Council Decision of 11 February 2014 appointing three Danish members and five Danish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2014/79/EU)

Council Decision

of 11 February 2014

appointing three Danish members and five Danish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

(2014/79/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(1) and 2010/29/EU(2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

(2) Three members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Knud ANDERSEN, Mr Jens Arne HEDEGAARD JENSEN and Mr Henning JENSEN.

(3) Three alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Hans Freddie Holmgaard MADSEN, Ms Tatiana SORENSEN and Mr Ole B. SORENSEN.

(4) Two alternate members’ seats will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Simon Mønsted STRANGE and Mr Erik FLYVHOLM as members of the Committee of the Regions,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: