COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 September 2010
appointing one Danish member and five alternate Danish members of the Committee of the Regions
(2010/590/EU)
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 the proposal of the Danish Government,
Whereas:
(1)
On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU and 2010/29/EU appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015 (1).
(2)
A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of term of Ms Tove LARSEN. Four alternate members’ seats have become available following the end of term of Mr Erik Bent NIELSEN, Mr Johnny SØTRUP, Mr Bo ANDERSEN and Ms Jane Findahl LINDSKOV. One alternate member’s seat has become available following the appointment of Mr Jan BOYE as a member of the Committee of the Regions,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a)
as member:
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Ms Kirstine Helene BILLE, Borgmester;
and
(b)
as alternate members:
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Mr Steen Ole DAHLSTRØM, Borgmester,
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Mr Carsten KISSMEYER-NIELSEN, Borgmester,
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Mr Martin MERRILD, 2. viceborgmester,
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Ms Tatiana SØRENSEN, Byrådsmedlem,
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Mr Hans Freddie Holmgaard MADSEN, Byrådsmedlem.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2010.