Council Decision (EU) 2023/2903 of 19 December 2023 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 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.

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 Antonio VICENS VICENS was proposed for appointment.

4. The Spanish Government has proposed Ms Francisca RAMIS PONS, representative of a regional body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly, Directora General de Relaciones Institucionales y de Relaciones con el Parlamento (Director-General for Institutional Relations and Relations with the Parliament), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: