions proposed by the Belgian Government, a list containing two alternate members proposed by the German Government, a list containing one member proposed by the Greek Government, a list containing one member and one alternate member proposed by the Spanish Government, a list containing two members proposed by the Italian Government, a list containing six members and six alternate members proposed by the Romanian Government, and a list containing one alternate member proposed by the Polish Government. Those members and alternate members should be appointed for the period from 18 February 2025 to 25 January 2030. (7) Ms Katja MEIER was appointed by Decision (EU) 2025/71 as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2025 to 25 January 2030. However, the mandate on the basis of which she was proposed for appointment to the Committee of the Regions came to an end on 18 December 2024. Following the end of that mandate, the German Government proposed that Mr Martin DULIG be appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions. Therefore, Mr Martin DULIG should be appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions and the list of members for Germany in Decision (EU) 2025/71 should be adapted accordingly. (8) The appointment of the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions by this Decision will be followed at a later date by the appointment of other members and alternate members, in relation to whom the proposals for appointment were not communicated to the Council by 31 January 2025, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the period from 18 February 2025 to 25 January 2030: — as members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex I, — as alternate members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex II. Article 2 In the list for Germany set out in Annex I to Decision (EU) 2025/71, the following entry is deleted: ‘Ms Katja MEIER Staatsministerin der Justiz und für Demokratie, Gleichstellung und Europa, Sächsischen Staatsregierung, politische Verantwortung gegenüber dem Sächsischen Landtag (Minister of State for Justice, Democracy, Equality and Europe, Member of the Saxon State Government, political accountability to the Saxon State Parliament)’. Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. Done at Brussels, 18 February 2025. For the Council The President A. DOMAŃSKI 2/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/378/ojEN OJ L, 6.3.2025 ANNEX I ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ I – ANEXO I – PŘÍLOHA I – BILAG I – ANHANG I – I LISA - ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι – ANNEX I – ANNEXE I – IARSCRÍBHINN I – PRILOG I – ALLEGATO I – I PIELIKUMS – I PRIEDAS – I. MELLÉKLET – ANNESS I – BIJLAGE I – ZAŁĄCZNIK I – ANEXO I – ANEXA I – PRÍLOHA I – PRILOGA I – LIITE I – BILAGA I Членове / Miembros / Členové / Medlemmer / Mitglieder / Liikmed / Μέλη / Members / Membres / Comhaltaí / Članovi / Membri / Locekļi / Nariai / Tagok / Membri / Leden / Członkowie / Membros / Membri / Členovia / Člani / Jäsenet / Ledamöter BELGIË / BELGIQUE / BELGIEN Mr Pascal SMET Lid van het Parlement van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Member of the Parliament of the Brussels Capital Region) Mr Rudi VERVOORT Membre du Parlement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (Member of the Parliament of the Brussels Capital Region) DEUTSCHLAND Mr Martin DULIG Mitglied des Sächsischen Landtags (Member of the Saxon State Parliament) ΕΛΛΑΣ Ms Athina ATHANASIADOU – AIDONA Περιφερειάρχης Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας (Regional Governor of Central Macedonia) ESPAÑA Mr Imanol PRADALES GIL Presidente del Gobierno Vasco (President of the Basque Government) ITALIA Mr Alessio MAMMI Assessore della Regione Emilia-Romagna (Regional Minister of the Emilia-Romagna Region) Ms Stefania PROIETTI Presidente della Regione Umbria (President of the Umbria Region) ROMÂNIA Mr Costel ALEXE Președinte Consiliul Județean Iași (President of the Iași County Council) Mr Csaba BORBOLY Vicepreședinte Consiliul Județean Harghita (Vice President of the Harghita County Council) Ms Daniela CÎMPEAN Președinte Consiliul Județean Sibiu (President of the Sibiu County Council) Mr Corneliu ȘTEFAN Președinte Consiliul Județean Dâmbovița (President of the Dâmbovița County Council) Mr Constantin RĂDULESCU Președinte Consiliul Județean Vâlcea (President of the Vâlcea County Council) Mr Daniel-Claudiu TĂMAȘ Vicepreședinte Consiliul Județean Bistrița Năsăud (Vice President of the Bistrița-Năsăud County Council) ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/378/oj 3/4EN OJ L, 6.3.2025 ANNEX II ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ II – ANEXO II – PŘÍLOHA II – BILAG II – ANHANG II – II LISA - ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ ΙΙ – ANNEX II – ANNEXE II – IARSCRÍBHINN II – PRILOG II – ALLEGATO II – II PIELIKUMS – II PRIEDAS – II. MELLÉKLET – ANNESS II – BIJLAGE II – ZAŁĄCZNIK II – ANEXO II – ANEXA II – PRÍLOHA II – PRILOGA II – LIITE II – BILAGA II Заместник-членове / Suplentes / Náhradníci / Suppleanter / Stellvertreter / Asendusliikmed / Αναπληρωτές / Alternate members / Suppléants / Comhaltaí malartacha / Zamjenici članova / Supplenti / Aizstājēji / Pakaitiniai nariai / Póttagok / Membri Supplenti / Plaatsvervangers / Zastępcy członków / Suplentes / Supleanți / Náhradníci / Nadomestni člani / Varajäsenet / Suppleanter BELGIË / BELGIQUE / BELGIEN Mr Yonnec POLET Conseiller communal de Berchem Sainte Agathe (Member of the Municipal Council of Berchem Sainte Agathe) Mr Jean-Luc VANRAES Schepen van Ukkel (Deputy Mayor of Uccle) DEUTSCHLAND Mr Peter JAHR Mitglied des Kreistages des Landkreises Mittelsachsen, Freistaat Sachsen (Member of the District Council of the District of Central Saxony, Free State of Saxony) Mr Torsten RUBAN-ZEH Oberbürgermeister der Großen Kreisstadt Hoyerswerda (Lord Mayor of the large district town of Hoyerswerda) ESPAÑA Mr Ander CABALLERO BARTUREN Secretario General de Acción Exterior y Euskadi Global, Gobierno Vasco (Secretary-General of Foreign Affairs and Basque Country Global, Basque Government) POLSKA Mr Mirosław LECH Wójt Gminy Korycin (Mayor of Korycin Commune) ROMÂNIA Mr Ionică NEGRU Vicepreședinte Consiliul Județean Mehedinți (Vice President of the Mehedinți County Council) Mr Alin-Adrian NICA Consilier județean Consiliul Județean Timiș (County Councillor at the Timiș County Council) Mr Mihai Adrian PISICĂ Vicepreședinte Consiliul Județean Teleorman (Vice President of the Teleorman County Council) Mr Dinu IANCU-SĂLĂJANU Președinte Consiliul Județean Sălaj (President of the Sălaj County Council) Mr István VÁKÁR Vicepreședinte Consiliul Județean Cluj (Vice President of the Cluj County Council) Mr Adrian-Ioan VEȘTEA Președinte Consiliul Județean Brașov (President of the Brașov County Council) 4/4 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/378/oj