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 Greek 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.
(2)
Ten members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Panagiotis PSOMIADIS, Mr Yannis SGOUROS, Mr Konstantinos TZATZANIS, Mr Konstantinos TATSIS, Mr Andreas FOURAS, Mr Dimitris KALOGEROPOULOS, Ms Evangelina SCHOINARAKI-ILIAKI, Mr Dimitrios TSIGKOUNIS, Mr Georgios PAPASTERGIOU and Mr Grigorios ZAFEIROPOULOS. Eight alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Panagiotis OIKONOMIDIS, Mr Ioannis MACHAIRIDIS, Mr Dimitrios DRAKOS, Mr Polydoros LAMPRINOUDIS, Mr Miltiadis KLAPAS, Mr Spyros SPYRIDON, Mr Lukas KATSAROS and Mr Konstantinos KONTOYORGOS. One alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Georgios KOTRONIAS as member of the Committee of the Regions,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: