European Council Decision

of 30 August 2014

electing the President of the European Council

(2014/638/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Treaty on the European Union, and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

On 30 November 2014, the term of office of the current President of the European Council Mr Herman VAN ROMPUY will come to an end.

(2)

A new President of the European Council should therefore be elected,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Mr Donald TUSK is hereby elected President of the European Council for the period from 1 December 2014 until 31 May 2017.

Article 2

This Decision shall be notified to Mr Donald TUSK by the Secretary-General of the Council.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 30 August 2014.

For the European Council

The President

H. Van Rompuy