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Document 32026D2181

Council Decision (EU) 2026/2181 of 22 September 2026 appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions

ST/12210/2026/INIT

OJ L, 2026/2181, 30.9.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/2181/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/2181/oj

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2026/2181

30.9.2026

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2026/2181

of 22 September 2026

appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, 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 German 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)

A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Gregory SCHOLZ.

(4)

An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Ms Maria HARUTYUNYAN.

(5)

The German Government has proposed Ms Heike RAAB, representative of a local body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly, Mitglied des Verbandsgemeinderates Cochem (member of Cochem Collective-Municipality Council), as member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2030.

(6)

The German Government has proposed Mr Gregory SCHOLZ, representative of a regional body who holds a regional authority electoral mandate, Mitglied des Landtags Rheinland-Pfalz (member of the Federal State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate), as 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

The following representatives of regional or local bodies who hold a regional authority electoral mandate or who are politically accountable to an elected assembly are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2030:

(a)

as a member:

—

Ms Heike RAAB, Mitglied des Verbandsgemeinderates Cochem (member of Cochem Collective-Municipality Council);

and

(b)

as an alternate member:

—

Mr Gregory SCHOLZ, Mitglied des Landtags Rheinland-Pfalz (member of the Federal State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate).

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 22 September 2026.

For the Council

The President

T. BYRNE


(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/2026/2181/oj

ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)


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